Tyrrell try gives Ireland victory in Wales to set up Grand Slam decider with England
Tyrrell try gives Ireland victory in Wales to set up Grand Slam decider with England

Tyrrell try gives Ireland victory in Wales to set up Grand Slam decider with England

Wales 7

Ireland 12

James Lloyd reports from Cardiff Arms Park

IRELAND REMAIN ON course for a Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam after a hard-fought 12-7 victory over Wales in Cardiff.

Tom Tierney brought back Alison Miller, Hannah Tyrrell and Sene Naoupu to his side after their stint with Ireland’s Sevens side in Las Vegas as they aimed to build on round three’s 13-10 win over France and build towards a second Six Nations clean sweep in three years.

Tries from Lindsay Peat and wing Tyrrell helped them over the line to set up a tense final fixture against England at Donnybrook next weekend.

Before the game, an emotional Cardiff Arms Park crowd paid tribute to Elli Norkett, a 20-year-old Wales international who was tragically killed in a car accident a fortnight ago.

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Jenny Murphy (pictured above) then made a midfield break for the visitors who were unable to capitalise on the gain of ground with the hosts clearing their lines.

It took 38 minutes until the game’s first score with Ireland sneaking ahead on the stroke of half time. Fly-half and player of the match Nora Stapleton booted for touch from a penalty and a brutal driving maul saw prop Peat slam over. Stapleton added the extras.

After the break, Peat turned from hero to villain after being yellow carded following Dyddgu Hywel’s surging run from her own 22. And soon after, Wales had their reward. An initial attempt from the catch and drive fell short, but Shona Powell-Hughes peeled off the back and crashed over by the posts with Robyn Wilkins tying the game with the conversion.

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Wales:

Tries – Powell-Hughes,

Conversion – Wilkins

Yellow Card – A Evans

Ireland

Tries – Peat, Tyrrell

Conversions – Stapleton

Yellow Card – Peat

Wales: Hywel; E Evans (Rowland, 63), Lake, De Filippo (Snowshill, 56), Taviner; Wilkins, Bevan (Parker, 72); Thomas, Phillips (capt) (L Harries, 68), A Evans (Pyrs, 72), Rowe (Lillicrap, 53), Clay, S Harries (Hale, 55-63), Taylor, Powell-Hughes (Butchers, 63)

Ireland: Flood; Tyrrell, Murphy (Caughey, 72), Naoupu, Miller; Stapleton, Healy (Muldoon, 40); Peat, Lyons, Egan (O’Reilly, 68), Spence, Reilly (Cooney, 72), Griffin, Molloy, Fitzpatrick (capt) (van Staden, 42-50)

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