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• Joe Schmidt’s side dominate key clash in Pool A• James Ryan, Rory Best and Tadhg Furlong all score for Ireland
Ireland took control of the group with a typically efficient bonus-point victory over Scotland, whose pre-match confidence washed away in the rain. The Scots now face a potential quarter-final decider with hosts Japan on the final weekend of the group stage.
Lesson one in the manual on how to beat Ireland is to cherish the ball. Scotland must have packed the Japanese version as three mistakes in the first-half led to three tries for their opponents and a spirit-sapping 16-point deficit at the break. Continue reading...