Ireland player ratings as they thrash Scotland in Dublin

Another top performance!

Tom O'Toole - 8.5

The Ulsterman's switch to loosehead looks to be paying real dividends with another great showing in the scrum, the highlight of which was an early penalty that led to Jamie Osborne's try.

Showed his worth around the park with an incredible 20 tackles.

Dan Sheehan - 7.5

Slowly, slowly coming back to his very best.

The lineout was once again an area of strength and he took his try very well when it looked like Ireland were about to be turned over at the maul.

Tadhg Furlong - 7.5

His best showing in an Ireland jersey in quite a while.

Scrum went well and he made 14 tackles before going off at 65 minutes.

Joe McCarthy - 8

A huge display from Big Joe, who set the tone for Ireland's pack from the get go.

Was an absolute nuisance at the maul.

Tadhg Beirne - 8.5

Really good again from Ireland's talisman.

Had his usual handful of turnovers.

Jack Conan - 6.5

A bit of a comedown after a stellar showing last week.

Didn't have the impact we have come to expect of such a consistent player.

Josh van der Flier - 8

A tireless display in defence, as expected, and was Ireland's top tackler with 23 despite coming off after 53 minutes.

Caelan Doris - 8.5

A deserved man of the match.

Made an incredible 46 metres, 16 carries, and 18 tackles.

When Ireland were struggling for go-forward ball, he stepped up time and time again to provide it.

Jamison Gibson-Park - 8.5

Another game with JGP in a pure flow state.

Controls the tempo like few can through his accuracy and decision making.

Jack Crowley - 8.5

His best showing in green since Argentina in 2024.

A complete turnaround off the tee with six from seven, and his only miss being a touchline conversion.

His last 20 minutes were particularly good, taking the ball right to the line ahead of Tommy O'Brien's first and putting his body on the line for a magnificent catch.

Tommy O'Brien - 8.5

An absolute fire cracker of a display; showing up constantly with strong carries, making small but vital inroads.

Showed up well in the air also and scored two tries.

A fearless player.

Stuart McCloskey - 9

Ireland's best player once again.

He made 55 metres, all of which were hard-earned, and showed great defence when he got a turnover after a man-and-ball hit on Finn Russell.

His 30-metre pass for Baloucoune's score was sensational, and his one-hand assist for O'Brien was class.

Garry Ringrose - 7

A solid enough showing from Ringrose once again, but his position will come under threat from Osborne over the next year.

Robert Baloucoune - 7.5

His finish for his first-half try typified his importance to the team, with few other wingers on the island capable of producing that type of pace to finish from that far out.

Was caught out on defence a few times.

Jamie Osborne - 7.5

To have a player of his standard at as your third-choice fullback is so encouraging.

Pretty faultless once again, and not a player the opposition can target.

Replacements:

Rónan Kelleher - 6.5

Michael Milne - 6

Finlay Bealham - 6

Darragh Murray - 7.5

Nick Timoney - 7.5

Craig Casey - 5

Ciarán Frawley - 7

Bundee Aki - 6