Title Decider 2: Wales v Ireland 14 March

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WALES v IRELAND
Saturday 14 March 2015
KO: 14:30
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU)
AR1: Chris Pollock (NZR)
AR2: Federico Anselmi (UAR)
TMO: Graham Hughes (RFU)

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The bookies are keeping with their earlier predictions of no GS winner above Ireland's chances. And same for the Triple Crown.  Though they have Ireland as favourites in Cardiff but not by much.

Given the distinct love-in that we've had over the last fortnight between Irish and English fans, are Wales now the new 'old enemy'?

Keep it clean folks.

Well a bit anyway.

Ireland team:
15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 14. Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) 13. Jared Payne (Ulster) 12. Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht) 11. Simon Zebo (Cork Constitution/Munster) 10. Jonathan Sexton (Racing Metro 92) 9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
1. Jack McGrath (St. Mary's College/Leinster) 2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster) 3. Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster) 4. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster) 5. Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster) (capt) 6. Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 7. Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster) 8. Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster)

Replacements: 16. Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster) 17. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster) 18. Martin Moore (Lansdowne/Leinster) 19. Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster) 20. Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster) 21. Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster) 22. Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster) 23. Felix Jones (Shannon/Munster)

Wales Team: Webb, Roberts, Biggar, North, Williams, Halfpenny, Davies, Jones, Falateau, Warburton, Jenkins, Baldwin, Lee.
Replacements: R Hibbard R Evans A Jarvis , J Ball J Tipuric , M Phillips , R Priestland , S Williams

Got to give it to Wales for holding out under immense pressure ...

Reddan making a difference.

Barnes really has set up this second half very well.

Go wide FFS

When it isn't your day, it isn't your day.

Ireland are embarrasing when on the 5m line. Its Leinster esque!

Great last 10 mins..

Need something from this scrum

LeinsterFan4life wrote:Ireland's game has been shown up here. The lack of pace in the backline is so evident here.

Which makes no sense when you think about it, but i wonder if there is too much fancy hands going on in the 10/12 and not enough width….there is plenty of froth foot ball so i just wonder what is going on there

Shocking, absolutely shocking decision making from Ireland. Totally deserve to lose this.

Gwlad wrote:

LeinsterFan4life wrote:Ireland's game has been shown up here. The lack of pace in the backline is so evident here.

Which makes no sense when you think about it, but i wonder if there is too much fancy hands going on in the 10/12 and not enough width….there is plenty of froth foot ball so i just wonder what is going on there

or no hands cian healy

That is diabolical from Ireland

Fk sake Ireland should have spread the ball wide........ again.
Frustrating stuff.

Reddan making a massive difference

Yellow surely?

EDIT: Next one will be

wales bring on 2 flankers

A bit exciting isn't it? What a finish it'll be now!!

Damn it,

Give my nerves a break Ireland!

Penalty try... Think that was a little quick from Barnes...

Penalty try was the only way we were getting a score.

Barnes told Warburton the next penalty was a yellow card so if he gives a penalty try surely it should be a yellow too?

10 mins left. plenty of rugby. ireland still need 2 scores. wales need to attack and not just defend or they might lose it...

Haha. God i love seeing Blockhead fuming.

Golden wrote:Penalty try was the only way we were getting a score.

Barnes told Warburton the next penalty was a yellow card so if he gives a penalty try surely it should be a yellow too?

not usually, because the infringement didnt stop points being scored.

Sexton not having the greatest game.

Ah right Quins cheers

What was the pen try for? Looked like the Irish brought it down or was it something else?

Golden wrote:Sexton not having the greatest game.

Ah right Quins cheers

if it was "foul play" you do occasionally see a yellow given as well...liam williams shoulder bargr vs SA springs to mind. but usually they just give the pen try

Different type of offence as well. Warning was for about slowing the ball down, pen try was (correctly IMO, Ireland had control with the ball at the back and without the collapse a try was certainly "probable") for pulling the maul down. Also with the mass of bodies was Barnes sure of identity of culprit?

A lot of reasons to explain lack of YC for that one.

if there was a drinking game for every time jiffy said "it's on" anyone would be in serious trouble by now...

That was a pen to Ireland IMO

That could just about do it for Wales... Although I'd never write the Irish off of course.

Wales 23-16 Ireland

You could of given it either way there tbh.

Awful decision. Wales players lying all over that.

warburton does love these big games. prob motm

Yellow Card to Jonathan Davies.

2 minutes to score with a man advantage.

Could have gone either way. Bodies everywhere so Barnes has to decide whether without the Welsh bodies there Ireland would have been able to clear Warburton out. Questions as to to what extent Warburton was on his feet as well.

I would lean penalty to Ireland, but no issues either way.

No arguments over that YC either.

I think Barnes has been excellent personally.

Did Madigan kick that dead? Thank god he wasnt listening to Barnes

I can barely watch

win would be enough for ireland. they clearly cant get a slam

Warbs well worth the MOTM

Blimey!!!!

Well done Wales.

How was that a Wales scrum?

Great second half...

Theres no chance Barnes is going to give a penalty at this scrum

offside?

Wales 23-16 Ireland FT

Great game from Wales. Well played.

That seemed a bit harsh? Wales well worth the win though

2 massive decisions by Barnes there. Unbelievable stuff, well done Wales.

Shambolic from Barnes. Ruined his game

Wow

Well done Wales, hard luck Ireland 

Now I can go shower after backing the Welsh for 80 mins