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World Rugby

Ireland Rugby Secures 27-18 Win Over Wales To Claim 6Nations Triple Crown

Ireland Rugby Secures 27-18 Win Over Wales To Claim 6Nations Triple Crown

Ireland rugby defeated a resilient Wales team 27-18 to secure the 6Nations Triple Crown in Cardiff. Sam Prendergast’s penalties helped Ireland seal victory.

Feb 22, 2025 by R. R. Ellis
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Ireland rugby took home a hard-fought win against a determined Welsh side. 

The final score reads Wales 18, Ireland 27, and what a spectacle it was. Down to 14 men for a significant chunk of the match, Ireland's resilience in the face of adversity was nothing short of heroic. 

Sam Prendergast’s crucial penalties in the latter stages helped seal the victory, while Jamison Gibson-Park was rightly named Man of the Match for his sterling performance. 

The Welsh fought valiantly, but a late Wales try was ruled out, adding to their frustration. With this win, Ireland take home the Triple Crown—an impressive feat that leaves them sitting pretty atop the Six Nations standings. 

Recap the game below as it happened. 

Ireland Win!

Final: Wales 18, Ireland 27

What a classic between these two Celtic nations. 

Wales should be proud of their effort today, and Ireland will be happy with the perseverance they displayed while down to 14 men and losing. 

Ireland win the triple crown. 

A big W in Cardiff! 💪#TeamOfUs pic.twitter.com/avwPWVv9Vn

— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 22, 2025

Watch Wales Vs. Ireland Rugby Highlights

Prendergast Misses 80'+

Wales 18, Ireland 27

Prendergast misses a long-range penalty, but it doesn't matter. 

Past 80 minutes as Wales finish the game with the ball in hand. 

Jamison Gibson-Park Named MotM - 80'

Gibson-Park named man of the match. 

Irish victory shortly. 

Prendergast Solidifies Irish Victory - 78'

Wales 18, Ireland 27

Prendergast makes another penalty, putting a Wales defeat closer to reality. 

Wales would need more than a try at this point. 

Louis-Rees Zammit Can't Believe It

Here's The Play In Question - No Try

Wales Try Not Confirmed!! - 72'

Wales 18, Ireland 24

The ref says it's a knock-on because the ball was touched short of the tryline and rolled forward in his hand. 

Absolute madness. 

It'll be an Irish scrum at the 5m line. 

Wales Try Getting Checked 👀

Call is being reviewed; on-field call was a try. 

Wales Pushing Irish 22m - 72'

Wales 18, Ireland 24

Wales are bulldozing trying to get in for a score. 

With only eight minutes left, it would be staggering. 

Prendergast Nails It From Long-Range - 69'

Wales 18, Ireland 24

Six-point game, and not much time left. 

Ireland will try to muddy up the game. 

Wales will be pushing for a try to win the game. 

Bundee Aki, Bloody-Faced, Pulls Ball Out

Wales 18, Ireland 21

Huge play from Bundee Aki. 

Sam Prendergast will take a penalty goal from long-range. He missed earlier. 

Prendergast Penalty Puts Ireland Ahead - 67'

Wales 18, Ireland 21

Ireland back in a place then know all too well as Sam Prendergast makes the penalty goal to put them ahead by three points. 

Ireland Nearly Score

Wales 18, Ireland 18

Blair Murray got under the ball as Mack Hansen nearly had a try. 

Irish Making Inroads - 65'

Wales 18, Ireland 18

Irish pushing to score from the 5m area. 

Another Look At Incredible James Lowe Pass

Wales 18, Ireland 18

The Atmosphere Is Wild - 61'

Wales 18, Ireland 18

You could cut the tension with a knife at Principality Stadium. 

Tied up in the 60th minute. Anything could happen. 

Watch Jamie Osborne Try

What A Try From Ireland!

Wales 18, Ireland 18

Irish were pushing after a lineout near the 5m area. 

James Lowe pops the ball back into play, nearly from touch, assisting the ball to Jamie Osborne. 

