• James Ryan, Rory Best and Tadhg Furlong all score for Ireland
The Scottish supporters who trudged out of the ground in the pouring rain wondering how an eagerly anticipated showdown against their Six Nations rivals turned into such a miserable letdown would not have been heartened to hear Gregor Townsend explain his players’ no-show in what, for many of them, should have been the biggest match of their careers.
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Written by Paul Rees at the Yokohama International Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/22/rugby-world-cup-ireland-scotland-match-report under the title “Ireland earn bonus point after powering past Scotland with physical display”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
