Ireland (3) 10 / Wales (10) 22 (Final Score)
Ireland and Wales did battle in the First Quarter Final in Wellington at 07:00 SA Time (18:00 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & 4, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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Excellent defence and an excellent match overall!
Wales knock out Ireland and is the first side to advance to the semi-finals.
Scorers:
Ireland:
- Penalties – Ronan O’Gara (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Keith Earls (1)
- Conversions – Ronan O’Gara (1)
Wales:
- Penalties – Leigh Halfpenny (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Shane Williams (1), Mike Philips (1), Jonathan Davies (1)
- Conversions – Rhys Priestland (2)
Teams:
Ireland: 15 Robert Kearney, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Brian O’Driscoll (captain), 12 Gordon D’Arcy, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Ronan O’Gara, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Sean O’Brien, 6 Stephen Ferris, 5 Paul O’Connell, 4 Donncha O’Callaghan, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Rory Best, 1 Cian Healy.
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Tom Court, 18 Donnacha Ryan, 19 Denis Leamy, 20 Eoin Reddan, 21 Jonathan Sexton, 22 Andrew Trimble.
Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 George North, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Rhys Priestland, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Toby Faletau, 7 Sam Warburton (captain), 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Luke Charteris, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Huw Bennett, 1 Gethin Jenkins.
Replacements: 16 Lloyd Burns, 17 Paul James, 18 Bradley Davies, 19 Ryan Jones, 20 Lloyd Williams, 21 James Hook, 22 Scott Williams.
Date: Saturday 8 October
Venue: Regional Stadium, Wellington
Kick off: 07:00 SA Time (18:00 NZ Time)
Expected weather: Early showers clearing in the afternoon. Strong southerly wind. Max 12°C, Min 7°C
Referee: Craig Joubert
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes, Romain Poite
TMO: Giulio De Santis
Wales earn a penalty…
That’s it, the fat lady stands up… shakes the dress and the ample bossums….
The Welsh defense has won this match for them. A great exposition of the saying “defense wins matches in the WC”.
Wales just closing it out now….
Spud Munchers will be on the plane tomorrow along with the Frogs.
1 Minute left
And another Welsh penalty!
My hope of a Wales/SA final still alive!!!!!!
Penalty Wales… no way back for Ireland, none!
Well done Wales
Time is up… kicked out!
Game Over!
GAME OVER!!!!!!!!!!!
Well done Wales.
What a luxury to have Hook coming on off the bench. Welldone Wales!!!
Great match, and refffing a pleasure too thanks
Awesome performance Wales. You gave the Boks a moerse skrik and now I know why. That the Boks managed to come back and win that game was a really good performance.
@ The_Young_Turk:
now it’s my turn: you wish!!!!!
Till the next thread
Final Score: Wales 22 / 10 Ireland
Snap Just for Kicks and Loosehead, what can I say great minds think alike 🙂
What a game!
How can the next match live up to this??
Now the Frogs need to do something extraordinary!
… and then there were only 7….
This game gives me more hope for the Bokke / Wallabies game…
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