TRY: Ireland 0 Scotland 5 (Martin)
Mattison leaves on a stretcher. Hopefully the injury isn’t as bad as it looked. Mairi McDonald takes her place and play resumes with Ireland’s first scrum of the afternoon.
A nervy start for Ireland, who fail to find touch with an early penalty before knocking-on the return kick from Scotland. Still, the hosts are playing most of the rugby in the Scotland half across the opening minutes.31 mins ago 2:25PM Right, five minutes until kick-off. Here’s a reminder of how Ireland line up today: 10. Dannah O’Brien 5. Sam Monaghan co-captain16. Clíodhna Moloney 21.
Ciarán Kennedy here to bring you all the action as it happens in Belfast, with kick-off at 2.30pm. If you’re looking for some pre-match reading, you can find Gavan Casey’s match preview here.
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