Doris insists Ireland must 'look after' Scottish back-row threat of Darge and Co.

Doris wants a more consistent outing from his side than last week’s patchy display in a 27-22 Dublin win over England. 
Doris insists Ireland must 'look after' Scottish back-row threat of Darge and Co.

Captain Caelan Doris during an Ireland rugby media conference at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Caelan Doris is targeting an 80-minute performance from Ireland on Sunday but believes his Scottish captaincy counterpart Rory Darge will have to be looked after first when the sides meet at Murrayfield in the Guinness Six Nations.

The Ireland No.8 and fellow back-rowers Josh van der Flier and Peter O’Mahony will go toe-to-toe with a Scottish loose forward trio led by openside flanker Darge alongside Matt Fagerson and Jack Dempsey.

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