Wales (3) 22 / 30 (23) Ireland (Final Score)
Wales and Ireland did battle in the Six Nations tournament at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff at 15:30 SA Time (13:30 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 6 & SHD4 on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Wales:
- Penalties - Leigh Halfpenny (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries - Alex Cuthbert (1), Leigh Halfpenny (1), Craig Mitchell (1)
- Conversions - Leigh Halfpenny (2)
Ireland:
- Penalties - Jonathan Sexton (3)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries - Simon Zebo (1), Cian Healy (1), Brian O’Driscoll (1)
- Conversions - Jonathan Sexton (3)
Teams:
Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 George North, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Toby Faletau, 7 Sam Warburton (captain), 6 Aaron Shingler, 5 Ian Evans, 4 Andrew Coombs, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Gethin Jenkins.
Replacements: 16 Ken Owens, 17 Craig Mitchell, 18 Paul James, 19 Olly Kohn, 20 Justin Tipuric, 21 Liam Williams, 22 Scott Williams, 23 James Hook.
Ireland: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Craig Gilroy, 13 Brian O’Driscoll, 12 Gordon D’Arcy, 11 Simon Zebo, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Jamie Heaslip (captain), 7 Sean O’Brien, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 Donnacha Ryan, 4 Mike McCarthy, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Rory Best, 1 Cian Healy.
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 David Kilcoyne, 18 Declan Fitzpatrick, 19 Donncha O’Callaghan, 20 Chris Henry, 21 Eoin Reddan, 22 Ronan O’Gara, 23 Keith Earls.
Date: Saturday 2 February
Venue: Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Kick-off: 15:30 SA Time (13:30 GMT)
Expected weather: A largely dry and fine day. The roof may well stay open for this one. High of 8°C and a low of 4°C
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Assistant referees: Jaco Peyper (South Africa), Pascal Gauzere (France)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:09 SAST
@ Just For Kicks:
Ok, then i’ll allow you to hold “honorary” saffer status
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:11 SAST
Wales strong on attack now, and try to Toby Faletau, but no try, another yellow to Ireland
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:12 SAST
Wales giving it all but they just don’t have the time to score thrice.
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:13 SAST
Wales just cant break the line, even with 2 extra players
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:14 SAST
A massive overlap squandered by the Welsh – Connor Murray the yellow recipient.
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:14 SAST
Geez! But Ireland defense have simply been awesome!
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:17 SAST
Ireland manage to pass some more time, but Wales get the throw in inside the Irish 22
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:17 SAST
O’ Driscoll is back to his awsome best it seems….
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:18 SAST
Try time, TMO – Craig Mitchell could be the scorer
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:20 SAST
Try awarded
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:21 SAST
Halfpenny slots the conversion, but Wales still need 8 points. Not enough time, I fear
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:21 SAST
8 points difference but only 3 mins left. Think Ireland are safe.
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:23 SAST
@ The_Young_Turk:Yup, removing the captaincy was the best thing Ireland could have done. Lets hope we see more of his magic through the competiion
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:23 SAST
Best is back on, so Ireland up to 14 men for the last minute or so.
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:24 SAST
O’Driscoll gets MOM, well deserved imo
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:24 SAST
BOD deserved MOM.
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:26 SAST
Game over as the final whistle goes. What a great opener to the 6N. Very good rugga
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:26 SAST
Final score: Wales 22/30 Ireland
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:26 SAST
BOD at his best has no peer in world rugby in his position IMO.
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:27 SAST
@ Just For Kicks:
Yip, nice rugga.
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:29 SAST
119 @ The_Young_Turk: Good to see him back. Good for Irish rugby too, as they always seem to play better with him on form. I am heading over to the England/Scotland thread to comment on that one. See you there
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:33 SAST
@ Just For Kicks:
ok but match only starts at 16. What about the crici?
February 2nd, 2013 at 17:38 SAST
@ The_Young_Turk:The Steyn Remover back to his best – took 6 for 8. Simply brilliant. SA currently on 190/2 in their second innings, nearly 400 runs ahead. Good stuff