IRELAND  34 V   SCOTLAND  13
  COMPETITION: 6 Nations International Championship                                                       Updated 01.03.2008
  VENUE: Croke Park, Dublin DATE: 23 February 2008 SPECTATORS: 74, 234
  REFEREE: Christophe Berdos (France) HALFTIME: 14-6  
  SCORERS:   SCORERS:
  TRIES: Bowe (2), D. Wallace, Kearney, M. Horan TRIES: Webster
  CONVERSIONS: O'Gara (3) CONVERSIONS: Paterson
  PENALTY GOALS: O'Gara PENALTY GOALS: Paterson (2)
  DROPPED GOALS: DROPPED GOALS:
   
15 Geordan Murphy  Leicester, England 15 Hugo Southwell (21) Edinburgh Gunners
14 Thomas Bowe  Ulster 14 Sean Lamont  Northampton Saints, England
13 Brian O'Driscoll (Capt.) (22) Leinster 13 Simon Webster Edinburgh Gunners
12 Andrew Trimble Ulster 12 Andrew Henderson (22) Glasgow Warriors
11 Robert Kearney  Leinster 11 Nikki Walker  Neath Swansea Ospreys, Wales
10 Ronan O'Gara (21) Munster 10 Christopher Paterson  Gloucester, England
9 Eion Redden (20) London Wasps, England 9 Michael Blair (Capt.) (20) Edinburgh Gunners
8 James Heaslip (19) Leinster 8 Kelly Brown (19) Glasgow Warriors
7 David Wallace  Munster 7 Allister Hogg  Edinburgh Gunners
6 Denis Leamy  Munster 6 Alasdair Strokosch Gloucester, England
5 Michael O'Driscoll (18) Munster 5 Scott MacLeod  Llanelli Scarlets, Wales
4 Donncha O'Callaghan  Munster 4 Nathan Hines (18) Perpignan, France
3 John Hayes (17) Munster 3 Euan Murray  Northampton Saints, England
2 Bernard Jackman (16) Leinster 2 Ross Ford (16) Edinburgh Gunners
1 Marcus Horan  Munster 1 Allan Jacobson (17) Edinburgh Gunners
   
16 Rory Best (2) Ulster 16 Fergus Thomson (2) Glasgow Warriors
17 Anthony Buckley (3) Munster 17 Gavin Kerr (1) Edinburgh Gunners
18 Paul O'Connell (5) Munster 18 James Hamilton (4) Leicester Tigers, England
19 Simon Easterby (8) Llanelly, Wales 19 Ross Rennie (8) Edinburgh Gunners
20 Peter Stringer (9) Munster 20 Christopher Cusiter (9) Perpignan, France
21 Patrick Wallace (10) Ulster 21 Daniel Parks (15) Glasgow Warriors
22 Shane Horgan (13) Leinster 22 Nicholas De Luca (12) Edinburgh Gunners
   
  COACH: Eddie O'Sullivan COACH: Frank Hadden
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MATCH NOTES
 
 
When O'Connell came on as a replacement he was playing his 50th test for Ireland. Kearney's try was his first for Ireland. Marcus Horan scored his first try for Ireland in his 54th test. O'Gara passed 800 test point for Ireland.
Blair became Scotland's 108th test captain. Rennie was making his test debut for Scotland. Strokosch's only other test was against Australia in November 2006.
 
Sources
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7260841.stm