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.

Ireland going in here I feel... they're finishing much the stronger.

Substantial ban on the cards.

Let's finish these guys off.

That's Davies out for a minimum of three weeks, possibly six.

biltongbek wrote:

Golden wrote:Barnes lacking some cojones there?

To be fair, he didn't see it

Ye fair enough

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssss!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

YES! G'wan Tommy!!

Bowe!!!!!!

Bowe scores in the corner...

man this is a good game

Tommy Bowe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Jump, jump around, jump jump up and get down!

I've got Ireland by 8 - convert this and blow the feckin whistle!!!!!

Great try, for a moment I thought Sexton was going for the dropgoal

Yes Bowe! Average game for him, but an assist and a try makes me happy

bah, game set and match to the Irish, well done guys.

Ryan and Kearney made that.

Cari will be dreaming away there

Bowe has probably been the worst player on the pitch, yet has come up with two massive plays.

PJHolybloke wrote:I've got Ireland by 8 - convert this and blow the feckin whistle!!!!!

me too.

Good decision by Murray, nice delay by Kearney and lovely finish by Bowe. Deserved.

Tater.

Unlucky Johnny, keep the head, there will be gaps just hold onto the ball and recycle we're good enough to finish them.

AlynDavies wrote:bah, game set and match to the Irish, well done guys.

its not over yet mate

WHEW! This is not over yet. FOCUS FFS!

Man Kearney!

Hook's been solid since he came on.

Sexton was out.

He wasnt T.

Was Trimble onside after the kick?

Well done Heaslip

Sexton looked like his foot was on the line...

Thomond wrote:Sexton was out.

NO

BIG kick. HUGE kick

Replays show he wasn't. Good call.

Thomond wrote:Sexton was out.

Nope, just in.

He was in, he looked out on first viewing, apologies.

double post

Ballsy, another -4 coming up fer ya Guiness Batches Gibbo.

Why,oh why. Kick for the line and retain the ball.

60 metres. No direction.

I honestly think that Ireland should have goone for the lineout..

I'm really enjoying this, even though we're probably going to lose!

Wales are playing very poorly. We've getting mullered in the contact area and the lineout is a joke!.

PJHolybloke wrote:Ballsy, another -4 coming up fer ya Guiness Batches Gibbo.

Feck off me Baff lover!

I jiust want a win. THEN, I will lay into the inept Kidney.

Sexton's going to have a bigger defecit than RBS

Massive lineout win that for Wales

Feic!!!!

Try!!!!!!!!!

Jaysus - it's a machine!!!!

Balls

Davies is confusing the Irish. TRy