Despite passing up on 14 to 21 points, Ireland were never going to suffer the same fate as France at Twickenham
’s profligacy in the first half an hour had echoes of what their Gallic cousins suffered at Twickenham, when tries perished within touching distance of the whitewash, or on a couple of occasions over it. The visitors needed a better grounding in how to finish off wonderful approach work.
Victory offers a salve, the review less painful. The coaches and players will be able to discuss the pictures big and small and see what they could have done better.Ireland take big step to third successive title with bonus-point victory over ScotlandThere were two contentious moments from an officiating perspective. The first involved Ireland’s opening try-scorer Calvin Nash.
Nash was in front of the two Scottish defenders and certainly wasn’t going to win a race after he had been pushed to the ground. It was a moot point when weighed against the result of the match that went in Ireland’s favour. Had it not, the grounds for a penalty try might have weighed a little more heavily in the thinking of the Irish team and supporters.
Ireland did so ruthlessly with the ferocity of a junkyard dog, defending their territory, and oversubscribed when it came to players producing big moments in defence. It was a long list. A cold, dreich Edinburgh night seemed an appropriate backdrop for an increasingly forlorn home side.
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