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.

OH FFS!

Gibson wrote:CHRIST! Warbs off and still getting mullered at the breakdown.

DECCIE. I mean. Now. POM on NOW.

I told you Tipuric is a fantastic player, he is a young martyn williams, as opposed to Warburton who is like Colin charvis.

is george north some genetic experiment that went wrong.
he makes the others look like midgets

FFS Kidney, surely its time for POM??????

Go 1/2p think of my Guiness points kid, do it for pappa...

Ahem, sorry.

ChequeredJersey wrote:He is NOT on his feet

I agree, poor interpretation by Barnes there.

If Sexton had a brain he would be lethal. 1/2p nails it, 5 between them

Well that will give the Welsh some confidence

Thank god...

mystiroakey wrote:is george north some genetic experiment that went wrong.
he makes the others look like midgets

Well Halfpint and davies aren't the biggest.

Think about what the score would be if he'd started taking the kicks at the beginning

ohhh- gpopd break for wales- game on here!!

Ooohhh Bowe.....

What are you doing bowe?

Bowe is having a mare.

How Tommy Bowe played minor Gaelic football I don't know. He has appaling hands.

Shocker by Bowe

That was magnificent.

What a score in fairness

WOW!!!!!

Why did I drop Davies...

what a try- hand it to wales!! deserve the lead

Darcy missed two tackles and mcfadden one in that move.

Fantastic play by North and davies, power and speed combined with good skills to score the best try of the tournamnet so far.

Well OK, I know it is only the thrid match.

What a try..... Well done Wales

All that down to Bowes mistake...

POM on and Kearney the younger?

North is an absolute FREAK!

Wales hit back with Jon Davies... nice finish.

Oh that was brilliant! bU88ER!

Kidney. Coach. Its what your paid for.

Great try by Wales.

Those Leinster centre's are having shockers...

I thought McFadden was supposed to be good in defence or something

People who say McFadden is a better defender than Earls may want to rethink that statement. Flip!ng pathetic.

BEAUTIFUL!

Again, another ridiculous twist in the tale. If it carries on like this my 23-25 prediction is looking good!

Oh look they won the breakdown again. Im losing it here.

That was good from Tipuric. Why don't we have any 7s?

Kearney playing well

Penalty there surely???

Come on now Johnny. Heaslip the standout backrow for Ireland.

Good game

Advantage over surely

What a game, lol.

ChequeredJersey wrote:That was good from Tipuric. Why don't we have any 7s?

Maybe Wales can spare one for us.

POM for SOB and Kearney for Bowe?

See what happens when you run the ball Ireland...

Seriously though, i am getting a little mad at Kidney here for not getting POM on.....

Yeah, Heaslip did well to cut back inside and find some support there, he could have been isolated very easily on the wing.

Upstairs for thinking.

Gibson wrote:

ChequeredJersey wrote:That was good from Tipuric. Why don't we have any 7s?

Maybe Wales can spare one for us.

I'm English mate

Leinster COOL in effect here.

Heres Johnny!!!

Definite yellow card for Hook.