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Johnnie Beattie urges Scotland team-mates to produce a big Six Nations display against Ireland

Image: Johnnie Beattie: Bullish over Scottish chances

Scotland forward Johnnie Beattie has urged his team-mates to produce another eye-catching performance when Ireland visit Murrayfield on February 24.

Scotland have been guilty of passing up try-scoring chances in recent years but they were clinical on Saturday with Tim Visser, Matt Scott, Stuart Hogg and Sean Lamont all crossing. Beattie said: "A lot of things came from scraps and it was great to see Sean Lamont and Hogg run the length with the pace we now have in our back field. Any scraps seem to be getting finished off." Beattie came back into the Scotland fold at Twickenham after an 18-month absence but to return to winning ways at Murrayfield was a huge lift for the former Glasgow player. "There's no real replacement and when you get a reaction like that from supporters after a win like that, it's the best feeling in the world," he said. "That's what you want to replicate every week. There is nothing more difficult than losing so the reaction we had was absolutely fantastic and we are looking forward to more."

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