Winners & Losers: Ireland vs Scotland

Winners & Losers: Ireland vs Scotland

 

Ireland managed to take charge of pool A after their bonus point victory against Scotland on Sunday. The Irish, who scored four tries and conceded none against the Scots, lead the group on points difference over Japan. 




There were many expecting this game to be full of fireworks but Joe Schmidt’s men had other ideas as they dominated the match from start to finish. Here are our winners and losers from today’s bruising encounter. 


Winner: The Irish Pack

Ireland’s pack were absolutely dominant against Scotland and it they deserved to get mentioned. Whether it was a starter or a bench player, the pack really set a solid foundation throughout the game and it allowed the likes of Conor Murray and Jonny Sexton to control things. 


The Ireland pack also scored three of the four tries in the match, see them below: 

Winner Jordan Larmour

The fullback had a lovely game and dealt extremely well with any high ball that was played towards him. Larmour, who has blistering pace and decisive footwork, made the second most metres in the game with 69, he also beat 2 defenders and made 2 clean breaks 

With Rob Kearney in doubt, Larmour's performance was reassuring for Joe Schmidt.

 



 

Winner: Chris Farrell

The utility back got called into the game pretty early after Bundee Aki failed his HIA test in the 20th minute but boy did he have a solid impact. In 60 minutes of play, Farrell made gained the third most metres in the match and also had three clean breaks. 

On defence, he was equally good after making 100% of his tackles and also stealing the ball once. 

Loser: Scotland 

Some will say the Scots never got out of first gear but others will say they didn't get off the team bus. Gregor Townsend’s men struggled to really get a flow in the match and created very little when they had ball in hand. Their set-pieces were certainly another worry as the they got bullied at scrum time, and they did not put much pressure on the Irish at ruck time. 

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