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  • 80'   There it is, Scotland win 31-21. A good afternoon's work for the Scots and their coach Frank Hadden can be very pleased with that!
  • 79'   Ireland throwing the ball around now looking for one more score before the final whistle.
  • 77'   Cusiter limps off with what looks like an ankle injury. Cruel blow for the number nine and hopefully it's not too serious!
  • 74'   Parks makes it 31-21. Scots forwards keep it tight again and showing better control now.
  • 73'   Henderson scores his hat-trick. Neat half break from Parks, who gives Henderson a short pass out of the tackle for the centre to crash over. 29-21.
  • 72'   Scots forwards drive again but ball pops out Ireland's side. Scotland weren't making these errors in the first half!
  • 71'   Poor tackling from Ireland allows Sean Lamont to break through and kick ahead which Ireland touch down for a 5m scrum to Scotland.
  • 70'   Hayes on for Young.
  • 68'   First act by O'Gara is to kick Ireland to within 5m of Scots try line. How many times have we seen him do that!
  • 67'   O'Gara on for O'Driscoll. O'Gara goes to 10 and Wallace into the centre.
  • 65'   Scotland gone off the boil a little and conceding more turn overs.
  • 64'   Ireland line-out working much better this half and they clear the pressure well.
  • 63'   Neat grubber by Parks moves Scots to within 5m of Ireland try line.
  • 59'   Paterson is down, looks like a rib injury, but is back up. Cusiter on for Blair, Parks on for Paterson.
  • 59'   Ireland's O'Kelly off for Quinlan, this time for good. Scots skipper White also replaced by Thomson.
  • 57'   Scots starting to look a little vulnerable now as Ireland up the tempo. Another penalty to Ireland and Wallace kicks for goal from 47m. Great kick cuts Scotland lead to 24-21.
  • 56'   Ireland have been awarded a penalty for a high tackle and will restart with a penalty on the half-way line.
  • 55'   Ireland force turn over from lineout and move ball through the hands for Trimble to score their second try. 24-18 and Ireland are right back in it!
  • 54'   Superb kick by Murphy who drills ball down the touch-line for a line-out deep in Scots half.
  • 53'   Ireland playing with more control now and look to be back in the game.
  • 50'   Well played Carney who rips ball from Scots forward and forces turn over.
  • 49'   Wallace makes it 24-13.
  • 48'   Ireland respond immediately through Boss. The visitors produce good move in the backs directly from a scrum, with Trimble prominent, and Boss eventually crashes over. 24-11.
  • 45'   Scots forwards driving again and Blair goes blind and feeds Henderson for his second try in the corner - after a juggle. 24-6 Scotland!
  • 44'   Ford back on for Thomson after getting stiched up.
  • 43'   Fantastic break by Blair on the blind-side moves Scotland up to the Ireland line. But Ireland force a turn over and break from deep.
  • 42'   Neat chip by Webster puts Scotland deep into Ireland 22.
  • 41'   Ireland restart with alot to do. Cannot remember the last time an Ireland pack was dominated so much and O'Sullivan will have had his own thoughts on that at half-time.
  • 40'   Half time and Scotland have had a hugely encouraging half, with their forwards dominating the Ireland pack. 19-6 to Scotland at the interval. Scots line-out has been faultless winning all 14 on their throw.
  • 38'   Brown on for Scotland number eight Taylor, who looks like he has a broke nose. Thomson also on for Ford, who has ablood injury.
  • 37'   But Scots recyle and prop Murray eventually burrows his way over for Scotland's third try! 19-6 and Scots look in complete control thanks to their forward effort.
  • 37'   Great play from Scotland again and Sean Lamont goes close on the right but Ireland's defence - led by O'Connell - stands up well.
  • 35'   Scots force turn over and turn defence into attack.
  • 33'   O'Kelly back on for Quinlan - should help Ireland's line-out.
