Ireland scrape past Wales in quest for title

Wales 9 Ireland 19

Ireland scrape past Wales in quest for title
Sun, 04 Feb, 2007 - 17:02
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Wales 9 Ireland 19

Title favourites Ireland survived a major scare at the Millennium Stadium before launching their RBS 6 Nations Championship campaign in successful fashion.

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