The first half was a good contest with both teams defence dominating. O'Gara and Paterson traded penalties throughout the half. The moment of the match came at the end of the half when Scottish winger Thom Evans chipped over his opposite number, collected the ball and sprinted towards the line. It looked to be one of the tries of the tournament but Tommy Bowe covered across from the opposite wing to bring Evans down, and BOD was on hand tracking back to tackle Evans into touch 1 yard short of the try line. A great passage of play and coming just before half-time it denied the home side the lead. 12-9 Half time.
Second half Ireland stepped up a gear and Scotland never really coped. Peter Stringer made a telling break from a line out setting up Heaslip for the try. Ireland closed out the game for a good away win.
My man of the match: Stringer
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