Irish hold off rally by Scots
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March 1, 2011, Tuesday
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IRELAND ran in three tries to set up a 21-18 victory over Scotland in their Six Nations clash at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Sunday.
The result left the Scots still without a point from three games. Ireland joined Wales and France on four points, two behind leader England.
Ireland led 21-9 midway through the second half when it looked capable of stretching its advantage.
But a lack of discipline enabled Scotland to close the gap to three points, largely through the accuracy of Chris Paterson, who kicked 15 of its points.
While they finished strongly, it had all started to go wrong for the Scots from the sixth minute when they conceded an early try for the fourth match in succession.
Jamie Heaslip was the scorer and his off-load 22 minutes later presented Eoin Reddan with Ireland's second.
Ronan O'Gara converted them both but Scotland managed to stay in touch before the interval.
The result left the Scots still without a point from three games. Ireland joined Wales and France on four points, two behind leader England.
Ireland led 21-9 midway through the second half when it looked capable of stretching its advantage.
But a lack of discipline enabled Scotland to close the gap to three points, largely through the accuracy of Chris Paterson, who kicked 15 of its points.
While they finished strongly, it had all started to go wrong for the Scots from the sixth minute when they conceded an early try for the fourth match in succession.
Jamie Heaslip was the scorer and his off-load 22 minutes later presented Eoin Reddan with Ireland's second.
Ronan O'Gara converted them both but Scotland managed to stay in touch before the interval.
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