Much-changed Ireland expecting Scotland to give them a tough test

Rugby World Cup: The last time the two sides met was humbling for Scotland and they begin their World Cup warm-ups with a new backline and captainWorld Cups have not been kind to Ireland – seven have yet to produce a semi-final – but when Joe Schmidt and his fellow coaches sit down at their headquarters outside Dublin next week to consider the squad for this year’s tournament they will probably have the strongest hand of any side in the northern hemisphere.Consecutive Six Nations titles suggest as much, but when Schmidt announced his starting XV to play Scotland on Saturday evening he confirme…