Ireland 32-9 Wales
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
Ireland v Wales Match Reports
Ireland beat Wales 32-9 in the opening match of the new Autumn Nations Cup tournament. A dominant display from the hosts condemned Wales to a sixth successive defeat under Wayne Pivac. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Wales' poor run under Wayne Pivac continues with loss to Ireland in Dublin
- BBC: Ireland defeat Wales 32-9 in tournament opener
- Telegraph: Ireland too good for struggling Wales as Wayne Pivac's side lose sixth straight Test
- Daily Mail: Irish cruise to victory in Autumn Nations Cup opener as Wayne Pivac's side suffer sixth defeat on the bounce
- South Wales Argus: Wayne Pivac feeling the heat after loss
- Irish Independent: Andy Farrell's men claim opening Autumn Nations Cup win over Wales
- Irish Times: Ireland show grit and guile to power past Wales on Nations Cup bow
- WRU: Wales beaten in opening game of Autumn Nations Cup
Ireland v Wales - Match Highlights
Ireland v Wales - Match Stats
Ireland: (16) 32
Try: Roux (23'), Lowe (81'+1)
Conversion: Sexton (24'), Murray (81'+2)
Penalty: Sexton (10', 28'), Burns (36', 54'), Murray (67', 72')
Wales: (6) 9
Penalty: Halfpenny (17', 31', 50')
Man of the match: Caelan Doris (Ireland)
Ireland v Wales - Team Line-ups
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Ronan Kelleher
- 3 Andrew Porter
- 4 Quinn Roux
- 5 James Ryan
- 6 Peter O’Mahony
- 7 Josh van der Flier
- 8 Caelan Doris
Backs
- 9 Jamison Gibson Park
- 10 Jonathan Sexton (Captain)
- 11 James Lowe
- 12 Robbie Henshaw
- 13 Chris Farrell
- 14 Andrew Conway
- 15 Hugo Keenan
Replacements
- 16 Dave Heffernan
- 17 Ed Byrne
- 18 Finlay Bealham
- 19 Tadhg Beirne
- 20 Will Connors
- 21 Conor Murray
- 22 Billy Burns
- 23 Keith Earls
Wales Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Rhys Carre
- 2 Ryan Elias
- 3 Tomas Francis
- 4 Will Rowlands
- 5 Alun Wyn Jones (Captain)
- 6 Shane Lewis-Hughes
- 7 Justin Tipuric
- 8 Taulupe Faletau
Backs
- 9 Gareth Davies
- 10 Dan Biggar
- 11 Josh Adams
- 12 Owen Watkin
- 13 Jonathan Davies
- 14 Liam Williams
- 15 Leigh Halfpenny
Replacements
- 16 Elliot Dee
- 17 Wyn Jones
- 18 Samson Lee
- 19 Jake Ball
- 20 Aaron Wainwright
- 21 Lloyd Williams
- 22 Callum Sheedy
- 23 George North