Ireland back in it. 

Nearly a basketball assist. 

Prendergast misses the conversion. Tied. 

Bundee Aki Completes Ireland - 52'

Wales 18, Ireland 13

Bundee Aki comes on to end Ireland's run with 14 men. 

Aki receives a roar as he enters the field of play. 

Welsh Again Make In-Roads - 51'

The Welsh again pushed into Ireland's territory. 

Bundee Aki coming on to make it 15 men for Ireland again. 

Another Look At Tom Rogers Try

Prendergast Kicks Penalty

Wales 18, Ireland 13

That brings Ireland a bit closer, and a more manageable game. 

They are still down to 14 men but, the fact they were able to answer so quickly is something. 

Ireland Scrambling - 46'

Wales 18, Ireland 10

Irish are desperate to get back into this game.

 Currently at lineout at the Welsh 22m area. 

Watch Tom Rogers Try

Wales Score Another Try!!

Wales 18, Ireland 10

What is happening. 

Wales score against a 14-man Ireland. 

Tom Rogers with the try. 

Some beautiful passing towards the wings. 

Anscombe misses the conversion. 

Chaotic First Minute - 42'

Wales 13, Ireland 10

Lots of chaos in the first minute of the second half. Missed tackles from Ireland, Prendergast nearly getting pinned in. 

Ends in an Irish lineout at midfield. 

Second Half Begins - 40'

Wales 13, Ireland 10

Certainly an unexpected game so far. Let's see what happens. 

Wales Lead Ireland 13-10 At Halftime

Lots to unpack here, but the penalties from Irish scrums were many and led to a lot of Irish attacks being stymied. 

Aside from that, Wales have been a much fiercer team. It seemed impossible that they would score a try before halftime against the tough Ireland defensive line. But it happened. 

Another Look At Jac Morgan Try

Wales 13, Ireland 10

Ringrose Yellow Card Upgraded To Red Card 🟥👀

News from halftime. 

Watch Wales Try 

Halftime In Cardiff

Wales 13, Ireland 10

Lots to breakdown here. Stay tuned. 

Wales Score!!! - 43'

Wales 13, Ireland 10

Unbelievable push at the end of half. 

The Irish defense was incredibly admirable against the Welsh attack. 

The crowd goes wild. 

Jac Morgan scores the try. 

Irish Defense Holds! - 40'

Wales 3, Ireland 10

What brilliance form the Irish defense against Welsh attempts to score. 

Wales were nearly on the tryline, but the Irish defenders somehow held them back. 

One Minute To Half, Welsh Possession - 39'

Wales 3, Ireland 10

Wales have a lineout in Irish territory. They'll be pushing from the maul to score. 

Sam Prendergast Clips Uprights - 37'

Sam Prendergast clips the uprights in a long-range penalty goal chance. 

It was so close, and one could hear the disappointment from Irish fans in the crowd. 

Wales Penalty Goal - 34'

Wales 3, Ireland 10

Gareth Anscombe scores another penalty and the Welsh have closed the gap even further. 

Garry Ringrose To Sin Bin 🟨

Wales 3, Ireland 10

Ringrose makes head-to-head contact with a Welsh player and gets a yellow card.

They'll check to see if it's a red card, but he's in the sin bin for now. 

Welsh Pushing Near Irish 5m - 33'

Wales are in their best position to score a try so far this game. 

No mistakes yet. 

Ireland Botch Chance - 30'

Wales 3, Ireland 10

A pass between Andrew Osborne and Garry Rinrose goes awry. Ireland woulnd've certainly scored as Ringrose was near touch with no Welsh defender around. 

Instead, the ball goes out for a Welsh scrum. 

Ireland Pushing At 22m - 29'

Wales 3, Ireland 10

Ireland pushing to score again. 

Sam Prendergast 🪄🎩

Wales Playing Well - 25'

Wales 3, Ireland 10

A few Irish mistakes have yielded Welsh linebreaks and Welsh scrums. 

