Ireland v Scotland

DAVID BARNES @ The Aviva Stadium. A SIX NATIONS campaign which started with a bang for Scotland, when they beat England at Murrayfield, fizzled out in ...

However, Kinghorn pushed the conversion to the right of the posts, leaving it 14-5 to the hosts at the break. Now it was Scotland’s turn to rally and soft hands by Kinghorn off turnover ball gave Graham an opening on the right. In the end, Ireland were first to really threaten when Jamison Gibson-Park escaped up the side of a ruck on halfway and kicked past last man Hogg, who did well to get back and clear the danger. Graham was penalised for tackling Hugo Keenan before he had collected a high ball, and then had a hairy moment as he tried to gather a towering kick when he juggled possession and then sliced his clearance. The hosts doubled-down and Jonnny Sexton nailed a brilliant 50-22 into the corner which gave Ireland an attacking line-out from which they were held up over the line. It was a plucky enough performance but they lacked the power and guile to really worry Ireland, who completed their Triple Crown with this bonus-point victory.

Andy Farrell's side leapfrogged Grand Slam chasers Les Bleus ahead of the latter's 'Le Crunch' clash with England this evening after a dominant 26-5 bonus-point ...

Ireland kick another penalty to the corner as they seek to finish with a flourish - and a bonus point - in Dublin. Sexton is unable to add the extras with the clock in the red. Follow Ireland vs Scotland reaction in the Six Nations with Standard Sport’s blog below... The pressure is on France in the Six Nations finale after Ireland fulfilled their job on Super Saturday in Dublin. Ireland secure their first silverware since 2018 with a Triple Crown, though will also hope to be celebrating the title later on if England can do them a favour in Paris. However, Ireland kept up the pressure in the second period, scoring further tries courtesy of Josh van der Flier and Conor Murray, with the latter’s late score with Scotland down to 14 men sealing a deserved bonus point.