Prendergast kicks Ireland to triple crown success against spirited Wales

Yesterday at 11:37 AM

• Wales 18-27 Ireland
• Visitors fought back to overturn eight-point deficit

The triple crown belongs to Ireland. The champions' grand slam attempt remains alive, and they are poised to claim a third straight Six Nations title. But the headline here was a simply sensational performance by Wales under their new interim head coach, Matt Sherratt, who had a meagre four training sessions to work with his new charges.

Ellis Mee, the 21-year-old Welsh debutant on the wing, was denied a potentially decisive score in the final 10 minutes by a fiendishly tight TMO call with Wales trailing by six. Ireland scraped across the line, in the end, often forced on to the back foot by a magnificent Welsh effort that restored a sense of pride after 14 consecutive Test defeats.