Ireland 28-6 Scotland
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Craig Joubert (SARU)
Attendance: 51,000
Ireland v Scotland Match Reports
Ireland got their 2014 Six Nations campaign off to a winning start, despite the late withdrawal of captain Paul O'Connell due to chest infection, by beating Scotland 28-6 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. The Irish scored three unanswered tries against the Scots. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Six Nations 2014: Ireland 28-6 Scotland
- Telegraph: Ireland off to winning start as Scotland tire
- Sky Sports: Ireland score three tries as Scotland are crushed
- ESPN: Ireland ease past Scotland
- RTE: Schmidt's new Ireland ease past Scotland
- Irish Times: Ireland up and running with convincing win over Scotland
- RBS 6 Nations: Ireland sparkle to sink Scotland
Ireland v Scotland Match Highlights
Ireland v Scotland Match Statistics
Ireland (11) 28
Tries: Trimble, Heaslip, R Kearney
Conversions: Sexton 2
Penalties: Sexton 3
Scotland (3) 6
Penalties: Laidlaw 2
Man of the Match: Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Cian Healy
- 2. Rory Best
- 3. Mike Ross
- 4. Devin Toner
- 5. Paul O'Connell (Captain)
- 6. Peter O'Mahony
- 7. Chris Henry
- 8. Jamie Heaslip
Backs
- 9. Conor Murray
- 10. Jonathan Sexton
- 11. Andrew Trimble
- 12. Luke Marshall
- 13. Brian O'Driscoll
- 14. David Kearney
- 15. Rob Kearney
Replacements
- 16. Sean Cronin
- 17. Jack McGrath
- 18. Martin Moore
- 19. Dan Tuohy
- 20. Tommy O'Donnell
- 21. Isaac Boss
- 22. Paddy Jackson
- 23. Fergus McFadden
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1. Ryan Grant
- 2. Ross Ford
- 3. Moray Low
- 4. Tim Swinson
- 5. Jim Hamilton
- 6. Ryan Wilson
- 7. Kelly Brown (Captain)
- 8. David Denton
Backs
- 9. Greig Laidlaw
- 10. Duncan Weir
- 11. Sean Lamont
- 12. Duncan Taylor
- 13. Alex Dunbar
- 14. Sean Maitland
- 15. Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16. Pat MacArthur
- 17. Alasdair Dickinson
- 18. Geoff Cross
- 19. Richie Gray
- 20. Johnnie Beattie
- 21. Chris Cusiter
- 22. Matt Scott
- 23. Max Evans