Stuart Hogg: I apologised to my teammates for ‘schoolboy error’

The Scotland captain described the moment he lost control of the ball as he went to score in Dublin.

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The Scotland captain dropped the ball as he went to ground it for a certain try in the second half of their Six Nations match against Ireland, who ran out eventual winners 19-12.

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