Scotland Vs Ireland Player Ratings After Dominant Irish Win In Edinburgh

Here are our Scotland Vs Ireland player ratings following Sunday’s Six Nations round-two clash at Murrayfield, in which Ireland won 32-18. 

Scotland Vs Ireland Player Ratings

Scotland Player Ratings

15 – Blair Kinghorn: 6

He did his best and had a few flashes of brilliance, but he was unable to significantly influence the proceedings.

14 – Darcy Graham: N/A

Went off early after a nasty head-on-head collision with teammate Finn Russell. Hopefully not as serious as feared, but didn’t play long enough to give a fair rating.

13 – Huw Jones: 6

The most threatening runner in Scotland’s backline but still failed to make the inroads he would have hoped to.

12 – Tom Jordan 6

Had to move to fly-half when Russell went off injured; didn’t look comfortable there. A shame we didn’t see much of him in midfield.

11 – Duhan van der Merwe: 5

A great finish for his try, but an utterly stupid yellow card, which cost his team. Needs to do more in the big games.

10 – Finn Russell: N/A

Also involved in the head collision with Graham and went off early. Was a huge loss for Scotland.

9 – Ben White: 5

Irish back row were all over him and he couldn’t get his side going. Struggled throughout the match and was on the back foot most of the time.

8 – Jack Dempsey: 7

One of his side’s better performers but couldn’t do it all on his own. Strong carries and put himself about well.

7 – Rory Darge: 6

A poor performance after his fine display last weekend. Was unable to impact the game much and lost the breakdown battle.

6 – Matt Fagerson: 5

Mostly anonymous aside from giving a penalty away for a shove in the back while chasing a kick.

5 – Grant Gilchrist: 6

Disrupted the Irish lineout and worked hard all game. A solid performance but outshone by his opposition.

4 – Jonny Gray: 6

As above, good at the set-piece but beaten handily around the park by the Irish forwards.

3 – Zander Fagerson: 6

Can’t fault his effort but was under huge pressure at scrum time and will need to sure up that part of his game quickly with England around the corner.

2 – Dave Cherry: 5

Good lineouts but offered little around the pitch. Needs to have more impact in the loose, especially when comparing with other hookers in the competition.

1 – Rory Sutherland: 6

Another strong offering around the park with some ferocious carries. But, he too needs to do better at set-piece if Scotland are to kick on.

Replacements: 5

Did little to change the momentum of the match and were largely ineffectual. Stafford McDowall assisted Van der Merwe’s try but otherwise the Scottish subs had minimal impact.

Ireland:

15 – Hugo Keenan: 7

Another Lions-quality performance from one of Ireland’s most consistent performers. Dominant in the air and involved in attack.

14 – Calvin Nash: 7

A try and a good all-round display. Stood in for Mack Hansen and there was no dip in quality.

13 – Robbie Henshaw: 7

Took his chance well coming in for Gary Ringrose. Ran and tackled hard as you’d expect and was a big player all game.

12 – Bundee Aki: 6

Not his most memorable performance, but only because of the high standard’s he’s set. Did his job but little more than that.

11 – James Lowe: 8

Another top-drawer performance to back up last week’s stellar showing. Scored another try and is surely one of the nailed on Lions test starters if he stays fit.

10 – Sam Prendergast: 9

Showed maturity well beyond his years and seems to be growing into the starting role every week. Was brilliant throughout.

9 – Jamison Gibson-Park: 8

Controlled the game and took heaps off pressure off the youngster Prendergast. Another who seems certain to feature for the Lions in the summer.

1 – Andrew Porter: 8

Ripped apart the Scottish scrum and turned Fagerson inside out. Tireless performance and one of Ireland’s best forwards.

2 – Rónan Kelleher: 6

A less convincing display in the lineout and needs to work on consistency. Still put in a big shift in the loose and was as powerful as ever.

3 – Finlay Bealham: 7

Stepped up again and was solid all around the field. Doing everything he can to keep the shirt when Tadhg Furlong returns from injury.

4 – James Ryan: 6

Lineout wasn’t great and he was outshone by Beirne. Not a poor performance but we know he has a lot more in the tank.

5 – Tadhg Beirne: 8

Massive performance from a massive man. Was everywhere in attack and defence and well deserving of his rating.

6 – Peter O’Mahony: 7

Hell of a shift from the old feller. Proved his worth with a vintage display and won several key turnovers.

7 – Josh van der Flier: 8

Massive tackle count and all over the Scottish at ruck time. A great shift from him and popped up everywhere.

8 – Caelan Doris: 8

Huge in attack and defence and a constant thorn in Scotland’s side. Disruptive and physical at the breakdown.

Replacements: 7

All of the Irish bench did well once again, Jack Conan in particular. Dan Sheehan also impressed, though had a quieter game than against England.