Ireland kept their hopes of clinching the Six Nations alive with a 43-21 victory over Scotland at the Aviva Stadium, a result which secured the Triple Crown.
After beating England, Wales, and now Scotland, Ireland have picked up a fourth Triple Crown in the last five years.
The victory also means they will spend their evening supporting England in their match against France which concludes this year’s tournament.
An England victory would be enough for Ireland to clinch the Championship thanks to their Dublin victory, secured with a bonus point.
If England and France were to draw, with Les Blues also scoring four or more tries for a bonus point, that would be enough for France to take the title thanks to their superior points difference.
Scotland’s wait for a Six Nations title, meanwhile, continues into 2027, with their last coming in 1999 under the old format. They also continue their wait for a win in Dublin having now lost 12 in a row.
Ireland had a 19-7 lead at half-time after a breathless opening 20 minutes, converted tries from Jamie Osborne and Dan Sheehan plus a diving effort from Robert Baloucoune getting their points on the board.
Scotland had hit back through a Darcy Graham try, which Finn Russell converted, but they had work to do in the second half to keep their hopes of making history alive.
The visitors added tries through Russell and Rory Darge, the former converting both, but Ireland matched them and then some to seal an emphatic victory.
Darragh Murray on debut picked up the bonus-point effort for his side before Jack Crowley added a penalty and Tommy O’Brien went in twice, the second with just 20 seconds remaining, to send the Aviva into pandemonium.
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