By Michael Cantillon
Last Updated: 22/02/25 4:17pm
Jamie Osborne scored one of two Ireland tries as they fought from eight points behind to win in Wales despite Garry Ringrose being shown a 20-minute red card
Ireland just about cliched the 14th Triple Crown in their history after a 27-18 win in Cardiff, having been pushed all the way by a much-improved Wales after Garry Ringrose was shown the Six Nations’ first 20-minute red card.
Ringrose was shown yellow on the field for a high tackle in making head-on-head contact with Wales centre Ben Thomas five minutes before half-time – a card which was upgraded to red following a bunker review.
Jack Conan and Jamie Osborne scored tries for the visitors, with captain Dan Sheehan invariably choosing to kick for points through fly-half Sam Prendergast (five penalties) – a tactic which almost came back to bite the heavily-fancied away side when Wales wing Ellis Mee was adjudged to have lost control attempting to score in the corner with seven minutes to play.
Having fallen 10-0 behind early, Wales showed huge spirit and quality to fight back and lead by eight points in the second half through Jac Morgan and Tom Rogers tries and the boot of Gareth Anscombe (one conversion, two penalties), but just fell short to a mightily relieved Ireland.
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What’s next?
Following the second rest week, Ireland are in action on Saturday March 8 for the fourth round of the championship, hosting France in a mammoth clash at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin (2.15pm kick-off).
Wales next travel to face Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday March 8 (4.45pm kick-off) for their fourth round clash.
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