Scotland v Republic of Ireland – 5 talking points ahead of Hampden showdown
Scotland take on Republic of Ireland in the Nations League at Hampden Park on Saturday night.
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Nations League: Scotland come from behind to beat Ireland to top group, Ukraine smash Armenia
Scotland beat Republic of Ireland 2-1 at home in their Nations League Group B1 game, coming from behind on Saturday night. The away side scored first when John Egan struck after 18 minutes, but two second-half goals won it for Scotland. Ad First Jack Hendry levelled shortly after the restart, before a Ryan Christie penalty on 82 minutes secured the win to take them top of their group.
Ireland pay penalty in second half as Scotland march on
Two second-half goals saw Scotland fight back to secure a hard-earned victory over Ireland in a highly entertaining UEFA Nations League encounter .
Scotland vs Republic of Ireland LIVE score updates as Hampden hosts the Nations League clash
Here we go again. Ready?
Jim Goodwin: Ireland is the dream
In June of this year Liverpool fell to defeat in the UEFA Champions League final to Real Madrid.
History beckons for the Republic of Ireland Under-21s
The Republic of Ireland Under-21 side will kick of a bumper weekend of international football when they play host to Israel Under-21s in Tallaght Stadium on Friday night, live on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player with kick-off at 7p.m.
Euro sides need to up their physicality to win in SA, says Glasgow coach Franco Smith
New Glasgow Warriors coach Franco Smith believes that Northern Hemisphere teams in the United Rugby Championship (URC) need to up their physicality if they want to win regularly in South Africa.