Rugby - Ireland Trounce Scotland (1953)

Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland. Ireland beat Scotland 26-8 in Rugby Union International. SV. Scottish team running out. GV. Crowd. LV. Scotland in dark shirts kick off. SV. Crowd. LV. Scrum. Ireland’s O’Meara throws in ball. O’Meara runs round scrum, collects ball, and passes to J W Kyle, who boots upfield. LV. Ball approaching Scottish line, chased by pack. Scotsman prevents it from crossing line and is tackled by M Mortell. Scotsman pushes Mortell off and passes ball to Weatherstone, Weatherstone fumbles pass and is dived on by W E Bell. GV. Crowd. SV. Scottish attack. Bell tries to intercept but ball is passed to another Scottish player. Kyle tackles Scotsman, Scotsman drops ball, but manages to kick it forward. Scotsmen run forward, kicking forward. Ball is chased by J S McCarthy and S Byrne, closely followed by Smith. D Byrne collects ball, and kicks into touch. GV. Crowd. LV. Pack chasing ball near Scottish line. Weatherstone manages to clear before being brought down by Mortell. LV. Irishman with ba
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