DUBLIN- Two tries by Keith Earls inspired Ireland to a 31-16 victory over Scotland in their third place Autumn Nations Cup play-off at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.
The hosts’ victory will be a welcome one for head coach Andy Farrell to take into next year’s Six Nations, finishing with six wins in his nine Tests this year.
Earls’ brace saw him move into second place in the all-time Ireland tryscoring list with 32 -- 14 off Brian O’Driscoll’s total.
“There are plenty of learnings for this, we know where we’re at as a side and what’s going on in the background,” Farrell told Amazon Prime.
“These six games were a priceless experience for us.”
The momentum of the game hinged on Scotland centre Duncan Taylor’s yellow card late in the second-half which the Irish used to turn a deficit into an 11-9 lead at the break. -AFP
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