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Ireland beat Scotland to win Triple Crown before Six Nations title is snatched away

Ireland beat Scotland to win Triple Crown before Six Nations title is snatched away

The visitors did manage one final score to stay in touch, with Rory Darge cutting a wicked angle to finish another seemingly endless Scottish move. But O’Brien’s double and a late Jack Crowley penalty put the game to bed. Paris is Paris, but Ireland end the Six Nations with hope, and their heads held high. Match details Scoring sequence: 5-0 Osborne try, 7-0 Crowley con, 7-5 Graham try, 7-7 Russell con, 12-7 Sheehan try, 14-7 Crowley con, 19-7 Baloucoune try, 19-12 Russell try, 19-14 Russell con, 24-14 Murray try, 26-14 Crowley con, 26-19 Darge try, 26-21 Russell con, 31-21 O’Brien try, 33-21 Crowley con, 36-21 Crowley pen, 41-21 O’Brien try, 43-21 Crowley con. Ireland: J Osborne; R Baloucoune (Frawley 65), G Ringrose (Aki 65), S McCloskey, T O’Brien; J Crowley, J Gibson-Park (Casey 77); T O’Toole (Milne 65), D Sheehan (Kelleher 65), T Furlong (Bealham 65); J McCarthy (Murray 65), T Beirne (Murray 50, Beirne 61); J Conan, J van der Flier (Timoney 53), C Doris (capt). Scotland: B Kinghorn; D Graham (Rowe 61, Jordan …