Several Ipswich Town players have been in international action over the weekend, representing their countries in World Cup and Euro 2016 Qualifiers, and also Under-21 Championship games.

Blues defender Christophe Berra played the full 90 minutes as Scotland concluded their unsuccessful Euro 2016 qualifying campaign with a 6-0 away win in Gibraltar.

Sunderland striker Steven Fletcher scored a hat-trick, while Shaun Maloney, Steven Naismith and Chris Martin also got on the scoresheet.

Town strikers Daryl Murphy and David McGoldrick were unused substitutes as Republic of Ireland failed to qualify automatically for next year’s tournament in France, losing 2-1 in Poland.

Ex-Blues striker Jonathan Walters had levelled for Martin O’Neill’s side, from the penalty spot, following Grzegorz Krychowiak’s 13th-minute opener, but in-form Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski struck the winner at the Narodowy Stadium to condemn Ireland to a place in the play-offs.

Meanwhile, Kevin Bru’s World Cup dreams are over, his country, Mauritius, losing 5-2 over two legs in the first round against Kenya, the damage being done in the first leg, with the second game, in Nairobi, ending goalless.

Elsewhere, young Ipswich Town defender Josh Yorwerth played for the duration in Wales Under-21s 0-0 draw in Denmark, in a UEFA U21 Championship Qualifying Group 5 game, in Aalborg, on Friday.

Goalkeeper, Michael Crowe, was an unused sub for Wales.