Ireland boosted their Six Nations title hopes at the expense of Scotland after a brilliant 43-21 victory over Gregor Townsend's side at the Aviva Stadium.

The hosts knew a win would propel them to the top of the table ahead of France's clash with England, while Scotland's hopes of a first Six Nations title slipped out of their fingers.

Andy Farrell's side made the perfect start as Jamie Osbourne sprinted under the posts before Jack Crowley's conversion, but Darcy Graham hit straight back as Scotland levelled the score after a 19-phase attack.

Dan Sheehan and Robert Baloucoune, however, both crossed to put Ireland 19-7 up at the break, with the latter holding off Graham for a stunning try.

A cagey start to the second half was ended when Finn Russell snuck over the line to pull Scotland back into the contest, but Darragh Murray crashed over on his debut to put Ireland back in control.

Rory Darge gave Scotland hope once again, but it was not to be for the visitors, as two huge Tommy O'Brien tries on either side of a Crowley penalty were enough to secure Ireland the Triple Crown.

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— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) March 14, 2026

Data Debrief: Ireland keep up their dominance against Scotland

Ireland have won each of their last nine matches against Scotland in the Six Nations, equalling their longest winning run against them in any iteration of the Championship, alongside a nine-game streak between 1939 and 1954.

Farrell's team are also dominant on home soil. They have now won 16 of their 18 Six Nations matches in Dublin since the start of 2020, and are unbeaten across their last 31 Championship matches at the Aviva Stadium when leading at half-time (W29 D2).

And once Scotland went into the interval behind, it always looked unlikely they would forge a comeback.

Including the Home/Five Nations, Scotland have trailed by 12+ points at half-time on 28 occasions in the Championship, going on to win just one of those matches.

With Scotland having missed the chance to move above France, it is now Ireland who will have their eyes on Paris later in the day.