Wales grabs a 30-6 win against Ireland in their warm-up match: Rugby League
Wales clinched a massive 30-6 win against the Irish side on Saturday, October 22, at Gnoll, Neath, in their warm-up clash just ahead of the Four Nations Series with six convincing tries against one.
Andrew g*y, Christiaan Roets, Tyson Frizell, Mark Lennon, Elliott Kear and Jordan James were the major try-scorers in the warm-up clash, with Ian Webster adding three goals to the scoreboard for the Welsh side.
Wales had marched into the Saturday night’s clash with g*y, Kear, Webster, Roets, R Williams, White, Watson, J James, Budworth, Kopczak, Frizell, Bracek and Lupton, whereas , for the replacement the following players were called up , Seamark, Flower, Dudson,
Jones, L. Williams, Divorty and Lennon.
On the other hand, Mark Aston, Ireland’s coach, had confirmed his finalised pick by Friday, October 21, and it was almost the same as the one, which had lost to Scotland last weekend. However, there were only a few changes to the existing outfit, with Leeds
Rhinos forward Luke Ambler joining in along with Tim Bergin. The props were inducted as a replacement for Kyle Amor and James Haley. Bergin made his return after his one-match suspension during the Championship Grand Final whereas, Pat Smith filled in as a
cover for Paul Handforth.
While speaking about the positives his side had gained through the recent loss against the Scottish side almost a week ago, Aston acknowledged that they would incorporate whatthey had learned into future games, in order to improve on their record.
He went on and added, "I thought there were lots of positives. Our attitude in defence was outstanding and they are really committed group of people.”
He also lauded the relatively newer players in his outfit. The coach further added, "The domestic lads were really good and have shown that they can cope at this level. We just got to learn as it's a learning curve for everybody."
The complete configuration of the Irish side included; McNally, Bergin, Cross, Cosgrove, Taylor, Smith, Finn, Ambler, Beswick, McCarthy, Corchoran, Casey and Carmody, where Barko, Mcgarr, McCloskey, Mullhearn, and McGrory were alongside to fill in as replacement.
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