Ireland has taken a huge step to an unprecedented third straight Six Nations title by securing a bonus-point 32-18 win at Scotland, which lost two key players in the first half to a nasty clash of heads at Murrayfield.

EDINBURGH (Reuters) -Ireland remained on track for a Six Nations Grand Slam after handing Scotland a bruising 32-18 defeat in an impressive exhibition of stealth and power at Murrayfield on Sunday. Tries from Calvin Nash,

With home advantage, a backline which even shorn of Sione Tuipulotu packed enough star wattage to power the Edinburgh grid and an Ireland team who had shown some vulnerability against England the previous weekend (albeit only for about half an hour),