WALES
No.Name
15Leigh Halfpenny, FB
2
14George North, W
T
2
13Jonathan Davies, C
12Scott Williams, C
11Liam Williams, W
10Dan Biggar, FH
9Rhys Webb, SH
1Rob Evans, P
2Ken Owens, H
3Tomas Francis, P
4Jake Ball, L
5Alun Wyn Jones, L
6Sam Warburton, FL
7Justin Tipuric, FL
8Ross Moriarty, N8
Replacements
16Scott Baldwin, R
17Nicky Smith, R
18Samson Lee, R
19Luke Charteris, R
20Taulupe Faletau, R
21Gareth Davies, R
22Sam Davies, R
23Jamie Roberts, R
T

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Principality Stadium
8:05 PM, March 10, 2017
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Match Commentary

81'+222-9 End of second half
80'
80'Tommy Bowe lasted mere minutes and he goes off injured. Ireland steal the scrum. Ireland inch towards the Welsh 22. Paddy Jackson takes it up to the 22. Sean O'Brien put to ground. The ball goes forward from Wales and Wales run the ball. George North runs from his own 22 up to the Irish 22. Davies goes down the left touchline. Sam Davies knocks on. No bonus point for Wales but they do end Ireland's Six Nations hopes.
80'Zebo throws the ball forward to Tommy Bowe and that is a job done for Wales.
80'Player substituted - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
80'Substitute on - Paddy Jackson , Ireland
80'Substitute on - John Ryan , Ireland
80'Player substituted - Tadhg Furlong , Ireland
80'Player substituted - Rory Best , Ireland
80'Substitute on - Niall Scannell , Ireland
80'Player substituted - Dan Biggar , Wales
80'Substitute on - Sam Davies , Wales
80'Player substituted - Rob Kearney , Ireland
80'Substitute on - Tommy Bowe , Ireland
79'TRY Ireland have possession but in their own 22. Is there any way out of the 22. The ball goes to Sexton and his kick is charged down. Faletau charges the ball down and Jamie Roberts touches down. Ireland's Six Nations campaign is over.
79'22-9 Conversion - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
78'20-9 Try - Jamie Roberts , Wales
76'The ball doesn't go to hand and Ireland are driven back inside their own 22.
76'Tipuric gathers the lineout. Gareth Davies kicks down towards Earls. Earls gathers and Ireland spread towards midfield. Then back towards the right touchline. Heaslip driven back by Liam Williams.
75'The scrum is reset. Marmion feeds, the ball goes forward and there is a man in front of the knock on. Offside. And Wales can clear again.
73'Marmion to feed. Seven minutes for Ireland to keep their Six Nations hopes alive.
72'Wales win the lineout but Gareth Davies is put down inside the end zone and Ireland have a five metre scrum.
72'Marmion feeds the scrum. Sexton kicks crossfield and Zebo takes. Sexton kicks crossfield again, but it doesn't go to hand. Wales have the lineout, five metres from their own line.
72'Player substituted - Ken Owens , Wales
72'Substitute on - Scott Baldwin , Wales
71'Dan Biggar finds touch midway between his 22 and the 10 metre line. Gareth Davies clears to Zebo. Sexton puts the ball down the throat of Halfpenny. Ireland turn the ball over. HUGE last 9 minutes. Scrum Ireland.
70'Substitute on - Samson Lee , Wales
70'Player substituted - Tomas Francis , Wales
69'Huge call from Wayne Barnes. Huge call from Robbie Henshaw. it lets Wales off the hook completely.
69'Henderson gathers, unchallenged. Ireland maul towards the line. Robbie Henshaw runs in and Wayne Barnes gives the penalty for Wales.
68'Ireland inside the Wales 22. They need good hands. Super weighted kick from Robbie Henshaw, Halfpenny takes and is put into touch by Zebo. Huge lineout five metres out.
67'Substitute on - Taulupe Faletau , Wales
67'Player substituted - Ross Moriarty , Wales
67'Substitute on - Gareth Davies , Wales
67'Player substituted - Rhys Webb , Wales
67'Player substituted - Scott Williams , Wales
67'Substitute on - Jamie Roberts , Wales
67'Player substituted - Rob Evans , Wales
67'Substitute on - Nicky Smith , Wales
66'Huge lineout for Ireland. Rory Best to throw. It hasn't be great, but Henderson gathers, Ireland try to set up a maul, they do. The ball goes to ground. Ringrose is put to ground.
