Ireland v Wales - Live

full-time Ireland 21 Wales 23

80 PENALTY, WALES, HALFPENNY! 21-23. Leigh Halfpenny wins the game for Wales after Ferris' foul, which was committed just outside Ireland's 22. There is time for the restart but Priesltand puts the ball into touch and the referee soon brings porceedings to a close. What a match! It could have gone either way and Ireland will be wondering how they lost it in the end.

80 YELLOW CARD, IRELAND, FERRIS. Stephen Ferris receives his marching orders after a tip tackle.

77 Ireland replace Murray and Sexton with Eoin Reddan and Ronan O'Gara.

76 TRY, WALES, NORTH! 21-20. George North brings side to within a point when he powers his way over the tryline despite the attentions of D'Arcy and Bowe. Halfpenny misses with the conversion attempt from the touchline.

74 Sexton fails with a monster penalty from just inside his half. His kick has the distance but not the direction.

71 Sexton launches a high ball but Hook does well to pluck it from the air despite attentions of Rob Kearney.

68 TRY, IRELAND, BOWE! 21-15. Tommy Bowe gets in for Ireland's second try in the right-hand corner! This after a period of sustained pressure on Wales' line came to nothing before Murray swung the ball wide to his backs. Sexton and Kearney do well in the build-up to put Bowe in the clear.

65 YELLOW CARD, WALES, B DAVIES! Brad Davies is sent to the sin-bin after a dangerous tip tackle on Donnacha Ryan. Something similar to the Sam Warburton tackle against France in the World Cup semi-final.

65 Bowe and Kearney combine well to get Ireland out of trouble after Priestland puts in a kick behind Ireland's back-line. Bowe gathers inside his 22 before passing to Kearney who puts in a clearance kick.

63 Murray wastes a golden opportunity to put his team on the front-foot when a n attempted box kick flies directly into touch close to the halfway mark.

60 PENALTY, IRELAND, SEXTON! 16-15. Jonny Sexton regains the lead for the hosts with a well-taken penalty from an acute angle.

58 Ireland are fighting back! Conor Murray and Jamie Healsip combine to take the ball into Wales' 22 but the Red Dragons are soon penalised for being offside!

56 CONVERSION, WALES, HALFPENNY! 13-15. Leigh Halfpenny adds the extra two points and Wales regain the lead.

55 TRY, WALES, J DAVIES! 13-13. Jonathan Davies gets in for his second try after running on to an outrageous offload from George North which completely bamboozles the Irish defence!

54 PENALTY, WALES, HALFPENNY! 13-8. Leigh Halfpenny succeeds with a spot-kick from forty metres after Sean O'Brien is penalised for an infringement at a ruck.

49 Rhys Priestland wastes another chance to narrow the gap when he puts a place kick well wide of the posts. This after Gordon D'Arcy is penalised for not rolling away at a ruck.

46 Andrew Trimble takes some pressure off his team when he puts in a 40 metre clearance kick which goers into touch about 10 metres outside Wales' 22.

44 PENALTY, IREALND, SEXTON! 13-5. Jonny Sextons slots another three-pointer after Rhys Gill is penalised for an infringement at a scrum.

Kick-off Jonny Sexton gets the second half started. Ireland win a turnover after Wales fail to deal with his kick and are soon on the attack. Wales have brought on James Hook for Alex Cuthbert, which means Leigh Halfpenny will move to the wing while hook slots in at full-back.

Half-time Ireland 10 Wales 5

40 Referee Wayne Barnes blows his whistle to signal the end of the half after Wales committ a handling error while on the attack inside Ireland's half. It's been a hectic opening 40 minutes with both sides showing a willingness to give the ball plenty of air. Wales held the upperhand in the early stages but the hosts have come back strongly during the latter stages of the half. It should be an interesting second period!

39 CONVERSION, IRELAND, SEXTON! 10-5. Sexton adds the extras to extend his team's lead.

38 TRY, IRELAND, BEST! 8-5. Rory Best gets an easy run in after Bowe, D'Arcy and Sexton do well to draw in the Wales defenders.

34 Ireland go on the attack and Gordon D'Arcy and Rob Kearney combine before Cian Healy takes the ball into contact inside Wales 22. However he loses possession after a big hit from Brad Davies.

31 Ireland launch an attack from inside their half. Murray puts McFadden in the clear and he does well to take the ball up for about 15 metres. He triesto offload to Tommy Bowe but is bundled into touch in the process.

