IRELAND  31 V   WALES  5
  COMPETITION: 6 Nations International Championship
  VENUE: Lansdowne Road, Dublin DATE: 26 February 2006 SPECTATORS:
  REFEREE: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) HALFTIME: 11-5  
  SCORERS: SCORERS:
  TRIES: Leamy, Horgan, Stringer TRIES: M. Jones
  CONVERSIONS: O'Gara (2) CONVERSIONS:
  PENALTY GOALS: O'Gara (4) PENALTY GOALS:
  DROPPED GOALS: DROPPED GOALS:
     
15 Geordan Murphy  Leicester, England 15 Lee Byrne (22) Llanelli Scarlets
14 Shane Horgan  Leinster 14 Mark Jones Llanelli Scarlets
13 Brian O'Driscoll (Capt.)  Leinster 13 Hal Luscombe  Newport Gwent Dragons
12 Gordon D'Arcy  Leinster 12 Matthew Watkins  Llanelli Scarlets
11 Andrew Trimble  Ulster 11 Daffyd James Llanelli Scarlets
10 Ronan O'Gara Munster 10 Stephen Jones (21) ASM Clermont Auvergne, France
9 Peter Stringer Munster 9 Dwayne Peel  Llanelli Scarlets
8 Denis Leamy  Munster 8 Michael Owen (Capt.) Newport Gwent Dragons
7 David Wallace (19) Munster 7 Martyn Williams  Cardiff Blues
6 Simon Easterby (18) Llanelly, Wales 6 Colin Charvis (19) Newcastle, England
5 Malcolm O'Kelly  Leinster 5 Robert Sidoli  Cardiff Blues
4 Donncha O'Callaghan  Munster 4 Ian Gough  Newport Gwent Dragons
3 John Hayes  Munster 3 Adam R. Jones  Neath-Swansea Ospreys
2 Jerry Flannery (16) Munster 2 Rhys Thomas (16) Cardiff Blues
1 Marcus Horan (17) Munster 1 Duncan Jones (17) Neath-Swansea Ospreys
   
16 Rory Best (2) Ulster 16 Mefin Davies (2) Gloucester, England
17 Simon Best (1) Ulster 17 Gethin Jenkins (1) Cardiff Blues
18 Mick O'Driscoll (6) Munster 18 Jonathan Thomas Neath-Swansea Ospreys
19 Johnny O'Connor (7) London Wasps, England 19 Gareth Delve (6) Bath, England
20 Eoin Reddan  London Wasps, England 20 Michael Phillips  Cardiff Blues
21 David Humphreys  Ulster 21 Gavin Henson (10) Neath-Swansea Ospreys
22 Girvan Dempsey Leinster 22 Barry Davies (15) Llanelli Scarlets
   
  COACH: Eddie O'Sullivan COACH: Scott Johnson
               
MATCH NOTES
Scott Johnson took over the Welsh coaching position after Mike Ruddock suddenly announced his resignation.

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