Dublin: Republic of Ireland striker Robbie Keane was left out of the starting side but given a place among the substitutes for the Euro 2016 qualifier against Scotland at Dublin's Lansdowne Road on Saturday after suffering a double family tragedy this week.

Keane's cousin Alan Harris died on Wednesday after being overcome by toxic fumes while working in a sewer and the Ireland captain was still reeling from that horrific news when he discovered on Friday that Alan's brother Stephen had also died after the same incident.