Six Nations: Ireland beat Scotland to keep Grand Slam alive

Ireland put on a superb display as they dominated Scotland in a 32-18 victory to stay perfect in this year’s Six Nations, adding fuel to their bid for an unprecedented third straight title.

Tries from Calvin Nash, captain Caelan Doris, James Lowe and Jack Conan plus 12 points off the boot of rookie fly-half Sam Prendergast saw Ireland to victory and left them as the only unbeaten team after the opening two rounds of the tournament.

They dominated the clash with relentless pressure from both their forwards and backs and limited the Scots to tries from Duhan van der Merwe, with an outrageous flying one-handed touchdown in the corner, and a late consolation from Ben White.

Little else went right for the hosts, who lost influential fly-half Finn Russell and flying winger Darcy Graham in the 22nd minute when they clashed heads and were both forced from the field, Graham on a stretcher and in a neck brace.

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Source: espn.com