Wales Gets On The Board - 22'

Wales 3, Ireland 10

Gareth Anscombe makes the penalty goal, as Wales remain within striking distance. 

Prendergast Makes Penalty - 20'

Wales 0, Ireland 10

Three more points for Ireland. 

Another Penalty From Scrum - 16'

Wales 0, Ireland 7

So, penalties on both teams have stopped attacks. 

Wales kick into touch. 

Penalties - 14'

Wales 0, Ireland 7

Penalties have played a big part to open this game. 

Each time Wales makes inroads into Irish territory, a penalty brings them back. 

Outside of that, down only 7-0, Wales have played quite well so far. 

Jack Conan Scores! - 6'

Wales 0, Ireland 7

Felt like Ireland was inevitable once they got close to the tryline. 

Jack Conan outstretches his arm for the try. 

Prendergast makes the conversion to a roar. 

Irish Attacked 5m Out - 5'

Ireland looking to put the first points on the board. 

James Lowe nearly bulldozed his way across the tryline. 

Wales Attack, Ringrose Kicks To Touch

Wales 0, Ireland 0

Ringrose with a great kick ahead, Irish lineout inside the Welsh 22m area. 

Wales had a decent attack for a moment. 

Irish Scrum Collapses, Penalty - 3'

Wales kicks it ahead to touch. 

Irish Scrum At Welsh 22m - 2'

Wales 0, Ireland 0

We have our first scrum. 

Here We Go - 0'

Wales 0, Ireland 0

Ireland kicks off to Wales, and we're underway. 

National Anthems Being Played

Wales 0, Ireland 0

We're moments away from gametime. 

Wales Vs. Ireland Rugby Kickoff Time

The match kicks off at 9:15 a.m. ET on Feb. 22 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

Wales Vs. Ireland Rugby Results Since 2000

  • February 24, 2024 – 31–7, Ireland – 2024 Six Nations Championship
  • February 4, 2023 – 10–34, Ireland – 2023 Six Nations Championship
  • February 5, 2022 – 29–7, Ireland – 2022 Six Nations Championship
  • February 7, 2021 – 21–16, Wales – 2021 Six Nations Championship
  • November 13, 2020 – 32–9, Ireland – Autumn Nations Cup
  • February 8, 2020 – 24–14, Ireland – 2020 Six Nations Championship
  • September 7, 2019 – 19–10, Ireland - 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
  • August 31, 2019 – 17–22, Ireland – 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
  • March 16, 2019 – 25–7, Wales – 2019 Six Nations Championship
  • February 24, 2018 – 37–27, Ireland – 2018 Six Nations Championship
  • March 10, 2017 – 22–9, Wales – 2017 Six Nations Championship
  • February 7, 2016 – 16–16, draw – 2016 Six Nations Championship
  • August 29, 2015 – 10–16, Wales - 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
  • August 8, 2015 – 21–35, Ireland – 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
  • March 14, 2015 – 23–16, Wales – 2015 Six Nations Championship
  • February 8, 2014 – 26–3, Ireland – 2014 Six Nations Championship
  • February 2, 2013 – 22–30, Ireland – 2013 Six Nations Championship
  • February 5, 2012 – 21–23, Wales – 2012 Six Nations Championship
  • October 8, 2011 – 22–10, Wales – 2011 Rugby World Cup
  • March 12, 2011 – 19–13, Wales – 2011 Six Nations Championship
  • March 13, 2010 – 27–12, Ireland – 2010 Six Nations Championship
  • March 21, 2009 – 15–17, Ireland – 2009 Six Nations Championship
  • March 8, 2008 – 12–16, Wales – 2008 Six Nations Championship
  • February 4, 2007 – 9–19, Ireland – 2007 Six Nations Championship
  • February 26, 2006 – 31–5, Ireland – 2006 Six Nations Championship
  • March 19, 2005 – 32–20, Wales – 2005 Six Nations Championship
  • February 22, 2004 – 36–15, Ireland – 2004 Six Nations Championship
  • August 16, 2003 – 35–12, Ireland – 2003 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
  • March 22, 2003 – 24–25, Ireland – 2003 Six Nations Championship
  • February 3, 2002 – 54–10, Ireland – 2002 Six Nations Championship
  • October 13, 2001 – 6–36, Ireland – 2001 Six Nations Championship
  • April 1, 2000 – 19–23, Wales – 2000 Six Nations Championship

Wales Vs. Ireland Prediction

A wounded animal always comes out fighting, and Wales will be no different this week. Taking their lumps from all sides, they have no choice but to respond with a better performance than they have shown through the opening two rounds.

