- Six Nations
- 24 February 2013, 2:00pm
- Murrayfield
Scotland | v | Ireland |
| 12 | 8 |
tries:Gilroy | ||
penalties:Laidlaw (4) | penalties:Jackson | |
match commentary
80+1 mins:It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.
75 mins:Ireland have won 100 rucks so far this game.
75 mins:Richie Gray has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
75 mins:Ryan Grant has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
75 mins:Moray Low comes on.
75 mins:Geoff Cross comes off.
73 mins:Greig Laidlaw adds the three points for Scotland.
71 mins:Iain Henderson comes on.
71 mins:Peter O'Mahony comes off.
71 mins:Devin Toner comes on.
71 mins:Donncha O'Callaghan comes off.
71 mins:Scotland decide to make a substitution, with Dave Denton getting some game time.
71 mins:Scotland decide to make a substitution, with John Beattie being replaced.
71 mins:Scotland make a substitution with Alastair Kellock coming on.
71 mins:Scotland make a substitution with James Hamilton coming off.
69 mins:Ireland sub Eoin Reddan comes onto the field.
69 mins:Conor Murray departs for Ireland.
64 mins:Ronan O'Gara comes on for Ireland.
64 mins:Paddy Jackson leaves the field.
63 mins:Greig Laidlaw does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.
61 mins:Scotland have won 20 rucks so far this game.
59 mins:Luke Fitzgerald comes on.
59 mins:Craig Gilroy comes off.
59 mins:Duncan Weir comes on.
59 mins:Ruaridh Jackson comes off.
59 mins:Greig Laidlaw makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.
55 mins:Dave Kilcoyne comes on.
55 mins:Tom Court comes off.
54 mins:Paddy Jackson takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.
52 mins:Greig Laidlaw kicks the penalty.
50 mins:Scotland decide to make a substitution, with Kelly Brown getting some game time.
50 mins:Scotland decide to make a substitution, with Dave Denton being replaced.
49 mins:Ireland have won 80 rucks so far this game.
45 mins:Paddy Jackson hits the right post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.
45 mins:Scotland make a substitution with Dave Denton coming on.
45 mins:Scotland make a substitution with Kelly Brown coming off.
45 mins:Scotland sub Dougie Hall comes onto the field.
45 mins:Ross Ford departs for Scotland.
43 mins:Conor Murray sets up the try.
43 mins:Ireland are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Craig Gilroy touching down.
42 mins:Trouble here as Sean O'Brien breaches the defence.
40 mins:Ireland have won 60 rucks so far this game.
40 mins:Kelly Brown has made 10 good tackles so far this game.
40 mins:The second half is underway.
40 mins:The half-time whistle blows and both teams? head for the dressing rooms.
40 mins:There wasn't enough power on that penalty goal attempt by Stuart Hogg as it drops short of the posts.
35 mins:Paddy Jackson has kicked a penalty goal.
28 mins:Ireland have won 40 rucks so far this game.
25 mins:Rob Harley comes on for Scotland.
25 mins:Moray Low leaves the field.
24 mins:This is dangerous for the defence as Keith Earls bursts through to advance the Ireland attack.
18 mins:Moray Low comes on.
18 mins:Rob Harley comes off.
16 mins:Paddy Jackson steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the right.
15 mins:Ryan Grant (Scotland) is shown a yellow card.
13 mins:Ireland have won 20 rucks so far this game.
9 mins:A gap opened in the defence and Luke Marshall took full advantage.
6 mins:The defensive line has been broken as Luke Marshall goes through the gap.
We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.
- Six Nations
- 24 February 2013, 2:00pm
- Murrayfield
| Scotland | v | Ireland |
| 12 | 8 |
tries:Gilroy | ||
penalties:Laidlaw (4) | penalties:Jackson | |
match report
Scotland overcame a torrid first-half to beat Ireland 12-8 in the RBS Six Nations at Murrayfield, Greig Laidlaw kicking all their points.
The visitors dominated possession and territory in the first 40 minutes but only had a Paddy Jackson penalty to show for it.
Craig Gilroy finally crossed for the Irish early in the second half but it jolted Scotland into life, with Laidlaw's 100 per cent record with the boot proving the difference as Jackson missed three times from the tee.
Even at the final whistle Ireland had held 80 per cent of the possession, but Scotland held on to record a second victory in this year's tournament.
The hosts were on the back foot right from the off, Luke Marshall and Keith Earls combining to smash through the gain line and press down on the home defence.
The visitors were held up, Sean Maitland bringing down Brian O'Driscoll yards from danger, while Marshall broke through two tackles before sending a wayward pass to Gilroy rather than going alone.
Sin-bin
Ryan Grant was sin-binned after failing to retreat the required 10 yards as Conor Murray took a quick tap, however Jackson pulled the resulting penalty wide.
Maitland's pace was once again to the fore as he pulled back Keith Earls after he had produced a dazzling 40m burst.
Rory Best's erratic lineout throws continually let the pressure off the Scots but Jackson put his side in front seven minutes before the break after one of many infringements at the breakdown.
The Irish half had been territory that Scotland had barely ventured into, but with their last push of the opening period, they secured a penalty five metres beyond halfway.
It proved to be a tad too far for full-back Stuart Hogg, whose penalty was on target but lacked the required legs to make it over the bar.
Ireland came out in similar vein after the break and although Sean O'Brien slipped as he burst through the line, they kept their cool to send Gilroy over wide on the right.
Determined
Jackson failed to add the extras though, and Scotland's first real drive gave Laidlaw the chance to get the hosts off the mark on 53 minutes.
Jackson pulled another penalty wide two minutes later and then Cross' determined scrummaging for the Scots won them another penalty 30 yards out, and Laidlaw was just as accurate again as he cut the deficit to two points.
The tide started to turn as Ireland started to give up penalties at the ruck, and Laidlaw made no mistake with two accurate kicks to give the Scots a four-point cushion entering the final five minutes.
Still Ireland poured forward, replacement Ronan O'Gara kicking for the corner rather than taking the points to set up a gripping finale.
But despite winning two scrums inside the 10-metre line there was no weay through and Scotland remarkably claimed the victory.
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