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Scotland’s Gregor Townsend has made changes for the game in Dublin with Blair Kinghorn at fly-half instead of Finn RussellIt is that time of the Six Nations for mulling over what might have been – and, for the lucky few, what could still follow. Coaches and players may insist on the sanctity of the “Next Match”, but the rest of us stand on the edge of the final round and work through the agonies of the past and future.Scotland will be fairly tearing themselves apart over the review of yet another championship of disappointment, but it is true they have not had to wait till the last round for that. Even Ireland, though, might harbour a few regrets. They still do have it all to play for when Scotland visit Dublin, but they languish for now in that purgatory of a fate surrendered to others. Continue reading...