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15 Mar
Hooker Niall Annett scooped the ESB International man-of-the-match award for his try-scoring display in the Ireland Under-20s' defeat of Wales in Athlone on Friday. He hailed the Irish squad's work ethic and never-say-die attitude, while agreeing that his try after 19 seconds was 'the quickest' he has ever scored.
15 Mar
The Ireland Under-20s are having a great run, sitting at the top of the RBS U-20 6 Nations table ahead of next weekend's final round. Commenting on Friday's 24-17 win over Wales, debutant winger Tiernan O'Halloran said: "It was a great start and we held out well in the end. We have to keep focus for the last game against Scotland and keep up the good work in training this week."
14 Mar
The Ireland squad will have a light training session in Dublin tomorrow as they get over the bumps and bruises from the win over Wales and start the preparations for their final RBS 6 Nations game against Scotland next Saturday.
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13 Mar
It's nice to pick up a man-of-the-match award. (For the try) Paulie just broke and drew in one or two lads, popped it up and there was a massive gap there, so thankfully I just had to run into the corner" - scrum half Tomas O'Leary talks about the try he scored in Ireland's impressive 27-12 victory over Wales on Saturday.
13 Mar
Number 8 Jamie Heaslip cut a satisfied figure after Ireland's 27-12 RBS 6 Nations win over Wales. He said that the players were very happy with the way they showed up in defence and the clinical play delivered in attack. Christy Moore also gets a mention!
13 Mar
Following the 27-12 victory over Wales, Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll spoke about the 'fantastic feeling' he experienced when winning his 100th cap for his country, while Declan Kidney discussed the policing of the breakdown and the positives to be taken from his side's third win of the campaign.
13 Mar
Ireland added Wales to their list of Croke Park scalps as winger Keith Earls (2) and scrum half Tomas O'Leary touched down in a 27-12 win, with the result keeping Declan Kidney's men in the race for the RBS 6 Nations title.
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13 Mar
See below for a look at the official match statistics from Ireland's well-earned RBS 6 Nations victory over Wales at Croke Park on Saturday.
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13 Mar
You can follow the fortunes of Ireland this afternoon with our O2 MatchDay Live service. Get up-to-the-minute audio and text commentary from the Ireland v Wales RBS 6 Nations clash here on IrishRugby.ie.
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13 Mar
Ireland have fond memories of playing Wales last year but the sides' 2008 meeting at Croke Park resulted in a tight Welsh win, so Brian O'Driscoll and his team-mates will be doubly determined to slay the Dragons this afternoon and keep themselves in the hunt for silverware.
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12 Mar
The Ireland Under-20s scored 17 points in a fantastic opening quarter-hour as they got the better of their Welsh counterparts at Dubarry Park, maintaining their position at the top of the RBS Under-20 6 Nations table with just one round of matches remaining.
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