In the 2024 Six Nations match between Ireland and Scotland, Ireland emerged victorious but struggled against a fierce Scottish effort. Key players like Christie, Cummings, Dempsey, and Fagerson stood out with notable defensive performances. Ireland dominated possession but conceded 11 turnovers, higher than their previous game. Scotland's strong defense was highlighted by players making over 20 tackles each, with Christie setting a record of 28 tackles in the match.
28 - Andy Christie made 28 tackles v Ireland, the joint most ever by a @Scotlandteam player in a #GuinnessM6N match (John Barclay, 28 v Ireland in 2018). Tireless. ⬇️ @OptaAnalyst | @sageuk | @SixNationsRugby Rd 5 Review ⬇️ https://t.co/KW4fFh00mR
Top tacklers #IREvSCO: 28 - Andy Christie 25 - Scott Cummings 22 - Zander Fagerson 20 - Jack Dempsey 17 - Pierre Schoeman 16 - Stafford McDowall 15 - George Turner 15 - Rory Darge 12 - Beirne & POM ☘️ 12/15 Scot starters made 10+ tackles, 2 Ireland players made 10+🤯… https://t.co/S7LjF6gtlB
💬 "Just about everything good from Ireland came through the scrum-half." 🔢 Full Ireland ratings below. 👇 #GuinnessM6N #IREvSCO https://t.co/9bAm5cDJiA
🙌 Top shift from Andy Christie! #IREvSCO 🔢 Read the full Scotland ratings below. #GuinnessM6N https://t.co/8k0zHy4Nf5
🗣️ "He was a willing ball carrier, won some balls in the lineouts and also impressed with an outstanding defensive shift where made a joint team-high 25 hits." 🏴 Scotland's player ratings after their narrow defeat to Ireland. #IREvSCO #GuinnessM6N https://t.co/9WJbTCT6i9
RATINGS: Scotland player ratings vs Ireland | 2024 Guinness Six Nations @ABCBrynPalmer 👨💻rates the Scots #SixNations | #IREvSCO Read more below ⤵️ https://t.co/TAUrxz9RbS
Zander Fagerson, Scott Cummings (25), Andy Christie (27) and Jack Dempsey all with over 20 tackles. Scotland made 239 to Ireland's 118. Very good defence but the attack until that late Huw Jones try just didn't fire as well as it has in this Six Nations. #IREvSCO
Scotland player ratings vs Ireland | 2024 Guinness Six Nations #SixNations Read more below ⤵️ https://t.co/TAUrxz9RbS
RATINGS: Now 2024 Six Nations champions, Ireland just about got the job done in what became a struggle session against a fierce Scotland effort. Here we rate the players, with everything from 5s to a few 8s #IREvSCO | #sixnations https://t.co/rwvwKmemJc
Some big defensive performances so far from the likes of Christie, Cummings, Dempsey and Fagerson. An attacking classic it ain't though. Ireland dominating possession but 11 turnovers conceded is way too high. For comparison, they only gave away 7 all game vs France. #IREvSCO