Six Nations: Ireland 43 Scotland 21A vintage Six Nations had the Triple Crown shoot-out it deserved. On their second multiphase attack, Scotland would not be denied, and a dozen phases after a tap penalty Russell dummied and took the tackles of Sheehan and Gibson-Park to score and convert. Scotland's Sione Tuipulotu is tackled by Ireland's Josh van der Flier and Jack Crowley. A Crowley penalty made it a three-score lead but an even bigger cheer greeted Timoney and Beirne combining to win a turnover penalty on the line in the 77th minute. When Tuipulotu completed an unhappy game by knocking on, McCloskey skilfully offloaded one-handed, basketball-style for O’Brien to finish.

Source: The Irish Times March 14, 2026 18:58 UTC