Conor Murray: 'Zero' chance of complacency v Scotland

Conor Murray says there is "zero" chance that Ireland will get caught up in their own hype ahead of Saturday's Rugby World Cup Pool B decider against Scotland.

Andy Farrell's men have enjoyed a perfect start at the tournament, with their thrilling win against South Africa in Paris just over a week ago leaving themselves well placed to top their pool.

While Ireland were enjoying a weekend off, both South Africa and Scotland eased to large wins against Tonga and Romania respectively.

A win of any kind on Saturday would see Ireland secure first place in the pool, but there's pressure on the world number one side to deliver, with Scotland knowing they could reach the quarter-finals at the expense of Ireland if they win and deny their opponents any bonus points.

Recent history makes Ireland a strong favourite on Saturday, having won the last eight meetings between the sides, the latest being a 22-7 victory in Edinburgh in the penultimate round of the 2023 Six Nations.

But Murray says while they've been buoyed by their win against the Springboks, there will be "zero" complacency this week.

"That's not just something we’re saying in the media. We’ve had huge battles with Scotland over the years, especially recently," the scrum-half (below) said.

"They’ve really developed their game and if you were Scotland, they said it afterwards, they were upset with the way they performed against South Africa, they didn’t show their best version of themselves.

"So, they’re in the Six Nations, we play them every year, we know how good they can be and we’re certainly not overlooking them. That might be the story outside [that Ireland are overlooking Scotland] but I can assure you it’s completely different here."

While Ireland can boast a dominant