Ireland top rankings after Wales are worn down and suffer fly half blow
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• World Cup warm-up: Ireland 19-10 Wales• Wales’ Rhys Patchell faces long absence after head injury
Ireland will travel to Japan on Wednesday as the leaders of the world rankings after coming from behind to defeat Wales with a typically efficient second-half performance. They look the most likely of the Celtic challengers, but a match played four days before the teams leave for Japan threw up injury concerns for both.
Wales started with Rhys Patchell at fly-half. The 26-year-old was chosen in the World Cup squad after a knee injury ruled out Gareth Anscombe, but Wales may have to call on a third. Patchell lasted 23 minutes before suffering a head injury tackling the back-rower CJ Stander in the buildup to the game’s first try. Continue reading...
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