Ireland v Scotland match likely to leave losers fighting for second in pool | Paul Rees

Ireland are regarded as the clear favourites and could find conditions work in their favour against a Scotland side who have prepared by coating their training balls with shampooThe first rugby club established in Japan was in Yokohama in 1866, making it one of the oldest in the world. Its first captain was a Scotsman, George Hamilton, a former Rugby School pupil, and among its founders was the owner of one of Ireland’s largest estates. This Sunday the country’s second biggest city in terms of population will play host to a rather larger Celtic gathering in a match that will likely leave the l…