{"id":340154,"date":"2026-03-11T08:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/340154\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T08:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T08:06:15","slug":"ireland-are-there-for-the-taking-says-scotlands-darcy-graham-ahead-of-six-nations-clash-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/340154\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland are there for the taking, says Scotland\u2019s Darcy Graham ahead of Six Nations clash \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scotland<\/a>\u2019s top try scorer Darcy Graham \u200cbelieves his side can beat Ireland<\/a> away on Saturday to take rugby\u2019s Triple Crown and give themselves a chance of \u200ba first Six Nations<\/a> success.<\/p>\n

Scotland travel to Dublin for their last fixture in this year\u2019s competition, sharing top spot in the standings with France, who host England in Paris later the same evening.<\/p>\n

Defending champions France and Scotland, who \u200blast won in 1999 when the competition was still the Five Nations, have 16 points, but the French have a \u2060vastly superior points difference, meaning Scotland will need to better their result against England.<\/p>\n

\"\"Are Scotland primed to finally beat Ireland?<\/p>\n

\u201cI \u200cthink \u200cthey\u2019re \u200bthere for the taking,\u201d Graham said of the Irish, who have 14 points and are also still in contention.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve probably not been firing as \u2060well as they have in previous \u200bcampaigns. They\u2019re still a world-class team, and it\u2019s \u200ba difficult place to go. I\u2019ve never been there and won, and I can\u2019t even remember \u200cthe last time we won there. \u200bIt\u2019s been a long time. But our confidence is right up there. We\u2019ll go there \u2060full guns blazing,\u201d he told reporters. Scotland \u2060started this year\u2019s \u200bcompetition with a disappointing loss in Italy but have beaten England, Wales and France.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve built the confidence. Obviously, Italy put a downer on things, but if it had been a dry day, the game would have been totally different,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we trust in our ability to go out there and do what we do. Obviously, we\u2019ve not done things quite right on the day against Italy, but I feel \u200clike we\u2019ve done that \u2060for the next few games. Belief is right up there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cConfidence is the highest I\u2019ve ever had in a Scotland campaign,\u201d he added. Two tries for the diminutive \u200cwinger in Saturday\u2019s 50-40 win over France at Murrayfield took Graham\u2019s total to 37, moving him ahead of Duhan \u200bvan der Merwe as Scotland\u2019s record try scorer.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always caught Duhi, \u200bI\u2019ve never gone past him, so it\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve gone past him and I\u2019m buzzing,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n

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