66'Rhys Webb feeds Biggar, it is deflected and back comes Furlong but he drops the ball and Webb clears to touch.
65'Rhys Webb puts another ball up in the air, kearney takes, gives it to Sexton, he puts a tester up there, Halfpenny knocks on. Sexton kicks through, its long and Biggar takes and is put down five metres from his own line from Earls.
64'Ireland rip the ball to gain possession. With a knock on advantage Earls gets up towards halfway. Ireland attack Ringrose kicks through but Halfpenny gets back to gather.
63'Tipuric wins the lineout ball, Wales maul, Webb's box kick is gathered by Biggar, long pass out wide to Halfpenny. Tom Francis driven back towards the Irish 10 metre line.
63'Substitute on - Peter O'Mahony , Ireland
63'Player substituted - CJ Stander , Ireland
63'Substitute on - Iain Henderson , Ireland
63'Player substituted - Devin Toner , Ireland
63'Substitute on - Luke Charteris , Wales
63'Player substituted - Jake Ball , Wales
62'Charteris it was who stole the last lineout. Another big lineout here.
62'Rory Best's throw is stolen again. Wales spread the ball wide and Liam Williams kicks down the throat of Kearney. kearney runs but is held up. The ball is spread to Earls who is put into touch.
61'Sexton goes to ground. O'Brien takes the ball forward. Kearney looks to make some yards. Furlong borrows his way before Sexton puts the ball up in the air, but Wales get the ball with Biggar back in a position to clear. Webb box kicks to touch.
60'Rhys Webb kicks but it isn't gathered and Ireland look to attack. Stander, Henshaw, Zebo through the hands and Zebo is put to ground.
60'Alun Wyn Jones pinches the ball from the Ireland throw. Huge steal.
59'Tipuric on the floor playing the ball and Ireland get the penalty. Sexton kicks to just inside the Welsh half. Huge last 20 minutes.
59'Player substituted - Jack McGrath , Ireland
59'Substitute on - Cian Healy , Ireland
59'Drop goal-missed
58'Liam Williams breaks down the left touchline for Wales. The Welsh inside the Irish 22. Davies put to ground. Jake Ball carries forward. Moriarty, Wyn Jones takes it forward. Dan Biggar drops back into the pocket and hits the left upright from straight in front of the left post.
57'Dan Biggar takes the restart, to Zebo again. North hits him hard. Ireland look to run the ball from their own line. They put boot to ball and gives it straight to Dan Biggar.
57'15-9 Penalty goal - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
55'Ireland win the penalty for a high tackle by Dan Biggar on Garry Ringrose. Rory Best decides to go for goal.
54'Donnacha Ryan gets Ireland back to the Wales five metre line but Sexton's pass doesn't go to hand and Ireland get the penalty for hands in the ruck. Sexton kicks to the corner.
53'Sean O'Brien again manages to regather the ball when it looks like he has lost it. Zebo taken by Jonathan Davies.
52'Ireland inch the ball forward. Sean O'Brien brings them up to the Wales 5 metre line. The ball is spread wide and Kearney is hit hard.
51'Earls brings the ball up to the Welsh 10 metre line. Zebo comes in off his wing. Rory Best runs at the Welsh defence. CJ Stander is brought down. Donnacha Ryan hands off and Ireland are in the Welsh 22. Sexton delays the pass to Heaslip.
49'Sexton finds touch on halfway. Jake Ball needlessly infringing giving Ireland an easy out.
49'Ireland win the penalty with an illegal collapse. Sexton can kick to touch.
49'Ireland holding the Welsh attack at bay. They spread the ball wide. Scott Williams gets inside Garry Ringrose but Furlong takes him down. Moriarty is put into touch and Johnny Sexton returns for Ireland.
47'Wales lineout on the Irish 22, Webb sees a gap and into the Irish 22. Ken Owens, Sam Warburton, Jake Ball, Alun Wyn Jones. Wales inching towards the Irish line.
46'Ireland have an Everest to climb now as Ireland give up possession again and Wales kick down and Ireland are able to recover and clear through Zebo.
46'Player substituted - Conor Murray , Ireland
46'Substitute on - Kieran Marmion , Ireland
46'15-6 Conversion - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
44'
44'13-6 Try - George North , Wales
43'TRY Wales maul towards the line. Ireland commit numbers. Wales stopped once. Rhys Webb sucks Zebo in and finds North who runs in to score.
