Wales annihilated a terrible Ireland side 25-7 to win the Grand Slam in the Principality Stadium on Saturday.
Wales were helped win the Grand Slam as Ireland put in an awful performance.
WAL 25-7 IRE
Wales have done it! Capturing the Triple Crown and the Grand Slam in Cardiff with their 14th win on the bounce.
Diweddglo chwedlonol i’r ymgyrch Chwe Gwlad, wedi ei sefydlu ar waith caled a chyfeillgarwch.
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The hosts got off to a flying start with a try after 70 seconds from Hadleigh Parkes following a wonderful chipped kick by Gareth Anscombe.
Ireland looked as though they might improve with Johnny Sexton sending a cross-field kick into the arms of Jacob Stockdale, who raced away only to be put into touch by Parkes.
After 17 minutes, Ireland were 10-0 down as Anscombe slotted home a penalty.
The game started and stopped as the rain poured down and the next score didn’t come until the 35th minute when man of the match Anscombe kicked over two quick fire penalties before half-time leaving it at 16-0.
Things didn’t improve in the second-half as Ireland continued to give away needless penalties.
Those penalties resulted in Anscombe converting three more kicks, resulting in the hosts leading 25-0 with 10 minutes left.
Ireland rallied late on and were rewarded with a Jordan Lamour try in the 83rd minute. Substitute Jack Carty knocked over the conversion to confirm the 25-7 result.
After the game Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt urged people to continue backing his side.
“Don’t give up on this team, I still have confidence we’ll bounce back,â€? he said.
The result means Ireland finish the tournament in third and will have to improve massively over the coming months before the World Cup later this year.
