Rugby World Cup 2019, Scotland v Ireland: Can Scots upset the world No 1 side?

Scotland centre Sam Johnson insists he is a different person from four years ago - for a start he no longer supports the Wallabies. What’s he got to bring against Ireland? Follow live match centre.

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 06: Sam Johnson of Scotland (centre) scores try during the international match between Scotland and Georgia at Murrayfield on September 6, 2019 in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. (Photo by Robert Perry/Getty Images)

Scotland centre Sam Johnson insists he is a different person from four years ago - for a start he no longer supports the Wallabies.

The Queensland-born Glasgow centre is looking forward to his first taste of World Cup rugby action on Sunday when his side kicks-off their Pool A campaign against Ireland.

Back in 2015, however, he was celebrating the Dark Blues’ controversial exit at the hands of the Wallabies as referee Craig Joubert blunder robbed the Scots of a place in the semi-finals.

But Johnson, who qualifies for Gregor Townsend’s team having spent four years at Scotstoun with the Warriors, says his days of cheering on the Aussies are over as he looks to go all the way with his new countrymen.

“I had just arrived in Scotland,” he said as he cast his mind back to that fateful evening at Twickenham. “I was living in a little club flat in Earl Street in Scotstoun. I remember watching that game.

Originally published as Rugby World Cup 2019, Scotland v Ireland: Can Scots upset the world No 1 side?