Wales vs Ireland LIVE: Hosts hammer visitors to claim 2019 Six Nations Grand Slam
Here's how the final day of the Six Nations championship played out
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Wales thrashed Ireland 25-7 to win the Six Nations Grand Slam.
Hadleigh Parkes' try inside just 70 seconds set the tone before fly-half Gareth Anscombe took over from the tee to add a further 20 points as the hosts hit the front and never looked back.
Ireland scored with the final play of the game to avoid being left scoreless but it was a day to forget for them in Cardiff.
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Wales 7-0 Ireland, 15 minutes
Keith Earls takes the up-and-under superbly, and James Ryan makes good metres in a wider channel on the left as space opens up.
Wales 7-0 Ireland, 16 minutes
Josh Adams responds with a strong take of his own, and that enables Wales to go to the skies again, a well-assembled phalanx on the chase.
And they draw the penalty. Johnny Sexton ventures into the ruck while on his knees as he tries to retain possession, and Angus Gardner is swift on the whistle.
Gareth Anscombe will go for goal from distance, in the wind and the rain. It's a toughie...
PENALTY! Wales 10-0 Ireland (Gareth Anscombe penalty, 18 minutes)
Excellent kick. Over with five metres to spare.
Hadleigh Parkes claimed Gareth Anscombe's chip to open the scoring early on as Wales got off to the perfect start in their Grand Slam decider.
Wales 10-0 Ireland, 20 minutes
Ireland have gotten on the wrong side of Angus Gardner at the breakdown and thus a 50-50 call goes against them, in at the side the decision.
Josh Navidi charges through a pair of Irish tacklers from the subsequent line out, the defenders just about clinging on, and then Ireland are offside again.
Gareth Anscombe's chip comes to nothing. Wales penalty.
Or not!
Penalty reversed.
Gareth Davies impetuously flopped on top of Bundee Aki after the inside centre caught the kick and the penalty will be Ireland's.
Parkes followed up his score with a try-saving tackle on Jacob Stockdale. Parkes life...
Wales 10-0 Ireland, 23 minutes
Ireland now generate a string of penalties as the game takes on a scrappy nature, and after Gareth Anscombe claims Johnny Sexton's hoist comfortably, we'll go back for the penalty.
Sexton goes to the corner, and Ireland will set the line out six metres out.
Wales 10-0 Ireland, 24 minutes
James Ryan claims ahead of Adam Beard.
Here goes the maul. There's go forward, but Beard has got his hands on the ball.
And Wales slow it, and eventually bring it to floor.
Turnover. Superb defence. Justin Tipuric right amongst things.
Wales 10-0 Ireland, 26 minutes
Ireland hold their own at the scrum and Wales try their best not to clear, Conor Murray making a nuisance of himself and eventually forcing a sliced effort from Josh Adams.
Keith Earls collects and carries back into the Welsh 22...
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