Rory Lawson: Gibson-Park brings the required tempo and pace

Former Scotland scrum-half Rory Lawson has singled out the pace and tempo that Jamison Gibson-Park brings to the No 9 role for Ireland.

Gibson-Park replaced Conor Murray at scrum-half for the game against South Africa, with Murray seeing some action late on in an impressive cameo that saw him win a big turnover as Andy Farrell's side edged out the Springboks.

Did Murray do enough to win back a starting place from the off when Ireland face Scotland on Saturday? It's a crucial game in Pool B of the Rugby World Cup, with both sides looking to nail down a quarter-final berth.

On the RTÉ Rugby World Cup Podcast, James Downey and Lawson, in looking ahead to the Stade de France clash, analysed Ireland's choices at scrum-half.

Downey said he'd favour the same selection choices that were made for the South Africa encounter.

"I would like to see Jamison Gibson-Park start again at No 9 and then for Conor Murray to come on again," he said.

"If we need that level head to control things at the head, Conor knows what he wants to do in that pivotal position.

"I don't think you can make too many changes overall, you have to go strong again. It's knockout football and you have to go as strong as you can."

Lawson, who made 31 appearances for Scotland, as an opposing fan, would prefer to see Murray in from the start, but is also well aware of the telling effect he can make to influence things when introduced.

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Expanding on this, he outlined: "In bringing Conor Murray on, in maintaining the tempo for the