For them to do so, they will need to gain parity at set piece time, something that Nicky Smith, in particular, will back himself to do against young Thomas Clarkson.

Whilst this uptick could see Wales pose a few problems for Ireland, it is hard to see them sustaining it for a full eighty minutes against one of the best teams in the world.

Built around a ruthless defence, lethal set plays and explosive power, Ireland at this stage, should have too much for their hosts. Throw into the mix Ireland’s consistency over the past four years, and it is hard to see anything but an Irish win. Ireland by 20.

- FloRugby expert Philip Bendon

Wales, Ireland Captains

Welsh Coaching Change

Wales underwent a coaching change on Feb. 11, with Warren Gatland retiring and Matt Sherratt (Cardiff Coach) being brought in as replacement. Sherratt immediately made mass changes to the starting lineup, already making key recalls like Gareth Anscombe.

The change in leadership likely comes with a change in strategy, which means Ireland might be facing a completely different team than existed in the first two rounds of competition. 

Ireland Not Resting Players

Another note before this game starts is that Ireland did not take this week to rest its players. That's indicative of their seriousness and intention to win the Six Nations and Grand Slam. But it also shows that they don't take Wales lightly, despite the Welsh side's slump.

The starting lineup is not exactly the same, but as mentioned, Sam Prendergast gets the start, along with mainstays like James Lowe, Jamison Gibson-Park, Gerry Ringrose and more. See the full lineups below. 

Ireland Sticking With Sam Pendergast

After a rough start to the Six Nations, Pendergast has found his footing, and Ireland has stuck by him. 

While there is certainly banter between Leinster and Munster fans as to who should be first choice, Pendergast showed his passing and kicking abilities, most potently, last game against Scotland. 

If there was going to be a week to change No. 10s, it would've been this week against a slumping Welsh side. 

Welsh Team Is Getting Ready

Ireland Wearing White Today ⬜️🟩

Ireland Men In The House

Where To Watch Wales Vs. Ireland

The 2025 Six Nations Championship will be streaming on Peacock in the United States.

In France, the UK, and Ireland, the Six Nations will stream on various outlets (France TV, ITV, BBC, RTÉ and Virgin Media).

Wales Rugby Lineup

  1. Nicky Smith
  2. Elliot Dee
  3. WillGriff John
  4. Will Rowlands
  5. Dafydd Jenkins
  6. Jac Morgan
  7. Tommy Reffell
  8. Taulupe Faletau
  9. Tomos Williams
  10. Gareth Anscombe
  11. Ellis Mee
  12. Ben Thomas
  13. Max Llewellyn
  14. Tom Rogers
  15. Blair Murray

Substitutes: 16. Evan Lloyd, 17. Gareth Thomas, 18. Henry Thomas, 19. Teddy Williams, 20. Aaron Wainwright, 21. Rhodri Williams, 22. Jarrod Evans, 23. Joe Roberts

Ireland Rugby Lineup

  1. Andrew Porter
  2. Dan Sheehan
  3. Thomas Clarkson
  4. Joe McCarthy
  5. Tadhg Beirne
  6. Peter O'Mahony
  7. Josh van der Flier
  8. Jack Conan
  9. Jamison Gibson-Park
  10. Sam Prendergast
  11. James Lowe
  12. Robbie Henshaw
  13. Garry Ringrose
  14. Mack Hansen
  15. Jamie Osborne

Substitutes: 16. Gus McCarthy, 17. Jack Boyle, 18. Finlay Bealham, 19. James Ryan, 20. Cian Prendergast, 21. Conor Murray, 22. Jack Crowley, 23. Bundee Aki

Six Nations 2025 Fixtures: Round 3

  • Feb. 22 - Wales vs. Ireland - 9:15 a.m. ET
  • Feb. 22 - England vs. Scotland - 11:45 a.m. ET
  • Feb. 23 - Italy vs. France - 10 a.m. ET

Wales World Rugby Ranking

Wales is ranked No. 12 in the world with 73.75 points.