29 Sexton gets a chance to regain the lead for his team but his effort is off target and Wales get out of jail!

28 Sexton tries a drop-goal but it sails wide of the upright. However Ireland will have another shot at goal after Wales are penalised for an earlier infringement at a ruck.

26 Wales are on the attack just outside Ireland's 22 but Priestland waste an opportunity to add to their tally when he kicks the ball ahead and it rolls over the dead-ball line.

24 Alex Cuthbert puts in a monster clearance kick from inside his 22, which rolls out inside Ireland's quarter!

22 Ryan Jones shows off his ball skills when he puts in a neat 30 metre grubber kick which rolls out inside Ireland's 22 metre area.

19 Wales are awarded a fairly easy penalty after Sean O'Brien is penalised for playing the ball on the ground at a ruck. However, Priestland's kick strikes an upright and Ireland gain a reprieve!

16 Wales are awarded a scrum on the halfway line after Paul O'Connell is pinned for being in front of the kicker from the re-start.

14 TRY, WALES, J DAVIES! 3-5. Jonathan Davies scores a brilliant try but Rhys Priestland deserves the accolades, after drawing in two Irish defenders before offloading to Davies who scores in the corner!

12 Rhys Priestland puts a clearance kick in behind Ireland's back-line but Rob Kearney covers well and soon return's the Welsh fly-half's kick with interest.

10 Ireland take the ball through several phases but the Welsh defend resiliently. Eventually one of the Irish forwards knock on just inside Wales' half.

7 Wales' flanker Ryan Jones is over the tryline after running on to a pass from Phillips. The referee asks for the television match official to make a ruling. The TMO rules that's inconclusive whether he scored.

6 Huw Bennett throws the ball to Brad Davies at a lineout and he goes on a thirty metre run before being stopped about 10 metres short of Ireland's tryline!

4 PENALTY, IRELAND SEXTON! 3-0. Jonny Sexton puts the first points on the board for the host with a 40 metre place kick!

3 Ireland get another penalty inside Wales' half after one of Wales' players plays Murray while he is trying to clear the ball at a ruck.

Kick-off Rhys Priestland gets us underway! His kick is gathered by the Irish forwards and Conor Murray launches a high ball on Mike Phillips which he knocks on. George North plays the ball from an offside position and Ireland get a penalty which they opt to kick to the touchline.

History Things are pretty even between these two Celtic countries in recent years. Since 2007, they have played each other on six occasions and the honours are even, with three wins apiece.

Team News Wales have named Rhys Priestland and Jamie Roberts in their starting line-up. Scarlets fly-half Priestland and Blues centre Roberts have recovered from knee injuries in time to take their places in a line-up which shows six changes to that which faced Australia at the Millennium Stadium in December.Huw Bennett is set to win his 50th Wales cap, making him only the second hooker to do so. Saracens loosehead prop Rhys Gill comes into the side for the injured Gethin Jenkins (knee). Blues wing Alex Cuthbert, who made his debut against Australia before Christmas, makes his first start profiting from the retirement of Shane Williams, with Scarlets wing George North (who played in all seven RWC matches last year) switching flanks to take the number eleven jersey synonymous with Wales' top try scorer. Elsewhere in the starting XV, Jonathan Davies is reunited with Roberts and scrum-half Mike Phillips also returns. Davies replaces his regional colleague Scott Williams and Phillips replaces Blues half-back Lloyd Williams. Ospreys prop Adam Jones returns to the front row alongside Gill and half centurion Bennett. The final change from the Australia match sees Ryan Jones come into the back-row for an injured Dan Lydiate (ankle).

Team News Ireland have made three changes to the side that lost to Wales in the World Cup. Fergus McFadden has been given the task of filling the void created by Brian O'Driscoll's absence and will start at centre alongside Gordon D'Arcy. O'Driscoll, who is out of the tournament with a shoulder injury, was originally going to be replaced by Keith Earls but the Munster stalwart was a late withdrawal due to an illness to his baby daughter. In-form Ulster back Andrew Trimble coming into the team on the left wing and in other changes, Jonathan Sexton and Conor Murray are the preferred half-backs. Sexton has edged out the more experienced Ronan O'Gara, who must settle for a spot among the replacements.

Welcome Hello and welcome to the Aviva Stadium in Dublin for this Six Nations clash between Ireland and Wales. This should be an exciting battle as Ireland are out to avenge their defeat in the World Cup quarter-finals to the Red Dragons!