Ireland threw everything at Wales in an extraordinary attacking second-half display but failed to gain any reward through tries or penalties. Then French outside-half Camille Lopez was forced off at half-time with injury to be replaced by the more effective Jules Plisson who was the fifth different goal-kicker on show.When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. I spare a thought for England, they were superb today and probably deserved a share of the spoils. The Scots are now staring a whitewash unless they can defeat Ireland at Murrayfield next Saturday which would also do Wales a huge favour.The original facts and figures for the Welsh defence seemed barely credible immediately after the match with the official tournament statisticians came up with a figure of 289 team tackles and a remarkable 37 for Luke Charteris and 30 for Sam Warburton. Samson Lee was stretchered off with an Achilles problem suffered at the first scrum and the front-row worries were compounded when Gethin Jenkins was replaced at half-time with it later emerging the Lions loose-head had played for almost 30 minutes after pulling a hamstring. ""It was tumultuous. Francis delivered his flora comment, Wood backed his nation to win by a couple of scores and Quinlan stated Wales players don’t scare us as much as England and France. ""England will feel desolate.
Lancaster has finished second for the last three years and will be hoping victory over France next week will finally bring some silverware.After a difficult day in Dublin, the England half-backs of Ben Youngs and George Ford had an easier ride. Wales fans will hope France can will replicate that victory at Twickenham next weekend.Former Ireland trio Neil Francis, Alan Quinlan and Keith Wood were in buoyant mood in the build-up. Six Nations Winners. Wales made a great start as they raced into 12-0 lead and Gatland also utilised his replacements effectively, most notable try-scoring hero Scott Williams. Is a key man for England ahead of the World Cup after developing his reputation as the Red Rose enforcer.The Lions full-back had caused a stir in the pre-match build-up by suggesting England did not respect the Scotland team. It was a Six Nations weekend that mixed the sublime with the downright atrocious.
I'm devastated. But that has evaporated as Scotland suffered a fourth successive defeat in the 25-13 defeat against England at Twickenham. Wales set the bar high by running riot in Rome, obliging Italy and England to follow. What a timely reminder for a new deal.The Racing Metro lock is used to scaling heights standing at 6ft 10in.