Ireland 'desperate' in Triple Crown bid - Farrell

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Andy Farrell is looking to guide Ireland to a fourth Triple Crown in the space of five years

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After naming his team to take on Scotland in the Triple Crown decider, Andy Farrell spoke to the media in Dublin.

Here's what he had to say.

Andy Farrell on James Ryan's injury: "It wasn't late in the week for us. He had a bang to his calf during the game and we thought it was going to be fine.

"We tried to get him going, we trained on Tuesday but he didn't even get to start so that was that. The rest of the squad have trained fully.

"It's disappointing for James and for us because he has been in unbelievable for in the Six Nations, and any team would miss a player like James."

Farrell on Super Saturday and dreaming of the Six Nations title: "Dreaming big for something bigger? Of course you would like to dream like that but the rest is out of our hands.

"But something is in our hands and we will focus on our performance, first and foremost. It would be nice to win something that is pretty special for us, and that's the Triple Crown.

"It's been hard to come by over the years when playing for Ireland, so we're desperate to get across that."