For the next twenty minutes, play was very even, the Irish forwards holding their own in the scrum and McKibben doing good defensive work. It was notable that the whole Irish team was playing better together than in their previous two matches, After an obstruction by Cromey, Wooler scored a penalty goal. fur Wales from thirty-five yards, He failed by inches to get another penalty goal from halfway near the touch line just before half time.
In the beginning of the second half the Welsh combination, of which little had been seen during the first half, got going. Their backs handled well and Waleswas now definitely in the ascendancy. Only stout defence work by Craig and Torrens prevented the score being much higher than it was.
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