Full-time: Ireland Women 54-5 Scotland Women

All over at the Aviva. Ireland finish third in the table after a comprehensive, eight-try win over Scotland in front of a record crowd of 31,294.

Scotland finish fifth after a frustrating campaign, but the blooding of new players will provide some solace in the long-term.

Try Scotland

It’s Aicha Sutcliffe who emerges from the line-out maul with her second try in as many internationals.

Yellow card for Ireland

It’s all over bar the shouting, but Ireland pick up a yellow card for Ruth Campbell.

Scotland pass 200 tackles

More than 200 tackles by Scotland this afternoon, with a number missed as well it is honest to add.

Cunningham on for McMillan in the second row

Hollie Cunningham takes the place of Louise McMillan for the closing stages in Dublin.

Scotland subs

Rhea Clarke comes on for Leah Brebner-Holden at scrum-half. Demi Swann, Aicha Sutcliffe, Holland Bogan and Coreen Grant have also all come on in the past few minutes.

Try Ireland

Brittany Hogan gets her second moments later. Ireland tap-and-go from that offside penalty and the Irish pack have too much in the tank to be halted. O’Brien adds another conversion.

Scotland on last warning for discipline

Referee Groizeleau has a word with captain Helen Nelson as Scotland cough up another offside penalty. It would appear that the next time, it’ll be a sin binning.

Scotland win breakdown penalty

Ireland are not resting on their laurels and go close to the line after an excellent break by Parsons, but Scotland win the breakdown penalty to show resistance even this far behind.

Ireland change six

With the result beyond doubt, Ireland bring on no fewer than six replacements for the final 30 minutes.

King in double turnover for hosts

As much as Scotland are showing more in this second half, Ireland have all the answers and they usually involve the limpet-like flanker Erin King. Two turnovers in as many minutes stall Scottish advances and the hosts are looking comfortable again.

No changes for either side as second half starts

It’s as you were for the final 40 of this year’s championship and Ireland give an offside penalty away straight off the bat. Helen Nelson punts to touch and already, Scotland are looking more solid than in the first half.

Half-time: Ireland Women 47-0 Scotland Women

Ireland hold an unassailable lead at the break. Seven tries, six of them converted, in a half of rugby that was rare in its one-sidedness. Scotland haven’t had a sniff in Ireland half, and had little more possession in their own.

Try Ireland

There is time for a seventh, and second for Wafer, as the number 8 marches purposefully to the line after another line break, with O’Brien clipping over her sixth conversion (47-0, 39 mins).

Try Ireland

Stacey Flood gets in on the scoring act this time. From yet another penalty kicked to touch, Ireland look to rumble again but decide to fling it wide and full-back Flood catches a long pass, checks her run briefly and races over for a sixth first-half Irish try. O’Brien converts (40-0, 36 mins).

Try Ireland

All that disallowed try seemed to do was fire up Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald as she grabs a line-out overthrow and steamed her way towards the line, eventually brought down a metre or so short. Aoife Wafer is on hand to pick-and-go, and she adds a fifth for Ireland, which O’Brien converts.

Try ruled out

A glimmer of positivity for Scotland as referee Aurélie Groizeleau is alerted to potential foul play in the build-up to that score. There’s talk that Moloney-McDonald is not a legal part of the ruck from which she scored, and so the try is disallowed and we remain at 26-0.

Try Ireland

Another scrum penalty for Ireland affords them the chance to attack once more. Eve Higgins again bursts through Scottish ranks but is brought down – Scotland’s defence even with this scoreline is energy sapping but admirable. They can’t repel any longer though and it’s the hooker Moloney-McDonald who gets her second, and Ireland’s fifth of the afternoon. O’Brien converts and it’s now 33-0 in Dublin.

Brief respite for Scots

With an astonishing 94% territory so far, Ireland have shown few cracks in their armoury but eventually Scotland get some breathing space with a penalty that Helen Nelson kicks up towards halfway. The line-out is adjudged to be squint, however, and the home side will look to cash in again.

Try Ireland

It’s another for Ireland as Erin King this time finishes off a driving line-out maul to earn a bonus point before the halfway point in the opening half. O’Brien misses the conversion for the first time but Ireland are totally rampant at 26-0.

Try Ireland

Three tries in eight minutes on what is looking like a sobering afternoon for Scotland Women. It’s Brittany Hogan who emerges from a close range foray on the back of a host of telling carries by her teammates. O’Brien easily adds the two extra points from right in front (21-0, 14 mins).

Dominant hosts seek third try

Ireland are completely dictating proceedings here at the Aviva, a stream of attacks in green being withstood by a constantly scrambling Scottish defence, but it can’t go on much longer you feel. Rachel Philipps is pinged for offside in amongst that defensive mobilisation and Ireland clip it to touch as they go again..

Try Ireland

Ireland are fizzing it about here and it’s Robyn O’Connor who hares her way to the line after a series of rapid rucks give the Irish too many bodies out wide. 14-0 with O’Brien’s conversion.

Try Ireland

It looked ominous for a while and indeed Ireland get the game’s first points as hooker Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald finishes off a telling line-out maul. Dannah O’Brien converts and Ireland lead by seven points early on (7-0).

Kick-off at the Aviva

Scotland Women’s final match of this year’s Guinness Women’s Six Nations is off and running, as Dannah O’Brien hoists the ball high into the Dublin air, with more than 30,000 spectators inside the ground on another historic afternoon for women’s sport.

Today's inaugural Siobhan Cattigan Trophy fixture

The very first silverware to be contested between two countries in the Women’s Six Nations will be the Siobhan Cattigan Trophy, which was announced earlier this week.

The Siobhan Cattigan Trophy is named after Scotland international forward Siobhan Cattigan, who sadly passed away in 2021 at the age of 26. Siobhan, a back-row forward, won 19 caps for Scotland between 2018 and 2021.

The trophy, commissioned by Scottish Rugby, with the full support of the Irish Rugby Football Union, was crafted by renowned Scottish jewellers, Hamilton & Inches, and Siobhan’s family was integral to its design.

30 minutes until kick-off in Dublin

Half an hour until go-time in Ireland as Scotland Women’ 2026 Guinness Women’s Six Nations campaign draws to a close. Italy are looking good for a bonus point win away to Wales in the game that’s currently on, which would leave the Welsh with the Wooden Spoon irrespective of what happens in this afternoon’s clash.

This afternoon's teams

Scotland make two changes to the XV that lined up against France in round four, as Shona Campbell (wing) and Emily Coubrough (number 8) come into Sione Fukofuka’s starting team:

Guinness Women's Six Nations finale is here

Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of the last round of the 2026 Guinness Women’s Six Nations championship as Scotland travel to Dublin to take on Ireland at the Aviva Stadium. With more than 30,000 tickets sold, it’s set to be the biggest stand-alone women’s rugby fixture in Ireland. It would appear this year’s tournament has a habit of historical ceilings being smashed!

Stick with us for team news for this 2:30pm kick-off..