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
Penalty Ireland, on their own 10m line
30 @ The_Young_Turk:
Ah, and here’s Tutti Fruitti too.
Hello, scallywag!
Is this match going to be O’driscoll vs Roberts, I wonder?
Another penalty to Ireland, this one kickable… about 5 from touch…
They go for touch
Dumb, should have taken the shot at goal.
Ireland 2m out, they drop the ball but they get another penalty, 5m out
Touch again… and kicked out again
Great start to the QF so far
Go the Greens!
@ The_Young_Turk:
Buongiorno, come stai?
Wales defence awesome
Brilliant by Wales!
Welsh defence just got better as the phases went on. Ireland should’ve kicked for goal
Greta defending by Wales. Ireland dumb not to go for the 3 points.
I see all the usual suspects here this morning…. where’s Puma and Pietman….
G’day everyone, looking for a win to Wales today. A good, well balanced side.
Solid, solid Wales scrum
@ Loosehead:
Ciao, molto bene è tu?
46 @ Old Griquas 14 in Sydney:
Hello Oldie!
We’re enemies tomorrow… but today we’re rugby supporters!
This is bloody good rugga, folks!
Now take the 3
Penalty Ireland, deep in the Welsh 22
this is not your usual 6nations game , this is bloody exciting and good
Penalty to the Bog Trotters. Surely they will go for posts?
Love the flowing rugby, Jouberts whistle must be starting to rust!
Ireland held up over the Welsh line, scrum 5
Bog Trotters waste it, that’s 6 points gone a begging.
Micks spill the ball.
Geez, this is a good match. Two good, passionate teams.
Wales turn the ball over again…
Ireland will rue their options not to take the points
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