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Wales edge Ireland in thriller
Leigh Halfpenny's last-minute penalty gave Wales a 23-21 win over Ireland in an enthralling Six Nations see-saw battle in Dublin. More
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Live Commentary
Time:80'- Ireland
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80' Priestland hammers it into touch and Wales win a dramatic match. FULL TIME: Wales 21-23 Ireland. Thanks for joining us.
79' Halfpenny converts. Ireland 21-23 Wales.
79' Penalty Wales! Careless tackle from Ferris. He's going to the sin bin! Looked a very harsh decision.- 78' Solid phase play for Wales now in the Ireland half. Tense stuff.
77' Ireland sub: O'Gara on for Sexton. Roberts tries to work something for Wales.
76' TRY Wales! George North bulldozes his way over the line through three Ireland tacklers. Halfpenny misses! Ireland 21-20 Wales.- 76' George North is over the line but is he held up?
- 75' North takes it through the midfield. Wales must do something quickly.
- 74' Ireland sub: Court on for Healy. Penalty Wales in their own half. Good touch from Priestland.
- 73' And Sexton misses. Pushed it wide.
- 72' Wales not releasing. Penalty Ireland on the half way line. Sexton will eat up some time by taking the kick.
- 71' Wales back with possession now. Hook boots upfield.
- 70' Wales sub: Paul James on for Adam Jones.
- 69' Jonny Sexton misses the conversion. Ireland 21-15 Wales.
- 68' TRY Ireland! Tommy Bowe goes over in the corner. Great pass from Rob Kearney to create the overlap.
- 67' Ireland so close to the Welsh line!
- 66' Can Ireland make this advantage count? They have the ball in the Welsh half. Sexton finds a good touch. Big chance now. Ireland steal it!
- 65' There's been an off the ball incident. Looks like a spear tackle. A yellow card for Bradley Davies. That was definitely worse than Warburton's red in the World Cup!
- 64' Rob Kearney clears for Ireland under pressure. A good touch. Ryan Jones down injured. Wales win the lineout.
- 63' O'Callahan off for Donnacha Ryan. Tipuric charges on for Wales. Good phase play here.
- 62' Wales drive on into the Ireland half but Ireland turn it over. Murray kicks it straight out. Bad decision.
- 61' Wales with possession now but Priestland kicks it away to Trimble.
- 60' Tommy Bowe wins it back for Ireland and Ferris charges forward.
- 59' Sexton converts. Ireland 16-15 Wales.
- 58' Advantage Ireland as Best charges on. Back for the penalty. Very open game now.
- 57' Great catch by Kearney who offloads to Murray. O'Connell can't offload with an overlap out wide.
- 56' Halfpenny converts. Ireland 13-15 Wales. Game on. Tipuric gathers the restart.
- 55' Try Wales! Brilliant offload by North to Davies. What a great move. A bad missed tackle by Ireland in the centre but a good move.
- 54' Wales collect from the restart. Davies clears and Tommy Bowe spills it! Lineout Wales in Ireland's half.
- 53' He converts. Ireland 13-8 Wales. The visitors back in it.
- 52' Penalty Wales. McFadden penalised. Leigh Halfpenny to take.
- 51' Lineout to Ireland. O'Connell takes.
- 50' Now Wales turn it over. Good work from Gill.
- 49' Ireland off the hook again and they have the ball through Heaslip.
- 48' And it's Priestland who misses. Well wide. Very uncharacteristic. Perhaps Hook should have taken it.
- 47' Patient play from Wales, Davies again in action. Penalty Wales. D'Arcy not releasing the man. Priestland to take.
- 46' Davies charges forward, Wales back in Ireland's half.
- 45' Trimble clears to find a very good touch for Ireland. Considerable territory gain. Great take by Trimble from Phillips' box kick.
- 44' Sexton clears to Hook. Kearney catches Hook's high ball. Good phase play from Wales now.
