IRELAND 52 SCOTLAND 22: Match report
Scotland scored first in the opening minute through Callum Young, who finished with three tries, but a hat trick of tries within 12 minutes by Martin saw the Irish take control.
Peter Johnston scored two of Ireland's nine tries and finished with eight goals for a 24 point personal tally.
Toby Burton-Carter and Phil Roberts also crossed for Ireland, who led 36-16 at the break.
Former Paralympian James McCarthy scoring a try in the 47th minute on his debut in the sport, before Martin claimed his fourth.
Ireland player-coach Damian McCabe said: “It’s a good confidence boost and I was pleased we rectified some things from the recent Celtic Cup.
"We go out as a better team than we came in and that’s what I was looking for. If possible, I’ll be searching for another game before the World Cup commences, and we’ll have some more trials in Dublin to find more players like James McCarthy.”
John Willans, who impressed throughout, scored a try and goal for the Scots, for whom Michael Mellon also stood out. The last 20 minutes remained scoreless as the defensive intensity increased.
Scotland head coach, Mark Roughsedge, said: “There were lots of periods of nice touches but some that resulted in fuzzy thinking. We need to work to get the players to paint a clearer picture under pressure when making decisions – but we’re not far off. I don’t think there was 30 points between the teams.”
Ireland 52 Martin (3, 10, 15, 50), Johnston (25, 28), Burton-Carter (38), Roberts (44), McCarthy (47) tries; Johnston 8 goals.
Scotland 22 Young (1, 29, 59), Willans (20) tries; Willans 1, Mellon 2 goals.
Line-ups:
Ireland
21 Toby Burton-Carter
13 Tom Martin
4 Stephen Palin-Campbell
18 Scott Roberts
14 Phil Roberts
16 James McCarthy
19 Ken Maloney
20 Damian McCabe
SCOTLAND
15 Dan Grant
12 Michael Mellon
11 John Willans
1 Callum Young
3 Neil Johnstone
8 Pete Lauder
9 Dave Anderson
7 Caydn Thomson
10 Graeme Stewart
13 Paul Hartley
Referee: David Butler (England)
