Scotland 27-22 Ireland
Date:
Venue: BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Attendance: 67,144
Scotland v Ireland Match Reports
Scotland beat Ireland 27-22 in the opening match of the 2017 Six Nations Championship at the BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. A brace of tries from man-of-the-match Stuart Hogg and one from Alex Dunbar saw Scotland run up a 21-8 lead by half-time. Ireland came out stronger after the break and took a one-point lead just after the hour mark, with tries from Iain Henderson and Paddy Jackson adding to Keith Earls' first-half score. Scotland were then awarded two penalties inside the final 10 minutes, which captain Greig Laidlaw kicked to give his team a 27-22 victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Scotland withstand Ireland fightback to open with win
- Guardian: Scotland stun Ireland as last-gasp Greig Laidlaw penalties seal Six Nations win
- Independent: Scotland edge past much-fancied Ireland in thrilling Six Nations opener
- Telegraph: Stuart Hogg brace lights up Murrayfield as home side secure thrilling Six Nations win
- Daily Mail: Late Greig Laidlaw penalty seals perfect Six Nations start at Murrayfield
- Sky Sports: Scots win Murrayfield epic in Six Nations
- ESPN: Scotland stun Ireland in Murrayfield thriller
- RTE: Ireland crash to defeat in Six Nations opener to Scotland
- Irish Independent: Disastrous start for Ireland as Joe Schmidt's men are beaten in Murrayfield
- RBS 6 Nations: Hogg shines as Scots claim opening day thriller
- Scottish Rugby: MATCH REPORT | Scotland 27 – 22 Ireland
- Irish Rugby: Ireland Let Lead Slip As Laidlaw Kicks Scotland To Deserved Win
Scotland v Ireland - Match Highlights
Scotland v Ireland - Match Stats
Scotland: (21) 27
Try: Hogg (9', 21'), Dunbar (29')
Conversion: Laidlaw (10', 22', 30')
Penalty: Laidlaw (73', 80')
Ireland: (8) 22
Try: Earls (26'), Henderson (48'), Jackson (62')
Conversion: Jackson (49', 63')
Penalty: Jackson (34')
Man of The Match: Stuart Hogg (Scotland)
Scotland v Ireland - Team Line-ups
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Allan Dell
- 2 Fraser Brown
- 3 Zander Fagerson
- 4 Richie Gray
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 Ryan Wilson
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 Josh Strauss
Backs
- 9 Greig Laidlaw (CAPTAIN)
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Tommy Seymour
- 12 Alex Dunbar
- 13 Huw Jones
- 14 Sean Maitland
- 15 Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16 Ross Ford
- 17 Gordon Reid
- 18 Simon Berghan
- 19 Tim Swinson
- 20 John Barclay
- 21 Ali Price
- 22 Duncan Weir
- 23 Mark Bennett
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Jack McGrath
- 2 Rory Best (CAPTAIN)
- 3 Tadhg Furlong
- 4 Iain Henderson
- 5 Devin Toner
- 6 CJ Stander
- 7 Sean O'Brien
- 8 Jamie Heaslip
Backs
- 9 Conor Murray
- 10 Paddy Jackson
- 11 Simon Zebo
- 12 Robbie Henshaw
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Keith Earls
- 15 Rob Kearney
Replacements
- 16 Niall Scannell
- 17 Cian Healy
- 18 John Ryan
- 19 Ultan Dillane
- 20 Josh Van der Flier
- 21 Kieran Marmion
- 22 Ian Keatley
- 23 Tommy Bowe