Twitter’s rugby fans felt one Irish player threw away his Lions chances at Murrayfield

It was an afternoon to forget for Joe Schmidt and Ireland.

A dozy first half was followed by half an hour of Irish pressure after the break but two late Scottish penalties guaranteed a 27-22 victory for the hosts at a bouncing Murrayfield on Saturday afternoon. There were some instances of "so close but yet so far" for Ireland, which included an ill-advised Jamie Heaslip offload and Rob Kearney being dragged into touch after a blistering run. But it was one of the more forgettable Irish performances in recent memory and one which quickly evaporated the early talk of an Irish Grand Slam. The line-out was an issue for Ireland throughout and Rory Best's showing at hooker left some fans with the opinion that his hopes for a starting place in New Zealand had been dealt a hammer blow. https://twitter.com/GreggMac11/status/827891488638001153 https://twitter.com/1seantwomey/status/827891967744946177 https://twitter.com/RosscoEvs/status/827892135617773569 Others suggested that the Ulster man simply didn't do enough to justify his presence in the conversation for Lions captain. https://twitter.com/cgalvin91/status/827919509713453058 https://twitter.com/SeanoMaher/status/827914855227195393 https://twitter.com/BristolSaracens/status/827913868659814401 https://twitter.com/InfoConor/status/827901559904358403 While some supporters believed that Best may not even make it on to the plane. https://twitter.com/jonnymcfadden/status/827896198799433728 https://twitter.com/coleraineyid/status/827909117910073344 All in all, it was a rough day at the office for Ireland after a November which filled supporters with expectation.