Relieved Ireland hang on for narrow win

Scotland 18 Ireland 21

Relieved Ireland hang on for narrow win
Sun, 27 Feb, 2011 - 17:05

Scotland 18 Ireland 21

Ireland departed Murrayfield with the RBS 6 Nations victory they desperately needed this afternoon, but only after narrowly surviving a second-half fightback from Scotland.

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