Ireland vs France LIVE rugby: Six Nations 2023 score and result as Ireland win Dublin thriller

Two from two from the tee for Finn Russell.

Wales are going to go hard at the breakdown, but haven’t qutie got their detail right so far. Tommy Reffell is perhaps harshly done by as referee Andrew Brace picks him up for a failure to show a clear release - I’m not sure what more the openside could have done there with what looks a legal jackal, but Brace is certain in his call, and Reffell accepting of it.

Wales have kicked plenty so far, Dan Biggar first going long and then Liam Williams trying to contest an up-and-under. Scotland look secure aerially, though, and Finn Russell produces an excellent kick beyond Rio Dyer, forcing the young wing to turn.

Eek, that’s not a great pass - Dyer fires wildly towards Biggar, who can’t snare it at the first attempt and is thus forced to hack a hurried kick into touch on the fringes of his own 22.

Stuart Hogg has a bloody lip and will be seen to; Blair Kinghorn on, for now, at full back for Scotland as they assemble from a good attacking platform.

Pierre Schoeman snatches the ball from Welsh hands in contact, ripping the ball up into his enormous chest and then sending White on. White tries to free Duhan van der Merwe as Welsh klaxons sound, but a hand gets in the way of the pass and knocks the ball into touch.

A loose ball worked in Ben White’s favour for the scrum-half’s score against England last week, but a spill from a ruck puts him under pressure here, with White quick of both thought and foot to extricate himself from a tricky spot.

Simple for Finn Russell from the tee. I reckon that might have been called back for a forward pass had Huw Jones gone over, but Scotland have shown their threat already.

Was that pass forward? It matters not for now as Huw Jones goes racing away! A subtle little drop-off at the line from Sione Tuipulotu to free his centre partner and Scotland pour through.

Jones can’t connect with his support but the hosts reload, Finn Russell lifting across for Kyle Steyn and catching a Welshman offside. Steyn pops back infield to Jamie Ritchie, but Scotland then infringe themselves.

Much more like it from the two sets of eight, Wales perhaps with a hint of a nudge but Scotland able to play away. Finn Russell calls for it on the blindside and tries to stab ahead, but can’t thread between Welsh legs. Scotland’s lineout.

The first tangling of the heavy mobs doesn’t augur well, the scrum going down immediately on the first attempt at setting it, and Scotland then free kicked for putting weight on too soon.

They’ll get a go to right their wrongs as Dan Biggar’s up-and-under is knocked on by Welsh hands.

Not the start that Ken Owens would have wanted. Christ Tshiunza takes uncontested at the front, but his reach to his left rather betrays an askew throw. Scotland will have the scrum feed.