U21’s show way as Welsh outclassed

Ireland 30, Wales 19

Sat, 21 Feb, 2004 - 00:00

Charlie Mulqueen

Wales travelled as Grand Slam champions, however they were never in the hunt against a far better drilled and more intelligent Irish side.

They won the try count 4-2 with the Welsh brace coming late in the game with the issue beyond doubt.

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Courts Rugby Six Nations Place: Galway Sportsground Place: England Person: Denis Fogarty Person: Shane O’Connor Person: David Gannon Person: Jamie Heaslip Person: Tomás O’Leary Person: Richard Lane Person: Tommy Bowe Person: John Yapp Person: Heaslip Person: Gareth Steenson Person: Lee Thomas Person: Yapp Person: Steenson Person: John Hearty Person: Thomas Person: Bowe Person: Richard Rees Person: O’Leary Person: Rees Person: A. Finn Person: R. Lane Person: J. Hearty Person: G. Telford Person: T. Bowe Person: G. Steenson Person: T. O’Leary Person: J. Wickham Person: D. Fogarty Person: D. Fitzpatrick Person: D. Gannon Person: S. O’Connor Person: B. O’Connor Person: O. Hennessy Person: J. Heaslip Person: C. Geoghegan Person: S. Bennett Person: D. O’Brien Person: R. Shaw Person: O’Brien Person: N. McComb Person: M. Nuthall Person: Ifan Evans Person: R. Payne Person: L. Thomas Person: F. Brillante Person: S. MacLeod Person: R. Wells Person: J. Yapp Person: H. Bennett Person: C. Griffiths Person: Ian Evans Person: L. Charteris Person: J. Merriman Person: R. Pugh Person: R. Dale Person: D. Maddocks Person: Merriman Person: R. Rees Person: Wells Person: J. Mills Person: Evan Person: G. Evans Person: I Evans Person: S. Davey Event: Grand Slam Organisation: Welsh Organisation: Wales Organisation: U21 Organisation: Irish Organisation: Cork Constitution Organisation: Blackrock Organisation: Trinity Organisation: UCC Organisation: Queens Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Celtic Warriors Organisation: Swansea Organisation: Dolphin Organisation: Blackrock College Organisation: Dungannon Organisation: Queens Univ Organisation: Cork Con Organisation: Clontarf Organisation: Belfast Harlequins Organisation: Dublin University Organisation: UCD Organisation: Bath Organisation: Old Belvedere Organisation: London Wasps Organisation: Dundee HSFP

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