Wales vs Ireland live: George North double secures victory for Welsh to open door for England to win Six Nations
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Your support makes all the difference.Wales got back to winning ways after back-to-back defeats to beat Ireland 22-9, with George North finding his form with two tries to hold off a spirited away side. The result now means that England can win the Six Nations title if they beat Scotland on Saturday, given that they will take a minimum eight-point lead with just one round to play. Re-live the action here.
- Wales beat Ireland 22-9 at the Principality Stadium
- George North scores tries either side of half-time to put Wales ahead
- Jonathan Sexton kicks two penalties with Paddy Jackson adding the third
- Jamie Roberts comes off the bench to seal the victory late on
- Defeat for Ireland means England can win the Six Nations title if they beat Scotland on Saturday
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Teams...
Wales: Leigh Halfpenny; George North, Jonathan Davies, Scott Williams, Liam Williams; Dan Biggar, Rhys Webb; Rob Evans, Ken Owens, Tomas Francis, Jake Ball, Alun Wyn Jones, Sam Warburton, Justin Tipuric, Ross Moriarty.
Replacements: Scott Baldwin, Nicky Smith, Samson Lee, Luke Charteris, Taulupe Faletau, Gareth Davies, Sam Davies, Jamie Roberts
Ireland: R Kearney; K Earls, G Ringrose, R Henshaw, S Zebo; J Sexton, C Murray; J McGrath, R Best, T Furlong, D Ryan, D Toner, CJ Stander, S O'Brien, J Heaslip.
Replacements: N Scannell, C Healy, J Ryan, I Henderson, P O'Mahony, K Marmion, P Jackson, T Bowe.
80 mins: Tommy Bowe, literally just on the pitch, has to be carted off the field with a leg injury and he looks like he knows it's a bad one. Ireland aren't done yet, and even though the game is gone, they shove Wales off the scrum to win the ball. Can they end on a high?
80 mins: Nope. Ireland knock forwards and Wales counter. The bonus point is up for grabs...
80 mins: North makes all of 40m up field, before Jonathan Dvies charges into the 22. He has Liam Williams outside him unmarked, but can't find the offload. The ball is knocked on by Sam Davies, and that's it!
WALES BEAT IRELAND 22-9!
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