Scotland are bottom with no points and must beat Ireland to go level with England on two points but after two narrow defeats Scotland have the best points scored in the competition. If holders England then lose to Wales in Blackwood the following day, England will finish bottom for the first time and Wales will be champions for the fifth time in six tournaments.

Following their 16-all draw with Wales in Carlow last Saturday, Ireland know that if they win in Glasgow they will move on to five points and then sit back hoping Wales cannot match them the next day. Ireland have never won the Four Nations Championship.

Scotland coach Gus McNab is confident his team can get their reward at last. "Last week was a great game for the spectators, all of them seemed to think that we were a bit harshly done by the ref but to be honest I didn't see it that way. We let England dominate early and while the guys put in a magnificent effort and really came back strong we must learn that when playing International footie you can't give teams a head start at all."

Kevin Lang actually put Scotlamd ahead well into the second-half with Scotland;s third try of the half.

"I'm really proud of the guys, the spirit shown was phenomenal. The exciting thing is that we have a young side with 16 debutants at A level this campaign and there is so much more to come from this set of players. Now we build for Ireland and the guys have a must-win game as they really do not deserve to go through the tournament without a win - as it stands we are the competition's top points scorers but sit bottom of the table."

This article was originally posted on 9-Aug-2007, 22:32 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 9-Aug-2007, 22:34.