In front of another remarkable Irish crowd, Andy Farrell’s side were brilliant.
THE SEA OF green in the stands brought goosebumps to the skin, while the wave of green on the pitch swept over Scotland. As The Fields of Athenry rang out again and again, the Scottish players were turned over and cut through time and time again.
Picking the player of the match must have been difficult. Jamison Gibson-Park earned it for an all-action display. Ireland had the bonus point notched before half time and after grabbing their fifth early in the second half, they enjoyed the luxury of taking captain Johnny Sexton off after just 45 minutes.
But all in all, it was another fantastic World Cup night for Irish rugby and they will likely go into next weekend’s clash with New Zealand as favourites. Ireland soon went close down the other end as O’Mahony broke through off a cleverly delayed Sexton pass but Hansen couldn’t hold the centurion’s offload.
And the bonus point arrived before the break as a big period of pressure in Scotland territory concluded with Sexton lofting a pass to Keenan to the right of the posts. The Irish fullback leapt to gather overhead, steading himself upon landing and finished through a despairing Scottish tackle.
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