42'Ireland lose the ball as O'Brien gives away the ball and Wales kick to halfway and regather. Wales kick down towards the Irish line, Murray takes and gets into touch.
42'The ball is spun wide to Henshaw and Ireland are five metres from the Welsh 22. CJ Stander hit by Tipuric and Warburton.
41'Earls tries to dance his way towards the Wales 22, CJ Stander makes another few yards.
41'Simon Zebo restarts as Johnny Sexton is still in the bin. North gathers and runs to his 22. Biggar clears and Zebo takes, runs into the Welsh tacklers. O'Brien takes it on. Ireland playing very narrow without Sexton. Heaslip takes it on.
41'8-6 End of first half
40'The first-half tackle count
40'The power of CJ Stander once again on show in the first half.
40'
40'Keith Earls breaks the tackle of Rhys Webb. Ireland are up 10 metres from the Welsh 22. Heaslip knocks the ball on. Joe Schmidt wasn't happy with how much water was on the pitch, with a closed roof, and we have had a few Irish handling errors. We had the late bus in Scotland, perhaps the wet surface and ball will be talked about after this game.
40'8-6 Start of second half
39'Simon Zebo restarts. Biggar kicks downfield to Zebo. He is tackle don the Welsh 10 metre line. Murray can barely pass the ball. He is in a lot of pain.
39'8-6 Penalty goal - Leigh Halfpenny , Wales
38'Yellow card - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
37'Johnny Sexton sin-binned for killing the ball on the line. Penalty option to Wales, in front of the posts or wide left, and Wales and Halfpenny take the kicking option in front of the posts.
36'Webb feeds, comes back and Liam Williams brings the ball into the Irish 22, Murray can't tackle, Alun Wyn Jones edges forward. Scott Williams put to ground. Tipuric is tackled. Jake Ball the next to charge at Ireland and stopped.
35'Conor Murray is checked by the doctor, but he stays on the field. Ireland can't afford to lose him. Wales put in to the scrum.
35'Murray feeds, gives it to Henshaw who goes out of the Irish 22, CJ Stander is driven back. Sexton clears, and Rob Kearney takes. Keith Earls dances his way into midfield, but Tadhg Furlong drops the ball.
33'Murray feeds, Ireland scrum is solid, but the scrum turns and we have a second set. The first time we haven't seen the ball directly spun out of the scrum. Long may that continue.
32'Webb gives a forward pass and Ireland have the put in to the scrum on their own 22.
32'Webb feeds, solid scrum, Webb gives it to North, Moriarty next takes it on to the Irish 22. Biggar takes it on. Jake Ball gets into the Irish 22. Warburton is tackled. Scott Williams is tackled by Murray and he looks in pain.
30'Simon Zebo knocks the ball forward and Wales have a scrum midway between the Irish 22 and 10 metre line. This could be dangerous.
30'Moriarty feeds Webb, Biggar, Alun Wyn Jones takes the ball forward. Then Tom Francis, Jake Ball, Davies, Alun Wyn Jones, Tipuric take the ball into contact. Spread wide to George North, while Conor Murray is down.
28'Keith Earls knock the ball into touch, and forward and Wales have the scrum.
27'Wales kick again to Simon Zebo. Murray finds touch off the back of the ruck at the Irish 10 metre line.
27'Fourteen out of his last 14 kicks successful for Paddy Jackson who departs as Johnny Sexton returns.
27'5-6 Penalty goal - Paddy Jackson , Ireland
27'Player substituted - Paddy Jackson , Ireland
27'Substitute on - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
25'Rhys Webb conceding the penalty and Rory Best will throw. Toner takes to set up the driving maul. CJ Stander drives Tipuric back and he doesn't release after the tackle and Ireland have another penalty. Paddy Jackson will line up the posts.
24'Toner gathers, no challenge from Wales in the lineout, and the Irish maul is stopped, penalty advantage. Murray sends his forward pack marching forward, but Wales keep them at bay. Five metres from the Wales line. No advantage, penalty Ireland.
23'Donnacha Ryan takes in the lineout, Murray box kicks but there is crossing in front of Simon Zebo who looks to catch the ball and Jackson kicks down the line, finding touch midway inside the Welsh 22.