- 43' Sexton converts the penalty. Ireland 13-5 Wales.
- 42' Penalty Ireland against Gill in the scrum. Sexton to kick.
- 41' Hook has his first touch but is clattered and Ireland turn it over. Great tackle from Jamie Heaslip.
James Hook is on for Cuthbert and Warburton is also off injured, Tipuric coming on. We're underway again. Faletau catches from the restart but Ireland turn it over.- 40' HALF TIME: Ireland 10-5 Wales.
- 39' Up and under from Sexton taken by Phillips. Wales with possession in the final minute. Davies charges on. Time up on the clock and Cuthbert knocks on.
- 38' Sexton converts. Ireland 10-5 Wales.
- 37' TRY Ireland! It's Rory Best from Tommy Bowe's pass. Great hands through the backs and Best is there in the corner. Against the run of play but clinical from Ireland.
- 36' Penalty advantage to Ireland as Ross charges forward.
- 35' Wales nearly lose possession but they scramble it back. Priestland clears to half way. Ireland take a quick one.
- 34' The scrum collapses. Another put in to Wales.
- 33' Murray half breaks and Heaslip charges forward. Healy eventually loses the ball but more like it from Ireland through the back row.
- 32' And now Ireland turn over the ball and win a scrum on the half way line.
- 31' Trimble makes a break but Jonathan Davies tracks back and Wales turn over possession.
- 30' Bulldozing run from Ryan Jones but Ireland turn it over. Bowe charges up the line but he loses it too. Wales lineout.
- 29' It looks like Kearney took out Priestland but nothing given.
- 28' Sexton misses a fairly straightforward kick. Still Ireland 3-5 Wales.
- 27' Sexton's drop goal misses and back we come for the penalty. It was a late hit by Mike Phillips on Tommy Bowe.
- 26' For all their pressure and territory, Wales are only two points ahead. A quick injury time out and we're underway again. Murray turns over possession from Halfpenny. Ireland have a penalty advantage.
- 25' Wales with pressure in the Ireland 22. Priestland kicks too long and Ireland have a scrum. First mistake from Priestland.
- 24' Sexton covers across to clear the danger from Priestland's kick. Ireland steal the Welsh throw yet again.
- 23' And O'Connell steals the Wales lineout. Sexton kick to Cuthbert who finds touch. Trimble takes it quickly. Breathless stuff.
- 22' O'Callaghan collects for Ireland and Murray clears to touch.
- 21' Great kick by Ryan Jones of all people finds touch in the corner. Yet more Welsh pressure.
- 20' Priestland finds touch and Wales have a lineout on the half way line.
- 19' Great take from Kearney from the up and under and Ireland charge forward. But Murray is offside and Wales have a penalty.
- 18' Priestland misses in front of the posts. His kick clatters against the post and Ireland collect.
- 17' Advantage to Wales as O'Brien is off his feet. All Wales at the moment. And the penalty is taken.
- 16' Phillips charges forward for Wales. More pressure. Several phases but it's slow ball for Wales.
- 15' Paul O'Connell in front of the kicker at the restart. Careless and Wales have it back.
- 14' Priestland misses the conversion. Ireland 3-5 Wales. It's Davies' 6th try in 22 Tests for Wales.
- 13' Priestland to Jonathan Davies and it's a try to Wales down the short side!
- 13' Free kick to Wales for an early engagement from Ireland. Davies bullocks forward again and Wales inch closer.
- 12' Wales now knock on and Ireland have a scrum. Very even game so far.
- 11' Priestland kicks to Kearney, who finds touch.
- 10' Phillips tries a break but O'Connell stops him in his tracks. Wales still with possession.
- 9' And Ferris steals the lineout. Ireland work it through the backs. Good phase play by Ireland but they eventually knock on and Wales have a scrum.
- 8' Wales push too early in the scrum and Ireland releive the pressure with a free kick. Sexton finds touch.
