Ireland 19-12 Scotland
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Attendance: 51,000
Ireland v Scotland Match Reports
Ireland withstood a late onslaught to beat Scotland 19-12 in a hard-fought encounter at the Aviva Stadium. New captain Johnny Sexton scored all of Ireland's points with one converted try and four penalty kicks. Scotland were left to rue their missed chances, especially a dropped ball by Stuart Hogg as he looked certain to score a try. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Sexton scores every point for Ireland in tense victory over Scotland
- BBC: Ireland earn lucky 19-12 win over wasteful Scotland
- Guardian: Ireland’s Johnny Sexton secures hard-fought victory over Scotland
- Daily Mail: Stuart Hogg's try-line gaffe proves costly as Johnny Sexton inspires hard-fought victory for hosts in Six Nations opener
- Sky Sports: Johnny Sexton scores all the points in Six Nations win
- ESPN: Hogg's drop, Sexton's points help Ireland to victory over Scotland
- Irish Times: Ireland made to fight tooth and nail to beat Scotland
- Scottish Rugby: Scotland lose out in tight affair in Dublin
Ireland v Scotland - Match Highlights
Ireland v Scotland - Match Stats
Ireland: (10) 19
Try: Sexton (10')
Conversion: Sexton (12')
Penalty: Sexton (35', 45', 57', 73')
Scotland: (6) 12
Penalty: Hastings (5', 16', 52', 66')
Man of the Match: CJ Stander (Ireland)
Ireland v Scotland - Team Line-ups
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Rob Herring
- 3 Tadhg Furlong
- 4 Iain Henderson
- 5 James Ryan
- 6 CJ Stander
- 7 Josh van der Flier
- 8 Caelan Doris
Backs
- 9 Conor Murray
- 10 Jonathan Sexton (Captain)
- 11 Jacob Stockdale
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Andrew Conway
- 15 Jordan Larmour
Replacements
- 16 Ronan Kelleher
- 17 Dave Kilcoyne
- 18 Andrew Porter
- 19 Devin Toner
- 20 Peter O’Mahony
- 21 John Cooney
- 22 Ross Byrne
- 23 Robbie Henshaw
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Rory Sutherland
- 2 Fraser Brown
- 3 Zander Fagerson
- 4 Scott Cummings
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 Jamie Ritchie
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 Nick Haining
Backs
- 9 Ali Price
- 10 Adam Hastings
- 11 Blair Kinghorn
- 12 Sam Johnson
- 13 Huw Jones
- 14 Sean Maitland
- 15 Stuart Hogg (Captain)
Replacements
- 16 Stuart McInally
- 17 Allan Dell
- 18 Simon Berghan
- 19 Ben Toolis
- 20 Cornell du Preez
- 21 George Horne
- 22 Rory Hutchinson
- 23 Chris Harris