Captain49,914 posts
16 Mar 2019, 22:15
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16 Mar 2019, 22:15#1
Ireland outgained Wales by 237metres to 110. Wales kicked 31 times out of 154 posessions......Ireland kicked 28 times out of 270 possessions. Wales kicked at almost twice the rate of the Irish! And their only significant attacking move came from a chip kick.
Ireland had 60% of the possession, 62% of the territory.
Wales made 150 tackles at 93%.....twice Ireland's 81 tackles at 90%.
Kearney, Earls and Stockdale all made more metres than any Wallie.
But Wales won 2 penalties off Furlong and 4 off Healy, mostly in the scrums.
Wales won this dirge of a game with potent scrumming, tactical kicking and a well organized defence......World Cup lessons for the Boks who are still obsessed by ball in hand.
