{"id":292717,"date":"2023-10-07T00:42:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T00:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=292717"},"modified":"2023-10-07T00:42:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T00:42:22","slug":"scotlands-crant-gilchrist-insists-history-doesnt-scare-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/rugby-union\/scotlands-crant-gilchrist-insists-history-doesnt-scare-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Scotland&apos;s Crant Gilchrist insists &apos;history doesn&apos;t scare us&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Scotland vice-captain Crant Gilchrist insists &#8216;history doesn&#8217;t scare us&#8217; as his side aim for qualification to the knockout stages with a win against Ireland\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Scotland must beat Ireland without them getting a losing bonus point to qualify<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>This would place them as runners-up behind current champions South Africa\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ireland only need two points to set up a clash with rugby giants New Zealand<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Scotland vice-captain Grant Gilchrist insisted \u2018history doesn\u2019t scare us\u2019 as they hunt an upset against Ireland that would take them to the World Cup knockout stages.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland have won the last eight meetings between the two countries since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>But the Edinburgh second row, 33, said: \u2018That is the record which faces us, but history doesn\u2019t scare this team.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We want to go out and do things we have struggled to do.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/23\/76265793-0-image-a-29_1696631221053.jpg\" height=\"431\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Scotland vice-captain Grant Gilchrist has insisted his team are well up for this difficult task<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/23\/76265829-0-image-a-30_1696631365896.jpg\" height=\"373\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>South Africa currently top pool B but Ireland are unbeaten and will look to finish strong<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s the kind of challenge which gives us really special moments in our careers and that\u2019s what this team is striving to do against Ireland.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Gilchrist will win his 68th cap in Paris today and says these games are the \u2018stuff of dreams\u2019, as Scotland look to avoid a pool-stage exit for a third World Cup in the last four.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There has to be an increase in emotion as this is as big a moment as you\u2019ll get in your career. It\u2019s all or nothing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The challenge is hugely exciting, it\u2019s the stuff of dreams for the players to go into an arena like this with everything on the line.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s about not being scared, we are going to embrace it and put absolutely everything we\u2019ve got into this. We believe that\u2019s going to be enough to win.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Gilchrist does not think the niggle between the countries will give the game any extra edge as both know the stakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t think there needs to be any more edge or emotion,\u2019 he said. \u2018The question is can we deliver that nine out of 10 performance against the world\u2019s best team? I think that we can.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>Ireland v Scotland: Pre-match facts<\/h3>\n<p><span>Ireland:<\/span>\u00a0Keenan; M Hansen, Ringrose, Aki, Lowe; Sexton (capt), Gibson-Park; Porter, Sheehan, Furlong; Beirne, Henderson; O\u2019Mahony, Van der Flier, Doris.<\/p>\n<p><span>Replacements:<\/span>\u00a0Kelleher, Kilcoyne, Bealham, Ryan, Conan, Murray, Crowley, McCloskey<\/p>\n<p><span>Scotland:<\/span>\u00a0Kinghorn, Graham, Jones, Tuipulotu, Van der Merwe, Russell, Price; Schoeman, Turner, Fagerson, Gray, Gilchrist, Ritchie, Darge, Dempsey.<\/p>\n<p><span>Replacements:<\/span>\u00a0Ashman, Sutherland, Nel, Cummings, Fagerson, Crosbie, Horne, Smith<\/p>\n<p><span>Referee:<\/span>\u00a0Nic Berry (Australia)<\/p>\n<p><span>Kick-off: <\/span>8pm, Saturday October 7<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12604055\/Scotland-vice-captain-Crant-Gilchrist-insists-history-doesnt-scare-aim-qualification-knockout-stages-win-against-Ireland.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scotland vice-captain Crant Gilchrist insists &#8216;history doesn&#8217;t scare us&#8217; 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