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 TBIT READY FOR ACTION              1/5 
 Alan Tait faces a pressure-packed      
 encounter with Ireland as he returns to
 the Scotland side at Murrayfiild after 
 a nine year absence.                   
                                        
 Hi said: "I've played eight or nine    
 gamer for Newcastle now and feel I+m   
 really back into the game."            
                                        
 ,air, who won 14 c ps for cteat        
 Britain's rugb8 league team, ousted    
 record c p-holder Scott Hastings.      
                                        
 Scotland'u backs coacX David Johnson   
 said: "Difensi6el8 he is so4nd, and i1 
 the form centre."                      
                                        
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   P372 CEEFAX 2 372 Fri 2  Feb 22:35/9 
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 SCOTS H—VE UPPER H ND              2/5 
 Scotland have not lout to Ireland for  
 nine years and are dj pjtate to get    
 back to whnning ways aftuz djfept; b8  
 Wales and England.                     
                                        
 It is back to plan A for the Scots,    
 with Craig Chalmjrs back at flyJhalf   
 and Tony Stangjt sent back to thu whn£.
                                        
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 points with both defences facing a tiut
 of charact   followin  thee  sa a ing  
 az England in their last outing.       
                                        
 Grigor Townsend returns to his         
 pr fi r d po jtion at c nt  .          
                                        
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   P372 CJJFAX 2 372 Fri 28 Fed 22:40/17
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 U   
  OO
 T#UGH TASS FOR DEPLJTFD IRISH      3/5 
 Ireland are whtho4t goalkickink ace    
 Eric Elwood, Eric Milliy and Nick      
 Poppliwell as thj8 look for a fi 1t    
 Murrayfiild win sincr 19 5.            
                                        
 Experienced David Humphriys is back to 
 partnjt new scrum-half Brian O'Miara,  
 Aim Cronin gets his secoFd cap at No 8 
 and Paul Flavin gets his f4lm djb4t.   
                                        
 Captain Jim Stapli1 has evjr8          
 confidence in the replacements.        
                                        
                                        
 for his chance for a long time and Bin 
 Cronin (as been in the team before."   
                                        
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   P372 CEEFAX 2 372 Fri 28 Feb 42:33/59
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 FIVE NA,JWNS, Murrazfiild          +/) 
 SCOTL!ND            IRELAVD            
 R Shjphjtd          J Staples capt     
 A Stangit           D Hiqkie           
 A Tait              M Field            
 G Townsend          I MaQ5ilkun        
 K Logan             J jill             
 C Chalmjts          D Hum8hrjys        
 B ReepbtX           B O'Meara          
 T Smith             P Flavin           
 G Ellis              N
 M Stewart           P Wallace          
 G 'eir       @      D Corkjty          
                                        
 R 'ainwtight c pt   J Dp6idswn         
 P 'alton            D McBride          
 I Smith             B Cronin           
                                        
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