| IRELAND 35 | V | WALES 12 | |||
| COMPETITION: Pre-World Cup friendly | |||||
| VENUE: Lansdowne Road, Dublin | DATE: 16 August, 2003 | SPECTATORS: 20,000 | |||
| REFEREE: J.Dume (France) | HALFTIME: 14-5 | ||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||
| TRIES: O'Connell (2), O'Kelly, Quinlan, Wallace | TRIES: G.Evans, G.Thomas | ||||
| CONVERSIONS: Humphreys (4), Murphy | CONVERSIONS: Harris | ||||
| PENALTY GOALS: | PENALTY GOALS: | ||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||
| 15 | Geordan Murphy (>10) | Leicester RFC, England | 15 | Nicky Robinson | Cardiff Blues |
| 14 | Anthony Horgan | Munster | 14 | Garan Evans | Llanelli Scarlets |
| 13 | Kevin Maggs | Bath RFC, England | 13 | Jamie Robinson | Cardiff Blues |
| 12 | Brian O'Driscoll | Leinster | 12 | Iestyn Harris | Cardiff Blues |
| 11 | Tyrone Howe (21) | Ulster | 11 | Gareth Thomas (Capt.) | Celtic Warriors |
| 10 | David Humphreys (Capt.) (22) | Ulster | 10 | Ceri Sweeney | Newport-Gwent Dragons |
| 9 | Peter Stringer (20) | Munster | 9 | Dwayne Peel | Llanelli Scarlets |
| 8 | Anthony Foley | Munster | 8 | Alix Popham | Leeds RFC, England |
| 7 | Alan Quinlan | Munster | 7 | Richard Parks | Celtic Warriors |
| 6 | Keith Gleeson | Leinster | 6 | Rhys Oakley | Newport-Gwent Dragons |
| 5 | Paul O'Connell | Munster | 5 | Gareth Llewellyn | Neath-Swansea Ospreys |
| 4 | Malcolm O'Kelly (18) | Leinster | 4 | Michael Owen (18) | Newport-Gwent Dragons |
| 3 | Reg Corrigan | Leinster | 3 | Ben Evans (17) | Cardiff Blues |
| 2 | Keith Wood (Cap) (16) | Munster | 2 | Mefin Davies (16) | Celtic Warriors |
| 1 | Simon Best (17) | Ulster | 1 | Duncan Jones | Neath-Swansea Ospreys |
| 16 | Shane Byrne (2) | Leinster | 16 | Huw Bennett (2) | Neath-Swansea Ospreys |
| 17 | Justin Fitzpatrick (1) | Ulster | 17 | Gethin Jenkins (3) | Celtic Warriors |
| 18 | Donncha O'Callaghan (4) | Munster | 18 | Vernon Cooper (4) | Llanelly Scarlets |
| 19 | David Wallace | Munster | 19 | Robin Sowden-Taylor | Cardiff Blues |
| 20 | Guy Easterby (9) | Llanelli RFC, Wales | 20 | Andy Williams | Neath-Swansea Ospreys |
| 21 | Gordon D'Arcy (11) | Leinster | 21 | Andy Marinos | Newport-Gwent Dragons |
| 22 | Giorvan Dempsey (10>15) | Leinster | 22 | Nathan Brew | Newport-Gwent Dragons |
| COACH: Eddie O'Sullivan | COACH: Steve Hansen | ||||
| Ireland won its first Rugby World Cup 2003 warm
up game against a young and experimental Welsh side. Wales suffered its 9th
loss in a row. Keith Wood, after a year, and Brian O'Driscoll, since April, returned to the Irish side. Robinson & Oakley were making their test debuts for Wales. Harris received a yellow card towards the end of the first half. Sources http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/3156451.stm www.planet-rugby.com |
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