Six Nations 2017
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Scottish defence working very well and putting Ireland under pressure. Murray getting plenty of scrutiny. It's working.
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Another scrum and another Irish penalty. Jackson gets a better kick inside 22 for lineout.
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But Best misses his target and Scotland gain. Hogg relief kicks upfield. Ireland take it back up and in the next breakdown, Ireland infringe. Penalty to Scotland and they get lineout 10m inside Irish half.
Irish lineout a complete mess. Missing O'Mahony in jumping says Paul O'Connell who's a BBC pundit for the day.
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And Stuart Hogg is on fire!
Ball comes out to backline and it moves fast. Hogg into the line and attacks, targets Earls, and speeds past him. Laid law takes the conversion from left touchline and it's 14-0 after 22 minutes.
Ireland just not at the races.
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Ireland might have woken up. They make a series of attacking phases and make ground through Henshaw and Jackson. They're inside 22 and into 16 phases.
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Penalty on 18th phase in front of posts. Still in play. Ball comes out and Scotland's Tommy Seymour, tips an overhead pass but it keeps going to Earls who bursts forward and over.
TMO check for touchline. But it's clear.
Jackson with the kick from the left touchline to the posts. 39m. It misses.
Scotland 14-5 after 26 minutes.Game on.
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Scotland on attack inside Irish 22. Russell chips through, and Zebo can only gather and slide into touch.
Scottish 5m lineout. And it's a sneaky one. Alex Dunbar gets it short and dives over line past Best and Furlong.
19-5. Lovely little play.
Laidlaw lines it up and it's over.
Scotland 21-5. Bonus point win on the cards. Who'd have backed that one?
Severe bollocking in the sheds coming up at halftime from Schmidt & Co.
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Scottish tackling immense
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Ireland win a penalty on halfway and Jackson lines up for the kick.
Time to get points on the board. That's a positive sign for Scotland.
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Jackson nails it cleanly from 40m.
21-8 at 33 mins.
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Scottish back row superb at breakdown. But then Finn Russell messes up at the next one, and gives away a penalty. Another lineout kick.
This is the only way Ireland are making yards upfield. They win the throw this time and Stander carries upfield.
Can Ireland score before halftime? Flying attacks and flying tackles.
Poite doesn't seem too bothered about anything approaching head-high tackles. For both sides.
Scotland win a breakdown penalty and Ireland back down in their own half.
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Tackles Made
Scotland 87 37 Ireland -
Hogg is a constant threat in attack.
Zebo intercepts and scoots downfield. He kicks but is beaten to the ball. Scotland collect and put ball out. Halftime.
Scotland look like getting the bonus point win on this evidence.
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Bollocking in sheds seems to have worked.
All Ireland in the first 8 minutes of the second half ending with a series of attacking waves close to the Scottish line, Scotland giving away penalties, and Henderson going over. Jackson converts.
21-15
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Scotland attack from the off, but Ireland's line defence up a lot quicker.
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Duncan Weir on temporarily for Russell. And he pings a great kick to the Irish 5m line. Brilliant.
Irish lineout has been creaking but this time Heaslip takes and Ireland maul forward a few metres. Murray clears the lines with a kick to touch on 22.
Russell back after a HIA.
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Earls misses Hogg again. Black mark.
