Wales vs Ireland - Six Nations

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Date - Saturday 2nd February 2013, KO 13:30
Venue - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Wales

Coverage - Watch live on BBC One NI, BBC One HD
Internet - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/
Radio - BBC Radio Ulster
Replay the Game - BBC iPlayer

Wales Team

15 L Halfpenny
14 A Cuthbert
13 J Davies
12 J Roberts
11 G North
10 D Biggar
09 M Phillips
01 G Jenkins
02 M Rees
03 A Jones
04 A Coombs
05 I Evans
06 A Shingler
08 T Faletau
07 S Warburton (capt)

Replacements

16 K Owens
17 C Mitchell
18 P James
19 O Kohn
20 J Tipuric
21 L Williams
22 S Williams
23 J Hook


Ireland Team

01 Cian Healy
02 Rory Best
03 Mike Ross
03 Donnacha Ryan
05 Mike McCarthy
06 Peter O'Mahony
07 Sean O'Brien
08 Jamie Heaslip (c)
09 Conor Murray
10 Jonathan Sexton
11 Simon Zebo
12 Gordon Darcy
13 Brian O'Driscoll
14 Craig Gilroy
15 Rob Kearney

Replacements

16 Sean Cronin
17 Dave Kilcoyne
18 Declan Fitzpatrick
19 Donnacha O'Callaghan
20 Chris Henry
21 Eoin Reddan
22 Ronan O'Gara
23 Keith Earls



TOURNAMENT RECORD

MATCH FACTS

HEAD-TO-HEAD
These two nations have clashed on 118 occasions since 1882. Wales have 65 wins; Ireland 47.

Wales have won their last three Tests against Ireland; two in the Six Nations, one at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

Since 1985 Ireland have won 10 and drawn one in Cardiff, with Wales picking up just two wins.

Legendary Irish fly-half Ronan O'Gara has scored 100 points in 14 appearances against Wales. O'Gara and centre Brian
O'Driscoll are the record caps holders for Ireland against Wales.

WALES

Have lost their last seven games, their worst run since 2003 (when they lost 10 on the spin).
Should Ireland win this fixture, Wales would have lost five consecutive home games for the first time in their history (they lost four at home during that 10-defeat run back in 2003).
Have scored just seven tries in their last seven matches.
The Wales pack retained possession at 96% of their own put-ins during last season's Six Nations. However, they did win just 22 scrums across the whole tournament - fewer than any other side.
Alex Cuthbert made seven clean breaks in last season's Six Nations, more than any other player.

IRELAND

Prior to the win over Argentina in their final match of 2012 Ireland had lost five straight Tests, scoring just two tries in the process (this excludes XV versus Fiji). It was their worst run since 1998.
Ireland were top points scorers in last year's Six Nations, racking up 121 in total (an average of over 24 per match). This included 13 tries, the most they had scored in the competition since 2007.


Games played between Ireland and Wales: 118 18.13%
Games won by Wales: 65 55.08%
Games lost by Wales: 47 39.83%
Games drawn: 6 5.08%

Most wins in a row for Wales over Ireland: 5

Most wins in a row for Ireland over Wales: 5

Average Pts Per Game 13

Heaviest Defeat 3rd of Feb 2002 Ireland 54 - 10 Wales

Recent Record between Ireland and Wales

2012 - Ireland 21-23 Wales
2011 - Ireland 10-22 Wales (RWC)
2011 - Wales 19-13 Ireland
2010 - Ireland 27-12 Wales
2009 - Wales 15-17 Ireland
2008 - Ireland 12-16 Wales

One for the refs out there, when the ball's in the ruck the supporting players can't handle the ball and position it to be picked up can they?

eirebilly wrote:How long left?

30 seconds

Game over. Drico shows his class once again.

Some great stuff from Ireland but some terrible stuff too.

wow, I'm tired after watchign this...................

Some shocking reffing from Poite too.

Full time what a second half by wales

Phew!

Somehow I don't think the next game is going to live up to that one...

Great opener for the 6N. Like last year
Well done Ireland and Wales for turning up in the 2nd half.

So Ireland win?

Jamie Roberts really ineffective. Let's be honest. Wales desperately need Hook or Henson at 12

FT 22 -30.

Congratulations Ireland. You've beaten us again at home and again after a GS year. I'm going to back you for the Triple Crown now...

I miss Tommy badly though - and so do you!

That was tense stuff! Some some class from both sides
good game.

Hold on a sec did we just see 80 minutes of an Ireland match without Rog coming off the bench?

Thank phook

Fair deuce to Wales for coming back. Great to finally beat Wales however, really doesn't feel great as Ireland were quite poor at times.

Rory Best was the MOM for me. His yellow was farcical.

A good come back by Wales, but Ireland did just enough to win.

Howley needs to have a good look at his team, and maybe make a few changes for the team next week and the rest of the 6ns.

Golden wrote:Hold on a sec did we just see 80 minutes of an Ireland match without Rog coming off the bench?

Thank phook

Good grief you're right!

Only remember Roberts making one carry.

BRING BACK GAV...
or Beck
or Hook
or Scott Williams
or Scott Gibbs
or anybody

Don't forget Wales still butchered loads of other chances in the 2nd half.

Most epic comeback of all time ruined by insane silly errors.

What a game! Respect Wales. Ye are back lads.

We need to learn from that.

1st game won. Vital. Now we have momentum.

Guessing those that are doing the drinking game are hammered now with the amount of mention for BOD.

guys, this thread is overflowing... continued here.

https://www.606v2.com/t40175-six-nations-wales-ireland-post-match-discussion#1829159