By PETER RILEY

Scotland ..........36pts
Tries:Smith 40, Skeldon 47, Bartlett 56, McGhie 65, Malcolm 75, Rollie 81
Conversions: Nelson 58, 66, 76

Ireland.............. 10pts
Tries: Fryday 53
Conversions: O’Brien 54
Penalties: O’Brien 5
A second-half surge saw Scotland power past Ireland to secure their highest finish in six years and record successive Six Nations wins for the first time in 17 years.
Points were at a premium in the first-half with Meryl Smith’s try just before the break giving Bryan Easson’s side a slender 5-3 lead. But the Scots shifted gears in the second-half and d...