Grant Gilchrist: 'History doesn't scare this Scottish team'

Gilchrist talked about not being afraid of emotion and allying it to a belief that they have what it takes to overcome the world’s top-ranked team.

Scotland's Grant Gilchrist during a press conference in Saint-Denis, France.

Some they lost by a street, others left them inches short. Ultimately, the entrails don’t really matter when it comes to recent meetings between Ireland and Scotland. Stand back to take in the wider body of work and one team has won eight on the spin.

Grant Gilchrist was there the day it all started, back in the spring of 2018 when Ireland won 28-8, and the second row will be a major player as Gregor Townsend’s side looks to undo their bogey side at Stade de France on Saturday night.