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
Puts Boks close shave against the Welsh into perspective.
Warburton holds the ball up… turn-over penalty to Wales
Either of these teams would not be walk-overs in a final.
89@ Loosehead: No staff yet, too early
I expect Sexton to replace ROG soonish.
O’Gara kicks too deep again.
Wales defence is just sublime.
Ireland playing the territorial game also very bloody astute
c’mon taffs
Ireland penalty deep in their own territory
94 @ Just For Kicks:
Bad planning on your behalf… eishhh
Ireland will rue not taking those kicks. This is the WC. You can’t turn certain points down.
Lemoenetyd
1/2 time. Wat drink ons?
First half has flown by
102 @ Loosehead:
Hehehe… bit early…
… but I’ll have some of the Wynboer’s Edelvrot!
What an exceptional start to the quarter finals. Two exciting young teams, great to watch.
Just for Kicks is busy serving breakfasts, while I’m preparing for dinner. Smsll world these days!
Good lead for wales playing into a strong wind.
Ireland going to struggle second half
This game can still go either way…
105 @ Old Griquas 14 in Sydney:
How’s the health these days, Old Timer?
Best half of rugger i’ve seen for a looooong while.
O flok, Kwagga picked Wales by 7 for this game
@ grootblousmile:
Hey GBS, jumping out of my skin. Feeling so good, I’ve left my phone on all week, just in case Robbie Deans needed a back up winger in Wellington! I reckon I’ve got J P Petersen’s number. hahaha
2nd Half ON!
One very important factor as to why this first half was so good to watch: Craig Joubert has had an exceptional game. Very impressive performance on his part – I hope Bryce Lawrence is watching.
Ireland hard on attack, 5m out
Try Earls??
TMO
TRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY MICKS!
No, I think that he is out.
Maybe he was out
try time?
Try awarded
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