6N Ireland v Scotland

[Duluth]

Ireland name same starting team but abandon the six/two bench split

Andy Farrell’s Ireland will take on Scotland this Saturday with a team showing no changes from the XV beaten in England last weekend.

15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Calvin Nash, 13 Robbie Henshaw, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 James Lowe, 10 Jack Crowley, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony (c), 5 Tadhg Beirne, 4 Joe McCarthy, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Andrew Porter

Reserves: 16 Rónan Kelleher, 17 Cian Healy, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 Ryan Baird, 20 Jack Conan, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Harry Byrne, 23 Garry Ringrose

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‘Best rugby of the season’ needed if Scotland want the Triple Crown

Townsend is braced for a formidable test against a side the Scots have lost to in each of their last nine meetings.

15 Blair Kinghorn, 14 Kyle Steyn, 13 Huw Jones, 12 Stafford McDowall, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Finn Russell (cc), 9 Ben White, 8 Jack Dempsey, 7 Rory Darge (cc), 6 Andy Christie, 5 Scott Cummings, 4 Grant Gilchrist, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 George Turner, 1 Pierre Schoeman

Reserves: 16 Ewan Ashman, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Elliot Millar-Mills, 19 Sam Skinner, 20 Matt Fagerson, 21 George Horne, 22 Cameron Redpath, 23 Kyle Rowe

[mariner4life]

i think it would be best for everybody if Ireland lose this game and get a bonus point, just for the media lols

[MN5]

Probably time I got realistic.

Ireland by 40

[MiketheSnow]

No Ritchie?

Very surprised

[Dodge]

Can’t see Scotland doing any real damage this weekend, Ireland by 20 pts

[sparky]

Ireland 10-6 up after 50 minutes.

[sparky]

Scotland are playing the Rugby but Ireland's defence is excellent.

[sparky]

Nash nearly scored and it looked like it was all opening up for him but he lost it in Andy Christie's tackle.

[sparky]

It feels like Scotland are hanging on at the moment. The Aviva crowd are very loud.

[sparky]

Scotland scrum under a lot of pressure.

[sparky]

Waves of Irish attacks. Brave Scottish defence.

[sparky]

Gary Ringrose knocks on. Huge work rate by Scotland to stay in this. Fair play!

[Victor Meldrew]

10-6 at 60 mins Epic defence from Scotland. Not a pretty game, but enthralling.

[sparky]

20 minutes to go. Ireland 10 Scotland 6. The ball has spent most of the last fifteen minutes in the Scottish 22.

[sparky]

Ball over the line but no clear evidence that it was down. No try.

[sparky]

But there's going to be a Yellow card to Scotland and a penalty to Ireland.

[sparky]

Ireland score off a set move. Porter with the try.

[sparky]

Ireland 15 Scotland 6.

[sparky]

This could be going to the TMO because he might be short.

[sparky]

Try given.