Ollie Lawrence has only recently emerged from one dark place but against France next Saturday he will willingly hurl himself into another.
France and Ireland are to meet in a box office start to the 2024 Guinness Six Nations that will see the world's top two teams collide on February 2.
A disastrous opening 20 minutes ultimately proved costly for Scotland as their perfect start to the Six Nations campaign came to an end with a 32-21 defeat by France in Paris.
Ireland took another step closer to Guinness Six Nations glory on Saturday as they beat reigning Grand Slam champions France 32-19 in Dublin.
France head coach Fabien Galthie has named an unchanged starting XV for Saturday's crunch Six Nations clash with Ireland.
Ethan Dumortier scored a try on his France debut as the Les Bleus kick-started their Six Nations title defence with a 29-24 bonus-point victory over Italy at the Stadio Olimpico.