The Scotland view: A spectacular flash in the pan please

Scotland have a bad habit of going missing in games, and it costs them. They don't seem prepared to recognise it as a problem, so it is little wonder it keeps happening

TAKE YOUR CHANCE: Scotland's Jamie Ritchie (left) and Finn Russell play rock paper scissors during the team run at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. Pic: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Donal Lenihan shared a video on social media in the aftermath of Ireland’s seismic victory over South Africa a fortnight ago which showed what seemed like a still-packed Stade de France (although some Springbok fans must surely have already disappeared into the Parisian night) reverberating as one to the tune and lyrics of ‘Zombie’.

The Cranberries’ classic has become the unofficial anthem for Andy Farrell’s side at this World Cup, and scrolling past that clip as a Scotsman, it was almost impossible not to pause and think: ‘How did that happen? They used to be just like us!’.