Six Nations: clinical Ireland earn bonus-point in convincing win over Wales
- Ireland make it two from two with strong home performance
- Wales struggle to break Ireland’s territorial stranglehold
First-half tries by full-back Jordan Larmour and prop Tadhg Furlong were added to by flanker Josh van der Flier’s from the back of a rolling maul to hand Ireland a 19-7 lead after 47 minutes at Lansdowne Road, the scene of Wales’ last defeat in the tournament in February 2018.
The Welsh struggled to break Ireland’s territorial stranglehold but applied pressure after half-time, only for the hosts to hold firm – with one telling penalty win against the head at a 62nd-minute scrum on the Irish try-line seeing their front row explode with joy and coach Andy Farrell do the same in his box high up in the stands.
Winger Andrew Conway went over in the right corner in the 75th minute for a fourth try that earned the Irish an attacking bonus point and put them in pole position to capture the Six Nations title for the second time in three years.
