Scotland aware of Paul O’Connell’s influence and expecting a tough lineout battle

Ireland’s Josh van der Flier stepped in to play hooker during his team's Six Nations win over Scotland. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho

“He will be looking at areas in their game that haven’t been as good as it had been going previously. So, both teams will be looking to get the best set piece performances this weekend and he will play a big part in that.” “All we wanted to do is arrive at the last game with a chance to progress,” says Dalziel. “We’ve arrived there and we have to fully embrace it and give our best performance of this tournament. There’s a lot of pressure, but there seems to be a real spring in the step. It is a real opportunity for us.”

“We know their game,” says Dalziel. “We play a lot against them domestically. We know the strengths of the lads at Leinster and a lot of stuff transfers into that Ireland team and Ireland performances. The guys at Edinburgh and Glasgow play against that regularly during the domestic season.”

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