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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Your support makes all the difference.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 22-0 Ireland, 65 minutes
Superb scrum from Ireland.
Dave Kilcoyne throws all his weight into Dillon Lewis and it's an Ireland penalty.
Three changes for Ireland.
ON: Jordan Larmour, Andrew Porter, Niall Scannell.
OFF: Rob Kearney, Tadgh Furlong, Rory Best
Wales 22-0 Ireland, 66 minutes
Johnny Sexton collects a bouncing ball in the Wales half but fumbles, Josh Adams quick to spot the opportunity and set off on the rampage.
He makes easy metres as the green sea parts and toes towards the corner, Jordan Larmour and Keith Earls defusing the situation but only hacking to just beyond their own 22.
Wales 22-0 Ireland, 68 minutes
Another penalty advantage for Wales after Dillon Lewis dives off his feet and Dan Biggar and Liam Williams audition for Ryan Giggs' next squad with an attempted kicked one-two, Jacob Stockdale getting in the way of Williams' return pass inside.
Gareth Anscombe will go for goal again.
PENALTY! Wales 25-0 Ireland (Gareth Anscmobe penalty, 70 minutes)
Seven-out-of-seven - Gareth Anscombe goes to 20 points on the day.
Wales 25-0 Ireland, 71 minutes
The benches empty, just Jack Cary left now riding the pine.
Ireland know the game is gone but battle on, a pair in Welsh red offside giving them free rein to try something.
There's just no momentum to their carrying, however, and after an uncomfortable five phases they go back for the penalty. Into the corner.
Wales 25-0 Ireland, 73 minutes
Another Ireland advantage as Carty touches the ball for the first time, a jump to the left and a skip to the right unfortunately not allowing his side to do the time warp.
Wales are minutes away.
Wales 25-0 Ireland, 75 minutes
Wales have handled the Ireland maul all day and do so again here, the ball somehow emerging out the back along the ground.
Thrice Ireland carry from two metres out, each time making little ground.
Andrew Porter makes a little ground...
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