Ireland remain unbeaten with commanding win over Scotland

Ireland kept their Six Nations Grand Slam hopes firmly on track with an 11th victory in a row over a disappointing Scotland at Murrayfield. The visitors blew away their hosts when speeding into a 17-0 lead with tries from Calvin Nash and captain Caelan Doris, both converted by Sam Prendergast, who also added a penalty. Duhan van der Merwe’s spectacular finish at the end of the opening half gave Scotland some respite but Ireland responded in style in the second half to keep their three in a row bid alive.

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Ireland survive scare against Scotland to clinch Six Nations title

For the second year in a row Ireland have been crowned Guinness Six Nations champions on home soil, and for the second year in a row they survived a few scares along the way to seal it. Andy Farrell’s side completed back-to-back championships with a 17-13 defeat of Scotland on the final day of the campaign, overpowering the visitors in the final quarter after what had been an error-strewn first hour.

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Kinghorn scores hat-trick as Scotland see off Italy

Blair Kinghorn rose to the challenge of replacing Finn Russell at fly-half as he scored a hat-trick of tries to help Scotland end their Guinness Six Nations campaign with a bonus-point 26-14 victory over spirited Italy. The Italians had Scotland under pressure late on with the game in the balance but a Kinghorn counter attack ended their dreams of a famous result.

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Garry Ringrose and Ian Henderson out of Grand Slam clash with England

As feared and as expected, Garry Ringrose and Iain Henderson have been ruled out of Ireland’s final game of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations against England at the Aviva Stadium next Saturday. Ringrose suffered a nasty head injury while Henderson fractured his forearm.

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Ireland keep Grand Slam dream alive with bruising win over Scotland

Ireland took another step towards the Grand Slam with an incredibly hard-fought and costly victory over Scotland. A 7-22 win at Murrayfield sets up a mouthwatering St Patrick’s weekend clash against England in Dublin on Saturday with a fourth Grand Slam title at stake.

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