Ireland 27-3 Scotland
Date:
Venue: International Stadium, Yokohama
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Attendance: 63,731
Ireland v Scotland Match Reports
Ireland dominated Scotland in their opening World Cup match to earn a bonus-point 27-3 victory at the International Stadium in Yokohama. Ireland scored three first-half tries plus one after the break, when poor weather conditions set in. Scotland meanwhile could only register a single penalty kick in the whole match. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Ireland launch World Cup campaign with bonus-point victory over Scotland
- BBC: Ruthless Ireland dismiss meek Scotland
- Telegraph: Ireland off to perfect start in Rugby World Cup with comfortable bonus-point win over sloppy Scotland
- Irish Times: Ireland burst out of the blocks to crush Scotland
- Scottish Rugby: Ireland defeat Scotland in Yokohama
- Irish Rugby: Pack Points The Way As Ireland Sweep Scotland Aside
Ireland v Scotland - Match Highlights
Ireland v Scotland - Match Stats
Ireland: (19) 27
Try: Ryan (6'), Best (14'), Furlong (25'), Conway (56')
Conversion: Sexton (8'), Murray (27')
Penalty: Carty (68')
Scotland: (3) 3
Penalty: Laidlaw (21')
Man of the match: CJ Stander (Ireland)
Ireland v Scotland - Team Line-ups
Ireland Team
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Rory Best (Captain)
- 3 Tadhg Furlong
- 4 Iain Henderson
- 5 James Ryan
- 6 Peter O'Mahony
- 7 Josh van der Flier
- 8 CJ Stander
Backs
- 9 Conor Murray
- 10 Jonathan Sexton
- 11 Jacob Stockdale
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Andrew Conway
- 15 Jordan Larmour
Replacements
- 16 Niall Scannell
- 17 Dave Kilcoyne
- 18 Andrew Porter
- 19 Tadhg Beirne
- 20 Jack Conan
- 21 Luke McGrath
- 22 Jack Carty
- 23 Chris Farrell
Scotland Team
Forwards
- 1 Allan Dell
- 2 Stuart McInally (Captain)
- 3 Willem Nel
- 4 Grant Gilchrist
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 John Barclay
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 Ryan Wilson
Backs
- 9 Greig Laidlaw
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Sean Maitland
- 12 Sam Johnson
- 13 Duncan Taylor
- 14 Tommy Seymour
- 15 Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16 Fraser Brown
- 17 Gordon Reid
- 18 Simon Berghan
- 19 Scott Cummings
- 20 Blade Thomson
- 21 Ali Price
- 22 Chris Harris
- 23 Darcy Graham