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It was all the more remarkable given the inexperience and age of this Welsh squad. For large chunks of this match they managed the game better than Ireland, who could call on two Lions skippers in Brian O’Driscoll and Paul O’Connell and a host of Heineken Cup winners.

Experience is brilliant provided you have the legs to deliver it and Ireland didn’t. Wales were relentless at the breakdown, in defence, challenging the clearance kicks. And the best of bit of all? They were thoroughly, absolutely, quintessentially professional.

When [Mike] Phillips (above) scored what turned out to be the match-defining try, there was barely a smile wreathed across his face. That was the mindset of Wales. They were there to do a job. This was their stage, their moment.

 

Young Wales Overcome Ireland With Sheer Brilliance (Paul Ackford, Daily Telegraph)

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