22'Rob Kearney gets the kick off but Ireland cough up possession, Wales clear to Rob Kearney. Kearney kicks high, gathers and kicks ahead. Biggar, covering clears and finds touch on the Irish 10 metre line. Rory Best to throw.
20'Halfpenny's conversion drifts across the posts and wide.
20'5-3 Try - George North , Wales
19'TRY Warburton wins the lineout, Rhys Webb snipes onto a pass from Jonathan Davies after his break, Webb feeds Halfpenny, he gives it to George North and he goes through Simon Zebo and Keith Earls to score.
19'Substitute on - Paddy Jackson , Ireland
19'Player substituted - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
18'No foul play. Wales have the lineout on the Irish 10 metre line.
18'Johnny Sexton has to go off for a Head Injury Assessment, replaced by Paddy Jackson, while Wayne Barnes looks whether there is any foul play.
18'Wales spread it wide and a kick through by Liam Williams is taken by Sexton, who stays down after the tackle, and Ireland clear to touch on the Ireland 10 metre line. Jonathan Davies' left knee catches the left eye of Sexton.
16'A poor kick from Sexton sees Wales having the scrum on their own 10 metre line.
16'Ireland lose the lineout, and Dan Biggar kicks, Warburton hits Sexton. Ireland get the ball away, Rory Best taken down.
15'After the 22 drop out, Sexton's high ball is knocked on by Dan Biggar. The ball is spread wide, CJ Stander marches down the left touchline and brings Ireland up 10 metres from the Welsh line. Sexton kicks to the corner.
13'Ireland spread wide and Earls kicks downfield. Halfpenny returns, running close to halfway. Wales spread the ball right but the ball isn't to hand. Zebo gathers and kicks the ball forward, Dan Biggar covers to touch down for a 22 drop out, waiting until the ball trickles over the try line.
11'Spread wide to Liam Williams, he edges closer. Evans double tackled and Wales knock the ball forward through Jonathan Davies and the moment is gone. Sexton will kick down the line.
10'Alun Wyn Jones edges forward, not held in the tackle, Webb tries to snipe. He's stopped. Tom Francis takes it on. Ken Owens, Moriarty and Evans all take it on.
9'Wales find some space out wide as George North runs through Rob Kearney. Tipuric on the crash ball and it is spread wide to Liam Williams. Kearney puts a stop to him. Robbie Henshaw then puts in a massive tackle. Wales recycle and spread wide.
8'Tipuric taps the lineout down to Webb. Ireland offside at the ruck. Wales kick to their 10 metre line.
7'Murray's box kick is gathered by Leigh Halfpenny but Dan Biggar's pass is picked off by Johnny Sexton. The ball is spread wide to Keith Earls and he kicks Ireland back inside the Welsh 22.
7'0-3 Penalty goal - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
6'Ireland have gone down the line early in the first three games, but tonight, they are going for the points. Could it turn into a kicking battle from the tee?
5'Rory Best throws, tapped down by O'Brien. The ball with Ireland, Rhys Webb tackles Robbie Henshaw high after Dan Biggar knocks on in a tackle and Johnny Sexton points towards the posts.
3'Sexton kicks high, the ball is not gathered and Wales, five metres from their own line, Webb feeds Biggar and he clears to touch towards halfway.
3'Murray feeds, Ireland scrum solid, Henshaw and Ringrose gets over the advantage line. It is spread wide to Kearney, who spins out of a few tackles.
2'Sexton on the loop, then finds Zebo out wide. He chips forward, Wales unable to gather but eventually clear. The clearance is kicked down the throat of Keith Earls to runs it back. Ireland get the scrum for a knock on as Scott Williams rips the ball off Earls. First scrum.
1'Wales win the lineout and have the advantage for a knock on but with advantage over Rory Best turns the ball over.
1'Simon Zebo takes and taken down inside his 22. Conor Murray's box kick goes out of play on the Ireland 10 metre line.
1'GAME ON! Wayne Barnes gets us under way and Dan Biggar kicks from right to left.
1'The anthems are over, the stage is set and here come the battle of Wales against Ireland. Joe Schmidt was surprised about how wet the pitch is. Will it make a difference? Let's find out.
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1'Interesting to note Wales went into the dressing-room at least five minutes before Ireland after their warm up, with Joe Schmidt's side continuing to do high-intense drills.
1'Welcome to ESPN's live coverage of Wales against Ireland from Cardiff. Teams are as announced earlier this week.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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