‘Great sides handle adversity’

Wales 24 Ireland 25

It was Gleeson's try from an exquisitely delivered pass by Geordan Murphy after 39 minutes that enabled Ireland to go in at half time leading by 14-7. And play had hardly resumed when he was capitalising on a bad Welsh error to stretch the advantage by another five points.

However, from 19-7 ahead, Ireland played their poorest rugby, failing to capitalise on a great chance to put the game out of Wales's reach at an attacking lineout on the home line and