Ireland vs Wales result: Joe Schmidt’s side win Rugby World Cup warm-up match in Dublin
The two met in the final Rugby World Cup warm-up match in Dublin
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Your support makes all the difference.Ireland will top the world rankings ahead of the Rugby World Cup after a 19-10 win over Wales in Dublin.
It wasn't all good news though and they will sweat a possible knee injury for wing Keith Earls, amid a confidence-boosting victory where Rob Kearney, Tadhg Furlong and James Ryan all bagged tries.
Head coach Joe Schmidt and captain Rory Best will relinquish their roles after the World Cup, and both claimed the Aviva Stadium sign-off they so craved.
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Mathieu Raynal peeps his whistle and Rhys Patchell gets proceedings underway.
1 minute
Wales efficiently complete the first lineout with Justin Tipuric thrown up into the air, and after a couple of midfield phases Raynal's arm extends out, with Jean Kleyn over-eager to impose and offside as Tomos Williams whips the ball away from a ruck.
To the posts Alun Wyn Jones points, and Leigh Halfpenny unbuckles his scrum cap. 38 metres or so for the Wales full-back...
3 minutes
A reaction more of shock than joy from the home crowd as Halfpenny curiously pushes his kick to the right. A poor miss.
But Johnny Sexton follows in kind, skewing the 22 dropout straight out of play and handing Wales a scrum in fine attacking position on the 22-metre mark in front of the posts.
4 minutes
A reset with both sides engaging slightly early. Mathieu Raynal gives some instructions to the front rows.
Wales have two players to the right, four to the left...
5 minutes
Left they go initially but Tomos Williams fizzes the ball to the right, with Leigh Halfpenny nudging a grubber through for George North to rattle towards.
Rattle he does, and he's beyond Keith Earls, but Rob Kearney is in perfect position as per and dives across to dot down ahead of North. Ireland 22.
6 minutes
A chance for Ireland to get some field position as Sexton gets his dropout right, and their line speed pushes Wales back as inaccurate passes hamstring attempts to move the ball wide of the Irish defence coming up.
Ireland are leaving spaces on the flanks, and if Wales can work the ball wide effectively they will be able to capitalise, but another error in possession gives Ireland the scrum feed on the halfway line on the right.
8 minutes
Bundee Aki runs right at Rhys Patchell and rather speed bumps him, but Patchell manages to grab the shorts and slow Aki to allow others to bring the sizeable centre to deck.
But Ireland are sucked in and a fine Robbie Henshaw line opens space out the back, but a kick down the left touchline falls into Welsh hands and they clear.
9 minutes
Ireland's lineout was awful against England two weeks ago, and Rory Best misfires with his first throw of the day, and Wales are back in possession.
11 minutes
Efficient cleaning work allows Wales to work through the phases, Ireland's midfield hitters making solid tackling contact but failing to slow Wales' flow.
Josh van der Flier does, timing his counter-ruck intelligently to knock Tomos Williams back, but when he tries to repeat the does and make a more telling turnover he concedes a penalty. Rhys Patchell prods down into Ireland's 22 where they will have the lineout throw.
12 minutes
Josh Adams gets himself involved in the second phase post lineout, a dart from the base but he's run right at Jean Kleyn, who uses his python arms to wrap the Wales left wing up and win the scrum as Adams fails to get to floor. Strong defence, but a poor option from Adams.
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