SKIPPER Greig Laidlaw has told Scotland to forget about this year’s World Cup and focus on the here and now of the Six Nations.

The countdown is on to this year’s finals in Japan, which for Gregor Townsend’s team will kick off against Ireland in Yokohama on September 22.

But before that, there is the not-so-insignificant matter of this year’s Championship and Laidlaw is insistent that the Dark Blues do not dilute their chances by looking too far ahead.