There is a justified sense of optimism in Scotland before their Six Nations tie against Ireland in DublinThere was a period early in the moment half of Scotland’s victory against France final Sunday when most Scots not blinded by the recent upturn in their team’s form feared the worst. Scotland might have headed into half-time 18-5 ahead but for the try they conceded with the final play of the first half,and the outplayed French were setting up camp in their 22, only six points adrift. The script felt familiar. Superiority squandered, and promise unfulfilled. Defeat on the way.whether there is hope mushrooming throughout Scottish rugby this week before the final-round assembly against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday,it is because the script at that point changed. They handled the subsequent driven lineouts of the French with physicality and street wisdom. They did not wobble when a nothing penalty a few minutes later in an unthreatening part of the field allowed France to pull to within three at the end of the third quarter.
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Source: theguardian.com