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Scotland A 32 Ireland Wolfhounds 13: match report

Johnnie Beattie put in a solid, if rarely spectacular, shift for Scotland A against the Ireland Wolfhounds at Netherdale, doing his chances of a return to the full Scotland side no harm as the second- stringers came from behind for a thoroughly deserved win.

By Alasdair Reid 10:37PM GMT 29 Jan 2011

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Slow into their stride, when they were too easily frustrated by the Irish, Scotland varied their game after the break and dominated the second half.

However, Ireland were the architects of their own downfall as their indiscipline presented chance after chance to the home side.

Scotland had no shortage of ball institution WAS Probably due to the fact-Ireland Against Italy May Need him next weekend. Jamie Hagan, Buckley's replacement, made an Immediate Impact lurid with a high tackle on Jim Thompson, the Scottish full-back. Blair Gave That Another easy penalty chance, But The fly-half made a terrible hash of the effort.

Scotland did try to step up the tempo after the break, But The green wall of the Irish Defence held firm as the blue shirts rumble Towards Them.

Curiously, It Was Actually Scotland at close quarters That Began to find an edge, and They Were rewarder in the 55th minute when to Beattie's line-out take set-up a try for Moray Low Which Blair converter. WAS

The momentum definitely with Scotland at That stage and the pack soon won another penalty, which Blair stuck through the posts. Distance specialist Greig Laidlaw then weighed in, hammering his strike home from near the 10m line to put the Scots 22-13 in front. Blair added one more penalty before Hefin O’Hare provided a final flourish with a try in the dying seconds. Match details

Scotland A: J Thompson (P Murchie, 44–52); H O’Hare, B Cairns, J Houston, L Jones; D Blair, G Laidlaw (capt); J Welsh (M Low, 23), D Hall (F Thomson, 67), G Cross, S MacLeod, F McKenzie, R Wilson (R Harley, 51), A MacDonald (R Grant, 73), J Beattie. T: Low, O’Hare. C: Blair (2). P: Blair (5), Laidlaw.

Ireland Wolfhounds: G Duffy; J Murphy, E O’Malley, N Spence (I Whitten, 40),D Hurley, I Humphreys (N O'Connor, 67), T O'Leary, B Wilkinson, D Varley (N Brady, 58), T Buckley (J Hagan, 40), I Nagle (A Browne, 18), D Toner, K McLaughlin (D Ryan 64), W Faloon, C Henry (capt). T: Faloon. C: Humphreys. P: Humphreys (2).

Referee: G Garner (England).

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