Ireland World Rugby Ranking

Ireland is ranked No. 2 in the world with 91.36 points.

Six Nations 2025 Table

  1. Ireland: W 2, D 0, L 0, PF 59, PA 19, DIFF +40, TF 8, TA 1, BP 2, Pts 10
  2. France: W 2, D 0, L 0, PF 68, PA 26, DIFF +42, TF 9, TA 2, BP 2, Pts 10
  3. England: W 1, D 0, L 1, PF 48, PA 52, DIFF -4, TF 6, TA 6, BP 2, Pts 6
  4. Scotland: W 1, D 0, L 1, PF 49, PA 51, DIFF -2, TF 7, TA 2, BP 1, Pts 5
  5. Italy: W 1, D 0, L 1, PF 41, PA 46, DIFF -5, TF 5, TA 3, BP 0, Pts 4
  6. Wales: W 0, D 0, L 2, PF 15, PA 65, DIFF -50, TF 2, TA 9, BP 1, Pts 1

World Rugby Rankings 2025

  1. South Africa - 92.78
  2. Ireland - 91.36
  3. New Zealand - 90.36
  4. France - 87.19
  5. Argentina - 84.97
  6. England - 83.63
  7. Scotland - 82.99
  8. Australia - 81.52
  9. Fiji - 80.07
  10. Italy - 78.67
  11. Georgia - 74.69
  12. Wales - 73.75
  13. Japan - 72.95
  14. Samoa - 72.68
  15. Portugal - 70.04
  16. USA - 70.02
  17. Uruguay - 67.06
  18. Spain - 65.60
  19. Tonga - 65.46
  20. Romania - 62.76

Six Nations 2025 Schedule

Round 1

  • Jan. 31 - France vs. Wales - 3:15 p.m. ET
  • Feb. 1 - Scotland vs. Italy - 9:15 a.m. ET
  • Feb. 1 - Ireland vs. England - 11:45 a.m. ET

Round 2

  • Feb. 8 - Italy vs. Wales - 9:15 a.m. ET
  • Feb. 8 - England vs. France - 11:45 a.m. ET
  • Feb. 9 - Scotland vs. Ireland - 10 a.m. ET

Round 3

  • Feb. 22 - Wales vs. Ireland - 9:15 a.m. ET
  • Feb. 22 - England vs. Scotland - 11:45 a.m. ET
  • Feb. 23 - Italy vs. France - 10 a.m. ET

Round 4

  • March 8 - Ireland vs. France - 9:15 a.m. ET
  • March 8 - Scotland vs. Wales - 11:45 a.m. ET
  • March 9 - England vs. Italy - 11 a.m. ET

Round 5

  • March 15 - Italy vs. Ireland - 10:15 a.m. ET
  • March 15 - Wales vs. England - 12:45 p.m. ET
  • March 15 - France vs. Scotland - 4 p.m. ET

How To Watch The 2025 Rugby Europe Championship

The 2025 Rugby Europe Championship will be broadcast on FloRugby and the FloSports App in the United States.

Rugby Europe Championship 2025 Schedule

Jan. 31, 2025

Feb. 1, 2025

Feb. 2, 2025

Feb. 8, 2025

Feb. 9, 2025

Feb. 15, 2025

Feb. 16, 2025

March 1-2, 2025

  • Semifinal 1
  • Semifinal 2

March 15-16, 2025

  • Bronze Final
  • Final
  • Seventh-Place Final
  • Fifth-Place Final

Watch Ireland Vs. Wales From 2020

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