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Rónan Kelleher: Extra day's prep will be needed for Scottish test

Rónan Kelleher says Ireland will be grateful for an extra day's rest when they head to Edinburgh to face Scotland on Sunday (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).

Simon Easterby’s side made a winning start to their Guinness Six Nations title defence last Saturday, when they scored four tries in a bonus-point 27-22 win against England.

That win may have come at a cost, with Connacht pair Finlay Bealham and Mack Hansen both injury doubts for the game at Murrayfield, while Joe McCarthy and Tadhg Furlong are also carrying injuries into the week, having missed the Round 1 win.

Both Ireland and Scotland will have the benefit of an eight-day turnaround from their opening games, which gives those injured players a better opportunity to return, while also affording the rest of the squads an extra day to get their bodies right after an attractional opening round.

While Ireland’s replacement hooker Dan Sheehan had an eye-catching performance off the bench at the Aviva on Saturday, Kelleher made a strong case to keep the number 2 jersey again this weekend with an impressive 50-minute showing.

The Leinster hooker broke five tackles from his nine carries and crossed the tryline only for the score to be ruled out for an infringement by Tadhg Beirne, while he was particularly active around the breakdown, with only Caelan Doris arriving at more opposition rucks.

The 27-year-old also had a perfect record at the lineout, hitting all 13 of his throws, with Sheehan also maintaining that 100% record.

It was a return to form for the Irish lineout, which had dropped to a 81% completion in the second half of 2024.

But Kelleher insists very little has changed to how the Irish setpiece prepared.

"To be honest we haven't done much different really. We've just kept

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