Six Nations 2023 - Wales v Ireland, Sat 4th Feb, KO 2:15PM - TV: VM1, BBC1, S4C

Rugby is about territory. Kicking well can move you up the pitch a lot easier than trying to make it meter by meter with ball in hand

Every team kicks, Lowe's kick for our first try was excellent. It put Williams in an impossible position and we scored immediately after

Feel the team will probably be disappointed to only score once in the second half. Front row stood up really well, hopefully a sign that Porter has turned a corner with his scrummaging too.

Very happy for Byrne, put in a very composed showing when he came on. Blew that try opportunity at the death with a poor kick mind.

Until France beat us next week?

Commiserations on today's result. Better luck next week.

Williams is a very unlikable player

Had to laugh at him getting upset at Porter diving in with his hands, given he's a past master at the knee slide into a scoring player.

Farrell will be delighted with that, because of the way the squad depth was tested. Bealham has come through two tests really well v RSA and Wales. Murray and Casey can deputise effectively in JGP's absence. Great depth at centre. The fact that we had 5 of our matchday 23 out and the bench still having such impact is very encourgaing.

I taught Dan Sheehan was outstanding amongst others out there. There was a poster ridiculed earlier this week for sugggesting he was the world's best in his position. There is no doubt Sheehan is in that conversation imo.

great match! It had something for everyone - the bullish on Irelands superior skills, the nervous of Welsh atmosphere and bounce back, the doomers that say we have huge weaknesses, and the confident we will run away with a big score! Happy hugs all around.

A BP win in Cardiff, in the first weekend, without getting out of second or third gear?

I'd have bitten your arm off.

Doris MOTM by a distance. Murray and to a lesser extent Bundee selections vindicated. Thought McCloskey had a tidy enough game.

Wales will give teams problems once they click. A lot of rusty errors, especially in the first half. Hawkins looks like a real prospect.

Territory is more important than possession

Sextons kicking from hand today was terrible all day.

We had no territory for the better part of the second half.

And we still hammered them

I hope keenan has the humility to give doris the vase

Hendo didn’t do much but great to see him back in green. Ryan seems to be having one of those seasons, his carrying is becoming a real weapon. That first 20 minutes reminded me of the NZ tour and then 40 minutes of defensive practice. Bench was really good. Aki had 2 turnovers in our 22, RB played exactly as was needed and Casey was a firecracker though he probably needs to work on his thought process. Finlay and McCloskey are really paying off Farrell’s investment and Sheehan gets better. 20 point win in Cardiff while playing below par for a half is a good start. Sheehan

I think there's a very good argument for Doris being the best 8 in the world.