Wales v Ireland ratings: Maestros Gibson-Park and Aki offset Ringrose's red card madness

Man-by-man breakdowns as the Ireland bench is forced to dig deep to help claim the Triple Crown and keep the Three-peat dream alive in Cardiff.
DYNAMIC DUO: Ireland's James Lowe and Bundee Aki celebrate winning a penalty during the Guinness Men's Six Nations match at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff. Pic: Joe Giddens/PA Wire.

DYNAMIC DUO: Ireland's James Lowe and Bundee Aki celebrate winning a penalty during the Guinness Men's Six Nations match at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff. Pic: Joe Giddens/PA Wire.

15 - Jamie Osborne: Hesitant initially on the big stage but eventually mastered his lines with a good support try. Osborne’s anguished face as he threw a poor, potentially try-scoring pass to Ringrose, said it all in the first half but the Leinster utility player hung in there and ran a good support line for his try. 6.5 

14 – Mack Hansen: Back in the fold. Hansen was determined to make up for lost time with a typically full-on, constant-motion display, chasing hard and high, coming off his wing to try and make things happen. 7.5 

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