At this point, Scotland not only needed to battle back from 26-0 down, scoring 31 unanswered points in order to progress out of Pool B. The Scots replacement was yellow-carded and Ireland streaked downfield for Dan Sheehan to score his team’s fifth try. Sexton missed the tricky conversion from the left touchline and was promptly replaced with 36 minutes still to go. Shellshocked Scotland looked like they wanted the Stade de France to open up and swallow them whole. Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)Scorers –Ireland: Tries: Lowe, Keenan 2, Henderson, Sheehan, Ringrose; Cons: Sexton 3.

Source: The Herald October 07, 2023 21:31 UTC