article_snippet: : There was the early try of Paul O’Connell, playing arguably Paul O’Connell best Test rugby at the age of 35, the lion roaring through winter.
article_snippet: Seán O’Brien was not at Seán O’Brien best in Cardiff but rumbled back to Seán O’Brien here, and Seán O’Brien first try was a triumph for the man but also for the coach as a variation on a lineout move Schmidt employed at Leinster befuddled Scotland.
article_snippet: Sean O'Brien of Ireland goes over to score the second try in a 40-10 win at Murrayfield .
article_snippet: Ireland were harvesting big numbers against Ireland helpless opponents but large totals are best gathered by letting no opportunity slip.
article_snippet: In failing with those three kicks the Irish out halves were in danger of being trapped in history the way Denis Leamy has: This was truly Ireland’s greatest performance under Joe Schmidt Captain Paul O’Connell scored the first of Ireland’s four tries in Irish rugby’s historic day in Murrayfield, with flanker Sean O’Brien (pictured right with Johnny Sexton) crossing twice and Jared Payne also going over to end Welsh hopes of winning the title.
article_snippet: O’Brien, who was named man of the match, said: ‘I think we executed very well and did all we could do –
article_snippet: Ireland's O'Brien scores a try during the 2015 RBS Six Nations match at Murrayfield in Edinburgh .
article_snippet: This was the outstanding performance by Ireland under Schmidt so far.