Wales (26) 31 |
Tries: Callender, Bevan, Harries, Jones, Tuipulotu Cons: Bevan 3 |
Ireland (0) 5 |
Try: Fryday |
Wales began their Six Nations run successful benignant with a comfy bonus-point triumph implicit Ireland.
The Irish had travel to Cardiff looking for revenge aft losing successful Dublin past year, but were outplayed successful beforehand of a grounds location assemblage of 4,962.
Wales ran successful 4 tries successful a ascendant archetypal half, with subordinate of the lucifer Sisilia Tuipulotu adding a fifth.
Nichola Fryday powered implicit for an Irish consolation arsenic Wales faded successful the last quarter.
More to follow.
Wales: C Keight; L Neumann, H Jones (capt), K Lake, C Williams-Morris; E Snowsill, K Bevan; G Pyrs, K Jones, S Tuipulotu, A Fleming, G Crabb, G Evans, A Callender, B Lewis
Replacements: K Evans, C Thomas, C Hale, K Williams, S Harries, F Lewis, L George, H Bluck
Ireland: M Deely; A Doyle, A Dalton, E Breen, N Behan; N Cronin, M Scuffil-McCabe; S McGrath, N Jones, L Djougang, N Fryday (capt), S Monaghan, D Wall, M Og O'Leary, B Hogan.
Replacements: D Nic a Bhaird, N O'Dowd, C Haney, J Brown, G Moore, H O'Connor, D O'Brien, V Irwin.
Match officials
Referee: Amber McLachlan (RA)
Assistants: Doriane Domenjo (FFR) & Maria Latos (GER)
TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)