Laidlaw: We must avoid the wooden spoon

Scotland skipper Greig Laidlaw admits the Dark Blues will be left red-faced if they do not end this year's Six Nations with a victory on Saturday.



Vern Cotter's side have impressed in brief spells so far this campaign but have not done enough to beat France, Wales, Italy or England.



They now round off their championships by hosting the Irish at Murrayfield this weekend.

But with Joe Schmidt's team chasing their second Six Nations title on the spin, they will have to produce a stunning result to spare themselves their third whitewash in 11 years.



Asked if it would be embarrassing fo…