- 7' It looks like it's been held up on the line. Great Irish defence. And it is a scrum 5 to Wales. Great pressure from the visitors.
- 6' Phillips just short. Great pressure from Wales! Knock on from Tommy Bowe, great run from North and Ryan Jones thinks he's over! The TMO is having a look ...
- 5' Davies collects and bulldozes forwward from the lineout. A great run. Roberts a metre short!
- 4' Ireland collect Priestland's restart. Sexton finds a good touch.
- 3' Sexton converts. Ireland 3-0 Wales.
- 2' Advantage being played to Ireland. Conor Murray taken out in the ruck by Ryan Jones. Penalty Ireland.
- 1' Great break from Halfpenny and he clears downfield. Ireland have possession and are keeping it in the pack in the Welsh half.
Referee Wayne Barnes blows the whistle and gets us underway here. The atmosphere is electric, both teams with ambitions of winning the championship. Ireland collect and win a penalty as Mike Phillips is penalised. They miss the kick to the corner.- 14.55 Of the past 10 Six Nations meetings, Ireland have won seven, Wales three. Kick-off is immanent.
- 14.50 Wales have endured a barren run in Ireland of late, their only victory since 2000 coming at Croke Park in 2008.
- 14.45 Wales hooker Huw Bennett wins his 50th cap today to become only the second Wales hooker to achieve that feat after Garin Jenkins.
- 14.40 Ronan O'Gara will break Mike Gibson's record of tournament appearances if he comes off the bench against Wales. Jonathan Sexton starts for Ireland at fly half.
- 14.35 Since reaching the semi-final of the World Cup, Wales have lost their last three Test matches, including the defeat to France.
- 14.30 Ireland have won the opening fixture of the 6 Nations for the past seven seasons but Warren Gatland's Wales have won their last two Test matches against Ireland.
- 14.25 Ireland will be keen on inflicting revenge after losing to Wales 22-10 in the quarter final of the World Cup but they will have to do it without the talismanic Brian O'Driscoll, who is out injured.
- 14.20 Hello and welcome to our LIVE match coverage of Ireland v Wales at the Aviva Stadium. Kick off 15.00 GMT.
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Summary
Ireland versus Wales Best 37’, Bowe 68’ Tries Davies 14’, 55’, North 76’ Sexton 39’ Conversions Halfpenny 56’ Sexton 4’, 44’, 60’ Penalties Halfpenny 54’, 80’ Drops
Live Team Line-Up
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IrelandManager: Declan Kidney
On the Field
- Healy
- Best
- Ross
- O'Callaghan
- O'Connell
- Ferris
- O'Brien
- Heaslip
- Murray
- Sexton
- Trimble
- D'Arcy
- McFadden
- Bowe
- Kearney
Subs
- O'Gara
- Reddan
- Ryan
- Court
- Cronin
- Kearney
- O'Mahony
Injured
None
Suspended
None
- Healy
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WalesManager: Warren Gatland
On the Field
- Gill
- Bennett
- Jones
- Davies
- Evans
- Jones
- Warburton
- Faletau
- Phillips
- Priestland
- North
- Roberts
- Davies ×2
- Cuthbert
- Halfpenny
Subs
- James
- Williams
- Hook
- Owens
- Powell
- Tipuric
- Williams
Injured
None
Suspended
None
Gem gret!!!!!😜😄😁
Not many teams will beat Ireland this year.
I see Peter C is now trying to be nice to everyone, he seems to have conveniently forgotten all his previous imbecilic rants and insults. We can see through you Peter whether you use that name or Wayne Rooneys Wig, or Pink Pig or any of your other pathetic names. Go back to being childishly obnoxious, it suits you better hahahahaha
@ Peter: winning gracefully is what matters? Then why did England cheat in the world cup with the ball changing? England's behaviour throughout, on field and off, was not in any way graceful but a complete DISgrace. Add all that shame now to the grind, grind grind, yawn yawn yawn rugby and the arrogance which England are well known for. Someone from a country of 50 million pushing so hard to get one up on people from a country of 3 million!? Well, even with England's far greater resources and numbers, it's been a fiercely contested rivalry over 100 years, and England have never had a team at any major sport which has played with such flair and style as Wales at Rugby in the 70s
sparky well said mate
Hi Sparky,
I totally agree with you I only came on the site to say that a good game was spoilt by poor refereeing and suddenly I get all this Welsh versus English rubbish which I couldn't help responding to.
