Rónan Kelleher says Ireland will be grateful for an extra day’s rest when they head to Edinburgh to face Scotland on Sunday (live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player).
Simon Easterby’s side made a winning start to their Guinness Six Nations title defence last Saturday, when they scored four tries in a bonus-point 27-22 win against England.
That win may have come at a cost, with Connacht pair Finlay Bealham and Mack Hansen both injury doubts for the game at Murrayfield, while Joe McCarthy and Tadhg Furlong are also carrying injuries into the week, having missed the Round 1 win.
Both Ireland and Scotland will have the benefit of an eight-day turnaround from their opening games, which gives those injured players a…