Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup - Ireland Captain's Run - International Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama City, Japan, September 20, 2019. Ireland's players huddle during the training. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Ireland will be desperate to put a disappointing year behind them in Sunday's World Cup opener against a dangerous Scotland side with coach Joe Schmidt adamant his team will show the rest of the competition just how tough they will be to get past.
World beaters a year ago, Ireland began 2018 by sweeping their way to their third Six Nations title in five years and ended the year by following up their first-ever victory over the All Blacks in 2016 with another in commanding style.
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