Early try spurs Wales as Ireland lose the plot

Wales U19s 37 Ireland U19s 6

Sat, 05 Mar, 2005 - 00:00
Barry Coughlan

They won’t get it now in advance of the tournament after they wrapped up preparations at Bedwas RFC, south Wales, last night on the wrong side of the fence again.

Ireland lost the plot from the early moments and while this display was altogether more impressive than a week ago against England, it was still far short of what was required.

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