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.
21 mins: Ireland 0-6 Scotland
Ireland return fire with a penalty as Brown tackles Stander rather dangerously with a low no-arm hit that up-ends the flanker. Sexton will go for goal from about 43m out.
20 mins: Ireland 0-6 Scotland
Van der Walt lands the penalty and Fagerson’s efforts over Healy go rewarded to double the lead.
19 mins: Ireland 0-3 Scotland
Now that’s an interesting one as Scotland win a penalty at the scrum, and they look to have gotten an edge on the opposition in the set-piece early on. Van der Walt will go for goal again.
18 mins: Ireland 0-3 Scotland
Taylor makes a powerful half-break in midfield and if Scotland had a runner on his shoulder they would have been away. The ball is recycled super-quick though to get Scotland on the move, only for Hogg’s pass to Van der Walt being dropped by the fly-half in his second knock-on in the space of two minutes. He really should have taken that one, and it’s cost his side a good opportunity to attack.
16 mins: Ireland 0-3 Scotland
Herring’s lineout is poor and Scotland pinch possession deep in the Irish 22. It’s their first visit to the opposition red zone with ball in hand, but a poor pass from Thompson to Van der Walt sees the ball fumbled and the chance goes begging.
13 mins: Ireland 0-3 Scotland
Van der Walt makes no mistake this time around and Scotland take the lead!
12 mins: Ireland 0-0 Scotland
Another penalty goes Scotland’s way with Ireland offside and Van der Walt will have an immediate chance to atone for his missed effort a minute ago.
10 mins: Ireland 0-0 Scotland
Van der Walt hits the upright! It cannons into green hands and away to safety, and that’s both opening penalties missed in Dublin.
10 mins: Ireland 0-0 Scotland
This time Scotland get their breakdown defence spot on as Zander Fagerson is over the ball and wins the holding on penalty. It will give Scotland debutant Jaco van der Walt his first shot at goal in international rugby.
9 mins: Ireland 0-0 Scotland
Hogg makes his first clean break of what feels like the entire autumn as he fools Henderson and Murray with a cut-back, and his progress puts Van der Merwe away on the left. However, the wing is felled by an excellent tap-tackle from Keenan, and the covering defence is able to drive him into touch to prevent the break from materialising into any points.
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