It's a knockout: Johnny Sexton and Ireland gunning for victory over Scottish

The Irish camp are looking at the game as a 'last 16' tie.

FOCUS: Jonathan Sexton faces the press in Paris on Thursday.

Ireland are treating tomorrow night’s World Cup pool clash with Scotland as a round of 16 knockout tie, Johnny Sexton has revealed.

Both captain Sexton and head coach Andy Farrell insisted that though Ireland need just two match points against their Six Nations rivals at Stade de France to reach the next weekend’s quarter-finals, the primary objective is a victory.