  • 33'   Ireland scrum creaking under the strain - again! Scots certainly have the edge in the scrums.
  • 31'   Scots forwards again driving in Ireland 22 and recycling impressively. Blair directing proceedings well.
  • 29'   Carney gets his hands on the ball and shows his strength. Big game for the former rugby league star who is competing with Bowe for wing berth in France.
  • 27'   Murphy cuts Scotland's lead to 14-6 while Wallace is down.
  • 27'   Ireland centre Duffy has also gone off with what looks like a thigh injury and Trimble replaces him.
  • 26'   Nice work by Murphy and Wallace wins Ireland a penalty deep in Scots half. But Wallace has taken a knock.
  • 25'   Ireland lock O'Kelly has gone off with a blood injury and has been replaced by Aidan Quinlan.
  • 25'   Paterson makes it 14-3.
  • 24'   Scotland win scrum and Henderson makes a half break and video ref rules a try by the centre. Scots now lead 12-3! Well deserved and Scots are on fire!
  • 23'   More lovely interplay by Scots forwards and Paterson nearly sneaks through! Scots win scrum close to Ireland line. Scotland looking better than they have for years!
  • 21'   Great take by Rory Lamont, who makes a break and feeds Ford. Super play by Scotland!
  • 19'   Irish scrum under pressure but neat kick from Boss gives them good field position.
  • 15'   Scots win line-out but Irish forwards disrupt their drive. Paterson goes for cross kick but superb take by Ireland full-back Murphy at full stretch.
  • 14'   Irish defence good but they concede another penalty for an incident off the ball. Looks like Ferris has been blown for an alleged punch! Scots again go for the corner.
  • 13'   Scots forwards driving superbly and almost cross again. They win a penalty deep in Ireland half and kick for the corner.
  • 8'   Good half break by Wallace and Ireland win a penalty in the Scots 22! Wallace cuts Scotland lead to 7-3.
  • 7'   Strong running by the Irish forwards but Scotland defence holds firm. Ireland trying to move the ball around. Good yards by Carney but White puts in a typical big hit! The Scots will be glad to have him back!!
  • 4'   Poor restart from Scotland allows irish to immediately go on the offensive.
  • 3'   Paterson makes it 7-0.
  • 3'   Scotland batter the Irish line and get an early try through flanker All Hogg. Great start for Scotland! 5-0 after three minutes!
  • 2'   Scots win line-out comfortably and produce a decent drive through their forwards. They've got a big pack out today and will look to dominate up front.
  • 1'   And the Scots kick off and win an early penaltu which they drill into the corner. Rain looks to have eased off as well.
  • -   Already Ireland have an injury concern. Wing Shane Horgan twisted his knee while warming up and has been replaced on the bench by Andrew Trimble. Ireland will be hoping Horgan's injury does not affect his World Cup chances!
  • -   For Ireland, coach Eddie O'Sullivan has chosen a largely experimental line-up as he runs the rule of a host of players out to prove their World Cup credentials - especially in his back row and back three. But skipper Brian O'Driscoll and lock Paul O'Connell get much-needed game time after missing the end of the Six Nations through injury.
  • -   Scotland have named an almost full-strength side and have been boosted by the return from injury of skipper and flanker Jason White and scrum-half Mike Blair. Chris Paterson is given the chance to display his undoubted skills at fly-half.
  • -   It's a damp afternoon up in Murrayfield - not the ideal conditions for an open game of rugby with so much at stake for the players' World Cup chances!
  • -   Welcome to Murrayfield and Europsport's live online coverage of the World Cup warm-up between Scotland and Ireland.
*Try 
A.Hogg 3' - A.Henderson 24' - E.Murray 38' - A.Henderson 46' - A.Henderson 74'

*Conv 
C.Paterson 4' - C.Paterson 25' - D.Parks 74'

  		 *Try 
I.Boss 48' - A.Trimble 55'

*Conv 
P.Wallace 49'

*Pen 
P.Wallace 10' - G.Murphy 27' - P.Wallace 59'