| IRELAND 17 | V | WALES 15 | |||||
| COMPETITION: 6 Nations International Championship | DATE: 21 March 2009 Updated: 14.04.2009 | ||||||
| VENUE: Cardiff | SPECTATORS: 74, 625 | ||||||
| REFEREE: Wayne Barnes (England) | HALFTIME: 0-6 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Bowe, O'Driscoll | TRIES: | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: O'Gara (2) | CONVERSIONS: | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: | PENALTY GOALS: S.Jones (4) | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: O'Gara | DROPPED GOALS: S.Jones | ||||||
| 15 | Robert Kearney (22) | Leinster | 15 | Lee Byrne (22) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 14 | Thomas Bowe | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 14 | Mark Jones | Llanelli Scarlets | ||
| 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (Capt.) | Leinster | 13 | Thomas Shanklin | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 12 | Gordan D'Arcy | Leinster | 12 | Gavin Henson | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 11 | Luke Fitzgerald (21) | Leinster | 11 | Shane Williams | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 10 | Ronan O'Gara | Munster | 10 | Stephen Jones | Llanelli Scarlets | ||
| 9 | Tomas O'Leary (20) | Munster | 9 | Michael Phillips | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 8 | James Heaslip | Leinster | 8 | Andrew Powell | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 7 | David Wallace | Munster | 7 | Martyn Williams | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 6 | Stephan Ferris (19t) | Ulster | 6 | Ryan Jones (Capt.) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 5 | Paul O'Connell | Munster | 5 | Alun Wyn Jones | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | Munster | 4 | Ian Gough (18) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 3 | John Hayes (17t) | Munster | 3 | Adam Jones | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 2 | Jeremy Flannery (16) | Munster | 2 | Matthew Rees (16) | Llanelli Scarlets | ||
| 1 | Marcus Horan | Munster | 1 | Gethin Jenkins | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 16 | Rory Best (2) | Ulster | 16 | Huw Bennett (2) | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 17 | Thomas Court (3t) | Ulster | 17 | John Yapp | Cardiff Blues | ||
| 18 | Michael O'Driscoll | Munster | 18 | Luke Charteris (4) | Newport Gwent Dragons | ||
| 19 | Denis Leamy (6t) | Munster | 19 | Jonathon Thomas | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 20 | Peter Stringer (9) | Munster | 20 | Wayne Fury | London Irish | ||
| 21 | Patrick Wallace (11) | Ulster | 21 | James Hook | Neath Swansea Ospreys | ||
| 22 | Geordan Murphy (15) | Leicester Tigers, England | 22 | James Roberts (15) | Cardiff Blues | ||
| HEAD COACH: Declan Kidney | HEAD COACH: Warren Gatland | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES Ireland created rugby history by winning the Grand Slam, only the second time they have managed to do this. The last time was in 1948. In scoring his try, O'Driscoll scored his 200th point for Ireland, being made up of 35 tries and 5 dropped goals. Sources http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7954758.stm |
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