MAITLAND SEES NO REASON TO CHANGE

SEAN Maitland i nsists Scotland will not change their free-flowing brand of attack despite seeing another set of self-inflicted mistakes cost them as they lost the rugby international in Dublin.

Gregor Townsend’s team had arrived at the Aviva Stadium hoping to blow the NatWest 6 Nations title race wide open with a win.

However, Ireland were able to keep their Grand Slam charge on track after Peter Horne gifted Jacob Stockdale t he opening score.

To compound matters, the Scots wasted three golden chances to score as Huw Jones, Stuart Hogg and the luckless Horne all messed up gilt-edged openings, allowing Joe Schmidt’s team to win 28-8.

It was the second time this campaign t hat an intercepted try has derailed the Dark Blues.

The wheels came off in Cardiff when Ali Price handed Gareth Davies an easy run-in against Wales in t heir Championship curtain-raiser.

Maitland had sympathy for his unfortunate teammate but says there is no reason to rip upTownsend’s flamboyant game plan.

“This is how we want to play,” said the Saracens flyer. “Peter will be gutted. We did talk about their winger who loves to come up looking for those intercepts. But we want t o chuck the ball about among ourselves and have fun.

“After that try we had chances but didn’t take them.”