Ireland 32 Scotland 14: match report Indeed one passage involved 38 passes before Max Evans, a late replacement for the hamstrung Nick De Luca, was smashed in the tackle by Keith Earls. As often with Scotland too a bad decision cost them dear. John Barclay was given a ball deep in his own half that he did not deserve. Ireland suddenly had a position to work with. Ross Rennie was soon penalised, and Ireland opted for the corner. And they were duly rewarded after a neat line-out move as Peter O'Mahoney took Donncha Ryan's running blind to feed skipper Rory Best, who was too strong for Mike Blair. Jonathan Sexton converted brilliantly from the touchline. Sexton and Greg Laidlaw exchanged penalties before Ireland scored a bizarre second try. Again there was another Scotland error to initiate it, with Graeme Morrison off side at the re-start. Jamie Heaslip took the quick tap penalty and Ireland went to the corner. However, when the ball popped behind scrum-half Eoin Reddan all seemed lost. But he scrambled back and recovered it, and in doing so escaped the clutches of at least two Scottish defenders. He slipped but when he got to his feet, he was all alone to cross. Scotland's response to this injustice was a superb try. Outstanding lock Gray took the ball going blind, and ran straight through Reddan. Lee Jones may have made sure that Tommy Bowe could not make the tackle, but gray dummied Rob Kearney beautifully to gallop away. It should really have only been 17-14 at the interval, but, yet again, Scotland erred unnecessarily. This time Jones did not kick from his own 22 when he should have, and Scotland simply could not escape. Kearney might have fed O'Mahoney to score but instead turned inside. It did not matter, though, as Ferris instead found Andrew Trimble, who muscled his way over. The second half began with a wonderful burst from his own half by Scotland No 8 David Denton. What a find he has been. Then there was a moment of hilarity as Denton and Rennie held Kearney up in the sort of choke tackle that everybody had been talking about in the build up. Scotland duly received the penalty. In that respect they have been learning. Soon Ireland had a penalty of their own, and Sexton spotted that Bowe was waiting out on the right wing. He eschewed the option to kick at goal and instead punted towards Bowe, who rose high to take the ball superbly well. But Morrison was equal to the challenge, and although Bowe did eventually ground the ball, it was deemed, after referral to the television match official, that he had made a double movement. There was a horrible moment as Trimble and Jones were involved in a sickening clash of heads as Scotland attacked hard. Jones was left unconscious and, after a lengthy delay, was stretchered off. Trimble was hurt too, but he should have been yellow carded. It was a dangerous tackle. He made no attempt to tackle with his arms. It happens too often these days. It was not until the 72nd minute that a point was scored in the second period, as Sexton kicked a difficult penalty from out on the left. It sparked a coruscating break out of defence from Kearney. He put Earls away, who was tackled without the ball by Evans. A yellow card was brandished. And so in that period replacement Fergus McFadden crossed to end proceedings.