Scrum failing cost us the game, declares Jones

ADAM JONES knows more than most how important it is to have a dominant scrum in the modern era and had backed Wales to make that strength count in Saturday’s Six Nations clash at Croke Park.

So confident were Wales in their ability to do damage in this sector that they went for broke in a key spell early in the second half as they trailed by 10 points and seemingly had Ireland on the ropes.

It proved their downfall.