Ireland vs Wales - This weekends BIG GAME...!

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Venue: Aviva Stadium Date: Sunday, 5 February Kick-off: 1500 GMT

Coverage: Watch live on BBC One, BBC One HD & online from 1400 GMT; full commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra; text commentary on BBC Sport website & mobiles.

Referee : Wayne Barnes (England)

Touch judges : Dave Pearson & Stuart Terheege (both England)

TV : Geoff Warren (England)

IRELAND : 15 - R Kearney; 14 - T Bowe, 13 - F McFadden, 12 - G D'Arcy, 11 - A Trimble (Ulster); 10 - J Sexton, 9 - C Murray; 1- C Healy, 2 - R Best, 3 - M Ross, 4 - D O'Callaghan, 5 - P O'Connell (C), 6 - S Ferris, 7 - S O'Brien, 8 - J Heaslip.

Replacements: 16 - S Cronin, 17 - T Court, 18 - D Ryan, 19 - P O'Mahony, 20 - E Reddan, 21 - R O'Gara, 22 - D Kearney.

WALES : 15 - L Halfpenny; 14 - A Cuthbert, 13 - J Davies, 12 - J Roberts, 11 - G North; 10 - R Priestland, 9 - M Phillips; 1 - R Gill, 2 - H Bennett, 3 - A Jones, 4 - B Davies, 5 - I Evans, 6 - R Jones, 7- S Warburton (C), 8 - T Faletau.

Replacements:16 - K Owens, 17 - P James, 18 - A Powell, 19 - J Tipuric, 20 - Lloyd Williams, 21 - J Hook, 22 - Scott Williams.

The defence is this game isn't a patch on what we saw yesterday!

that's a try, surely!

that's a few times Wales have had success from attacking the short-side, Ireland need to watch that.

Yes it looks good!

Glas' cousin.

Ewe herd it here first...

Very clever by Wales. In all fairness.

Proper rugby this. Wales look very good.

Superb

Wales backs look deadly, unlucky not to have 2 tries by now

Off the post by Preistland :/

Mad for Chelsea wrote:Phillips having a bit of a stinker so far

Nothing compared to Mr Bowe.

Ireland have been pretty poor so far. Putting no pace on the ball, not getting across he gainline, slow ball.

Ireland's technical errors are killing them early on

Phillips you cretin

Ireland getting munched at the breakdown.

Wales is murdering Ireland at the rucks

So far Barnes is England's best performer of the weekend

Falteau is magnificent and SOB is not a 7.

No discipline in defence there. That will cause them problems if they continue.

Wales has got Ireland's number at the moment.

dominating rucks and really putting their defensive lines under pressure

Should have let 1/2p take it....

What a let off

Big kick. Turning point?

ffs! let 1/2p take the kicks

D'arcy is bollox

Ooooooo Rob!

Gwan Chilli!

Amazing Kearney!

Kearney..... What a catch....

Wales look better than Ireland at the mo.

Shows that European club form doesn't count for much I guess.

Wales are very , lucky indeed Tackler totally from the wrong side. 3 points on Barnes

Calm down lads. Calm down.

Well at least we dont have unbiased Irish commentry for a change

What a game of rugby. Very entertaining.

Ireland just not getting a foothold in this game at all, Wales looking ominously good at the moment.

It once again shows when the momentum is with one team often the decisions go their way too.

biltongbek wrote:Wales are very , lucky indeed Tackler totally from the wrong side. 3 points on Barnes

PoC picked the ball out of the ruck and he was the last man, the player was entitled to come around as the ball is back in play at that point.

all a bit scrappy and error strewn so far, but at least both teams are trying to play a bit.

We need to get hauld of the ball, Its been all Wales so far.

Thats better.

eirebilly wrote:What a game of rugby. Very entertaining.

Biiiiiiiiillyyyyyyyyy, is that really necessary?

Fantastic kick

great control by Priestland on that kick.

second line out steal for ireland, that one a bit messy.

why arent wales winning there line outs!!!

ireland are getting left of the hook here.

We need the ball! Why do you keep kicking it away?!?

not good control by Priestland on that one.

Too much kicking, keep it in hand

Wales are really on fire. Ireland need some phase play to settle themselves down.

good thing for Ireland Wales's line-out is rubbish so far, otherwise they could be out of sight...

Wales need to sort out the lineout to win this.

Losing too much possession at the LO.

mystiroakey wrote:why arent wales winning there line outs!!!

ireland are getting left of the hook here.

Bennet is an iffy thrower and Bradley and Ianto are more work horses than line out takers, our line out guys are charteris and Awj to be honest.

Wales arent scoring thats the problem though, all this is for nothing if you dont get points on the board.

Game is turning