As a neutral i thought the game today was one of the best I have seen in years and hope that we see a few more this season. Never played football , can't stand it but did play competitive rugby and enjoyed the social scene around it.Oh dear Terry, a little bit of the green eyed monster coming out. Never mind I am sure you can't help it. I'm off now as i cannot believe this site has such small minded people (of all nationalities, including the English) It has been a real eye opener and goes some way to explaining why the GREAT in Great Britain has gone.Let's hope the great welsh rugby team can set us on the right track again !
Peter, what are you on about. I have been and still am a dedicated Rugby fan and todays display was the best game of rugby I have seen in a long time. It has been my experience that despite England rugby doing their level best to antagonise all other nations, weariing All Black in NZ last year was a deliberate provocation, that what we mostly care about is the game.
I travel regularly to Welsh rugby games all over the UK although I missed todays trip to Ireland. Through-out my travels I find a great welcome in Scotland, France Italy and most of all Ireland. Although a visit to Twickenham has a slightly more elitist feel to it, mostly we are welcomed there too. Hands are shaken and beers drunk everywhere. Grow up a bit, stop being paranoid and learn that its Rugby not footballPeter you are making an idiot of yourself now. Your answers are very childish, your points are irrelevant and your knowledge of rugby is minimal. We all know that you are Pink Pig, David Peter, allainrolland, Edward Walters, Anne, Wayne Rooneys Wig and richardcollins66 in disguise, so all you are doing with your retar ded rants is to make us all totally ignore any comments in future from any of you aliases. Even Filipinas cand see through you!! I'm afraid you have been caught hook line and sinker and thrown back into the sea as we don't want to keep little tiddlers!!! hahahahahahahahaha
@ Peter, as you know very well, there were no Rugby world cups in the 70s when Wales had the best record, and along with NZ and France, were far superior to England. C'est la vie, as they say in Llanfairpwllgwyn.. And surely you know that Sevens is what really matters, at least while Wales are cup holders. And i remember the great Dutch team at football in the 70s, they were magnificent but somehow failed to win the world cup, as the Hungarians did in the 50s; style matters, oh yes.
@ Peter, who asked when Wales last won a world cup at Rugby or any sport. Well, Wales are at least reigning Rugby Sevens world cup holders, have won the golf world cup, snooker world cup, darts world cup. Wow!! Amazing, i know. And If that isn't an astounding enough achievement, let's not forget Wales have also beaten England and W. Indies at cricket, and are still the smallest country to have made the football 1/4 finals of both World and Euro cups. England has 50 million compared with 3 million, and even far more rugby players, in fact England has the most rugby players of any country in the world, so man for man, as well as entertainment value (which you seem to accept) Wales win easily..
peter @108 england are good at golf , you english idiot is that all you can come up with england are good at golf wowhaahahahahahahahahahahahah what a prick derrrrr wowhahahahahahahahahhahahaha
Peter you are soooooo childish and obviously have little if any knowledge of rugby and why do you keep clinging to past glories? You are obviously insecure and your comments make no sense at all. Why do you hate the Welsh so much? Is it jealousy or fear? I am Filipina and married to an Englishman, I have come to love rugby since coming to this country 8 years ago, but even I recognise that Wales play really good exciting rugby and surely we should try to copy instead of trying to live in the past? Peter ??? GET A LIFE!!
enjoyable game well worth watching well done wales hard luck ireland
