Mike Catt has laughed off the idea that there might be collusion with Scotland to ensure both teams go through to the World Cup quarter-finals at the expense of defending champions South Africa.
“That stuff is just white noise in the background. No, we are not going to be in cahoots with Scotland,” he told reporters in Tours on Tuesday.Ireland, who have won their last eight tests against Scotland going back to 2017, are strong favourites to go through after their epic 13-8 victory over the Springboks at Stade de France two weeks ago.
Even that has proved out of reach for the Scots in the last 22 years as the last time they managed a win with more than a seven-point margin was in a 2007 World Cup warm-up.“Andy is fully aware of what needs to happen,” he said. “Ultimately, both sides need to win the game. If you do that then you put yourself in a good position, that is what we will try to do.”
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