Brilliant Wales defence sees Ireland’s Grand Slam dreams ended

Wales 23 Ireland 16: Ireland’s Grand Slam ambitions have been ended and their hopes of retaining the Six Nations title severely dented by a seven-point defeat to Wales at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The visitors will have few complaints after a performance scarred by far too many individual mistakes, something highlighted by the unusually sloppy display put in by out-half Jonathan Sexton - on what was captain Paul O’Connell’s one hundredth cap.

It was the first defeat in eleven games for Joe Schmidt’s side.