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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

Harry Latham-Coyle
Saturday 16 March 2019 17:26 GMT
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Wales v Ireland: Six Nations match preview

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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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Italy 0-0 France, 1 minute

Tommaso Allan's initial clearance is high and only carries 35 metres from the Italy line, where France will set a line out, which is overthrown and gathered by Tito Tebaldi.

Damian Penaud collects Tebaldi's stab through and sets off on a meander.

Harry Latham-Coyle16 March 2019 12:32
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Italy 0-0 France, 2 minutes

A loose Romain Ntamack grubber ends up, of course, in Sergio Parisse's hands, and the Italian captain involves himself again with a carry later in the movement.

Italy stab a kick into the right French corner, and Louic Picamoles does well to extradite himself from a tight spot.

Harry Latham-Coyle16 March 2019 12:34
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Italy 0-0 France, 3 minutes

Rugby!

France go from deep, Romain Ntamack wide to Yoann Huget, offloaded to Mathieu Bastareaud, who finds Felix Lambey in support.

Good interplay from the French, though they'll go to the boot with space limited on the right.

Italy collect, and clear their lines into touch from within their 22.

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Italy 0-0 France, 4 minutes

Another line out misfire for Guilhem Guirado, an Italian paw swatting the ball back on to their side and setting up a box kick on to Damian Penaud's head in French territory.

France have possession inside their own half.

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Italy 0-0 France, 5 minutes

A loose pass to Louis Picamoles hops, skips and jumps off a combination of his feet and hands, Yacouba Camara recovering the bouncing ball but isolated as he is scragged.

Felix Lambey seals off at the resulting ruck, and Tommaso Allan will line up a shot at goal from the left...

Harry Latham-Coyle16 March 2019 12:37
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PENALTY! Italy 3-0 France (Tommaso Allan, 6 minutes)

No mistake from the 22. Clean strike right down the middle. Italy lead.

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Italy 3-0 France, 7 minutes

Tito Tebaldi sends another box kick skywards which Maxime Medard takes with little fuss.

France are struggling at ruck time, the ball squirting freee on a couple of occasions already, and then a slightly high Antoine Dupont pass is knocked on in amateur fashion by Yacouba Camara.

Italy will set the first scrum of the day three metres inside the French half centrally.

Harry Latham-Coyle16 March 2019 12:39
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Italy 3-0 France, 8 minutes

France get the slightest of nudges but Sergio Parisse plays away before they can make gains against the scrums, but the execution from the set piece is poor, debutant Marco Zanon's first touch a disappointing one, Mathieu Bastareaud buffeting him into touch.

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Italy 3-0 France, 9 minutes

Edoardo Padovani jinks his way through a pair of would-be tacklers, but Tito Tebaldi wastes a good position with a poor kick.

Yoann Huget launches his own weaving run and makes considerable headway, as does Damian Penaud like a hundred-metre runner arrowing down the right touchline.

Penaud's offload only finds Italian hands, however, and the lithe Clermont centre convert is down.

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Italy 3-0 France, 10 minutes

Guilhem Guirado is also stricken, but a little bit of treatment for the French pair suffices and they'll rejoin proceedings.

Gregory Alldritt knocked on on the French ten-metre, and it's another central Italian scrum. Can they make more of a prime attacking opportunity?

Harry Latham-Coyle16 March 2019 12:43

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