Win over Scots would crown campaign of growth for content Farrell

Ireland will at least end the Six Nations with a Triple Crown if Scotland are beaten at Aviva Stadium on Saturday afternoon

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell announcing his team at the Aviva Stadium yesterday. ‘As far as the story goes, so far I think it’s been a brilliant campaign for us’. Picture: Ryan Byrne/Inpho

Four matches down, one to go and Andy Farrell is already feeling good about Ireland’s return from the 2026 Guinness Six Nations. Ending the championship with a Triple Crown that will come if Scotland are beaten at Aviva Stadium on Saturday afternoon will extend Irish interest to the outcome of Super Saturday’s finale in Paris, where a shock England victory over hot favourites France would make the title race interesting.

Yet whether or not silverware of any sort accrues to Farrell’s squad this weekend, the head coach was on Thursday giving of the aura of a man at ease with his lot given the progress made from a Stade de France hammering on the opening night to the denouement on home soil.