Ireland edge impressive Scotland in tight RWC warmup match

Ireland secured their second World Cup warm-up victory in as many weeks after a hard-fought 28-22 victory over an experimental Scotland on Saturday. The hosts' out-scored their opponents by four tries to three as Luke Fitzgerald's late touchdown proved the only difference between the sides. Ireland took the lead through a Chris Henry try after 14 minutes but Vern Cotter's men fought back on the half hour mark when flanker Blair Cowan finished a prolonged period of pressure in the Irish half. The score actually stayed at 7-7 until shortly after half-time. Scrum-half and Captain Henry Pyrgos th…