Ireland 26-5 Scotland
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Attendance: 51,000
Ireland v Scotland Match Reports
Ireland clinched the Triple Crown with a 26-5 bonus-point victory over Scotland at the Aviva Stadium. Ireland's try-scorers included man-of-the-match Dan Sheehan, Cian Healy, Josh van der Flier and Conor Murray. Scotland only managed one score through Pierre Schoeman's first-half try. The result put Ireland top of the Six Nation's table, eagerly awaiting the result of the final match. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Ireland claim Triple Crown and keep Six Nations hopes alive with Scotland scalp
- BBC: Ireland beat Scotland to win Triple Crown and keep Six Nations title hopes alive
- Telegraph: Triple crown winners Ireland stay in Six Nations-title contention with bonus-point win over Scotland
- Daily Mail: Andy Farrell's side do all they can with a bonus-point win in their quest for Six Nations glory... now they need a favour from England against France
- Sky Sports: Hosts claim Triple Crown and remain in Six Nations title hunt
- ESPN: Ireland beat Scotland to keep Six Nations title race alive
- Irish Times: Ireland wrap up Triple Crown with bonus-point win over Scotland
Ireland v Scotland - Match Highlights
Ireland v Scotland - Match Stats
Ireland: (14) 26
Try: Sheehan (17'), Healy (28'), van der Flier (60'), Murray (79')
Conversion: Sexton (19', 29', 60')
Scotland: (5) 5
Try: Schoeman (35')
Man of the Match: Dan Sheehan (Ireland)
Ireland v Scotland - Team Line-ups
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Dan Sheehan
- 3 Tadhg Furlong
- 4 Tadhg Beirne
- 5 Iain Henderson
- 6 Caelan Doris
- 7 Josh van der Flier
- 8 Jack Conan
Backs
- 9 Jamison Gibson Park
- 10 Johnny Sexton (Captain)
- 11 James Lowe
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Mack Hansen
- 15 Hugo Keenan
Replacements
- 16 Rob Herring
- 17 Dave Kilcoyne
- 18 Finlay Bealham
- 19 Kieran Treadwell
- 20 Peter O'Mahony
- 21 Conor Murray
- 22 Joey Carbery
- 23 Robbie Henshaw
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Pierre Schoeman
- 2 George Turner
- 3 Zander Fagerson
- 4 Jonny Gray
- 5 Grant Gilchrist
- 6 Rory Darge
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 Matt Fagerson
Backs
- 9 Ali Price
- 10 Blair Kinghorn
- 11 Kyle Steyn
- 12 Sam Johnson
- 13 Chris Harris
- 14 Darcy Graham
- 15 Stuart Hogg (Captain)
Replacements
- 16 Fraser Brown
- 17 Allan Dell
- 18 WP Nel
- 19 Sam Skinner
- 20 Josh Bayliss
- 21 Ben White
- 22 Finn Russell
- 23 Mark Bennett