Ireland vs Scotland LIVE: Result and latest reaction from Autumn Nations Cup
Follow the latest updates from the third-place play-off at the Aviva Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow the latest updates as Ireland take on Scotland in the battle to claim third in the Autumn Nations Cup as Finals Weekend continues.
After Georgia and Fiji raised the curtain on today’s action, it’s the turn of the two group runners-up to take centre stage in the third-place play-off. It’s of course not the game that either wanted to be in, with Ireland coming unstuck against England earlier in the tournament while Scotland lost their decider to the French, but both sides have signalled their intent to end the year on a high with the Six Nations just around the corner.
Ireland will be led by returning captain Johnny Sexton who has recovered from a hamstring strain suffered in the opening game against Wales, while Scotland turn to debutant fly-half Jaco van der Welt in the hope of finding a replacement for injured duo Finn Russell and Adam Hastings. Follow the live updates below.
Full-time: Wales 38-18 Italy
Well in the end it’s a deserved victory for Wales, but that was a pretty entertaining way for both sides to finish the campaign for two sides that won’t look back on 2020 fondly.
Wales were far from perfect, but Taulupe Faletau and Justin Tipuric were simply sublime tonight and had a hand in setting up four of their five tries that really serves as a reminder of how good Wales could and should be. Italy certainly fronted up with their most impressive showing of the campaign, but it has been more than five years since they last beat a Six Nations side and they have gone a calendar year now without a win to their name.
80 mins: Wales 38-18 Italy
Ioane tries to break down the left wing, but he leaves the ball behind him and that will be all she wrote for the match.
Wales beat Italy 38-18 to finish fifth in the Autumn Nations Cup!
80 mins: Wales 38-18 Italy
Adams is penalised for a high tackle on Palazzani, and Italy will have one last chance to try and finish with something to be proud of.
76 mins: Wales 38-18 Italy
Now that is a good try! Sheedy takes possession to the line and, seeing the rush defence bolt up, just delays his pass to Faletau to perfection. It releases the No 8 on the edge, and although he could go it alone, he utilises the three-on-one to feed Justin Tipuric to go over as the pair combine for the fourth time today to score. Sheedy adds the conversion and that will be the game, ladies and gentlemen.
73 mins: Wales 31-18 Italy
Italy are going to go down swinging here as they are forced back deep by a Gareth Davies kick, with the ball being flung around in the hope of finding a gap. Instead they choose to kick and the ball just bounces unkindly, allowing Sheedy to counter down the left. He’s grabbed by Meyer though and the flanker judo-throws him into touch with a big impact as he crashes down to earth on his back, and he certainly felt that one.
69 mins: Wales 31-18 Italy
Wayne Barnes rules that he saw a grounding, but wants to check with the TMO to see if it was held up of not. From the footage, there’s no evidence that it was grounded, but Barnes says he saw a grounding and sticks with the try to give George North the score. Sheedy expertly converts, but that’s a bit of a hard one for Italy to take.
69 mins: Wales 24-18 Italy
Italy are turned over inside their own half and Wales have numbers out wide. They attack quickly through North, Rees-Zammit and Adams, before Holmes is stopped short. They recycle … and they think they’re over! We go to the TMO…
67 mins: Wales 24-18 Italy
Wales are really patched up now, with replacement hooker Elliot Dee on in the back row as Lewis-Hughes is already off the field and Wainright in the second row. It means Parry will have to go the distance in the front row, and they come up with an error as an early drive sees a free-kick handed to Italy.
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