Head coach Warren Abrahams has made four changes to his side following the opening round defeat. Cara Hope and Cerys Hale come into the front row and Natalia John starts at lock. There is one change behind the scrum with Courtney Keight starting on the left wing in place of Jasmine Joyce who is away with GB Sevens.
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80mins Wales 0 Ireland 45
As time goes into the red, Tyrell slices through a gap to score wide out, and condemns Wales to a second consecutive pointless game with a conversion from wide out.
72mins Wales 0 Ireland 38
Dorothy Wall crashes through the tackle of Caryl Thomas to score Ireland’s first try of the second half. Tyrell adds the extras from wide out.
56 mins
The line-out woes continue for Wales – the home side simply can’t get a foothold in the game, as Beth Dainton comes on which means Wales have emptied the subs bench with 25mins still to go.
The second half is now under way
Hannah Jones of Wales is tackled by Ciara Griffin of Ireland.
Halftime: Wales 0 Ireland 31
28min Wales 0 Ireland 31
Ireland score again directly from a set-piece, this time the scrum is close to the line and Sene Naoupu dives over scrum half Kathryn Dane put her in space. Tyrell adds the extras.
Hannah Tyrrell of Ireland gets into space.
18mins Wales 0 Ireland 24
Considine scores a solo try she as she swats aside attempted tackles in a mazy 50m run to the try-line to score the bonus point try fir Ireland inside the first quarter. Tyrell adds the extras.
15mins Wales 0 Ireland 17
It’s one way traffic as Tyrell’s cross field kick is plucked in the air by Parsons who grabs her second inside three minutes.
12mins Wales 0 Ireland 12
Ireland score their second try directly from a set piece. The backs spread the ball wide from just inside their own half and work the ball to wing Beibhinn Parsons who pushes off the tackle from Robyn Wilkins and speeds clear to score under the posts. Hannah Tyrrell’s conversion puts the Irish in control.
3mins Wales 0 Ireland 5
After 11 phases of play, Ireland send full back Eimear Considine over the line to give the visitors the perfect start.
Kick-off
We’re under way at Cardiff Arms Park as Ireland kick off
Head to head
Played: 27 – Wales leads 16-11
Points for: Wales 370 / Ireland 363 (avg. score: Wales 13-13 Ireland)
Highest score: Wales 32 (32-5 on 26 January, 1997) / Ireland 36 (36-0 on 3 March, 2012)
Biggest winning margin: Wales 27 (32-5 on 26 January, 1997) / Ireland 36 (36-0 on 3 March, 2012)
First met: 3 March, 1996 – Ireland 22-6 Wales – Anglesea Road, Dublin
Last met: 9 February, 2020 – Ireland 31-12 Wales – Energia Park, Donnybrook, Dublin
Match notes
Ireland last played on 24 October when they beat Italy 21-7 in the rearranged Women’s Six Nations 2020 match
Wales were beaten 53-0 by France in the opening round last weekend, a match that saw them miss 36 tackles
Wales will become the third team to play 100 Women’s Six Nations matches, after England and France last weekend
Wales won 24-5 when the sides last met on Welsh soil in Cardiff in March 2019
Wales won 13 of their first 16 meetings with Ireland but have only managed three victories in 11 meetings since – in 2017 and twice in 2019
Ireland have lost their last three Women’s Six Nations away matches – against Italy, Wales and England. Their last away win was 22-5 v Scotland in February 2019
They have never lost four consecutive away matches since Italy replaced Spain in 2007, but did lose five in a row from 2003-05
Wales’ last home match was a 50-0 loss to France – the last Welsh player to score at home was Kelsey Jones with her late try in defeat against Italy on 2 February, 2020
Wales have made four changes from the side beaten by France, three in the forwards with props Cara Hope and Cerys Hale and second-row Natalia John coming in
In the backline, Courtney Keight replaces Jasmine Joyce who is away training with the GB Sevens squad
