TOONY INSISTS SCOTS HAVE NO MENTAL BLOCK

Irish curse strikes again as Scots come up short on Dublin D-Day and miss their big shot at glory

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Extending a run of woe that now stretches over nine years.

The Murrayfield boss – whose team finish the Six Nations in third place – said: “No, Ireland are a very good team. They've an excellent home record against almost every team.

“Unfortunately we've been through this period when they've been a dominant force.

“We lost here two years ago by four points but we didn't really fire that many shots that day. We fired more shots today but, in the end, it's a bigger score.

“You have to play well to beat them – and we didn't do that for long enough.”