Wales v Ireland, Six Nations 2015: player ratings
1 decade ago by The TelegraphWALES Leigh Halfpenny – A mystifying missed conversion but otherwise a rock as a goalkicker and under the high ball. Wonderful take from a Sexton spiral. George North – Monumental tackle on...
Wales dash Ireland's Grand Slams hopes in epic Cardiff battle
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpWales put in a sensational defensive effort to end Ireland's unbeaten run with a 23-16 victory at the Millennium Stadium. Scott Williams scored a try for the home side, while Ireland got theirs in the...
Wonderful Wales end Irish Slam bid
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumA second-half try by substitute Scott Williams proved the difference as Wales ended Ireland's Grand Slam hopes after an epic Six Nations encounter in Cardiff. Wales jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the...
Wales end Ireland's Slam dream
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Wales held on in the face of a fierce second-half comeback by Ireland to record a famous 23-16 win in Cardiff on Saturday. The victory not only ended Ireland's Grand Slam dream, but kept alive Wales'...
Wales beat Ireland 23-16 in Six Nations
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auA second-half try by replacement Scott Williams helped Wales to a pulsating 23-16 victory over Ireland Saturday in the Six Nations. Wales led 15-9 at the break courtesy of four Leigh Halfpenny penalties...
Wales 23 Ireland 16, match report: Irish Six Nations Grand Slam dreams over at Millennium Stadium
1 decade ago by The TelegraphA humdinger, a classic, an absolute thriller but ultimately a horror show for Ireland as their shot at history and their ambitions of an unbeaten Six Nations when down in the flames of the Dragons. ...
Six Nations 2015: Ireland face 'toughest test' against Wales in bid for history
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsSeveral numbers will swirl around the Millennium Stadium air for the Irish to grasp – Paul O’Connell’s 100th cap, Jonathan Sexton’s 50th cap – but the collective focus will be on just one: 11. ...
Preview: Wales v Ireland (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWales head coach Warren Gatland has named an unchanged XV in the Six Nations for the first time since 2013. Sam Warburton leads his country for a record 34th time. Ireland's Jamie...
Five key battles ahead of the Wales v Ireland game
1 decade agoAlun Wyn Jones v Paul O’ConnellIt will be some contest in Cardiff on Saturday with two of the best locks in World Rugby going up against each other. In what could be O’Connell’s last 6...
Six Nations Rugby: Ireland v Wales squad update
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: RugbyBy Ali Gordon – 10 March 2015Sam Warburton will lead an unchanged Wales team against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 2. 30pm) as he enters...
