[新聞] Wales 9-19 Ireland (六國)
Title favourites Ireland survived a major scare at the Millennium Stadium
before launching their RBS 6 Nations Championship campaign in successful
fashion.
First-half tries from hooker Rory Best - he touched down after just 47
seconds - and captain Brian O'Driscoll gave Ireland a winning platform.
But they were pushed to the limit by a resilient Wales side who stayed in
contention through three Stephen Jones penalties.
The game though, produced a low skill factor and high error count as it
failed to match expectations following resounding victories recorded by Six
Nations pacesetters England and France on Saturday.
A scoreless third quarter emphasised a distinctly average contest, and
although Wales occasionally flickered through scrum-half Dwayne Peel and
full-back Kevin Morgan, the game proved a pale shadow of their 2005 Grand
Slam-clinching success against the same opponents.
Wales went into battle without injured backs Shane Williams, Tom Shanklin and
Mark Jones, while Gareth Thomas' four-week suspension meant coach Gareth
Jenkins had limited resources behind the scrum.
It took Ireland until the 72nd minute to finally grind Wales down, when
fly-half Ronan O'Gara squeezed over in the corner despite a despairing James
Hook tackle.
O'Gara slotted his second successful conversion to open up a 10-point gap,
yet Ireland will need to show a considerable improvement when they face
France at Croke Park in Dublin next Sunday.
Wales, meanwhile, head to Scotland later this week with their Six Nations
season finely balanced, having seen any hopes of a Grand Slam or Triple Crown
disappear without trace.
(轉自http://www.rbs6nations.com/)
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