Come on Ireland! Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty ImagesThat whirring sound you can hear is Dylan Thomas spinning in his grave Photograph: Mike Hutchings/ReutersAfter just three minutes Shane Williams goes over in the corner for the first score of the gamePhotograph: Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesWilliams celebrates his try, which was duly converted by fly-half Rhys PriestlandPhotograph: Alex Livesey/Getty ImagesKeith Earls attempts to block a kick by Priestland, who had a splendid evening with the bootPhotograph: Anthony Phelps/ReutersAfter passing up three opportunities to kick at goal from good positions Ireland finally get some points on the board courtesy of Ronan O'Gara Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty ImagesWith the score at 7-3 to Wales, Leigh Halfpenny, here beating Rob Kearney to a high ball, kicks a monster penalty from the half-way linePhotograph: Anthony Phelps/ReutersJust five minutes after the restart, Ireland draw level when Earls dives past Mike Phillips and touches the ball over the line. O'Gara converts to make it 10-10Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty ImagesWales reassert their authority courtesy of the flying scrum-half PhillipsPhotograph: Themba Hadebe/APJust past the hour mark Wales get within touching distance of the semi-finals when Jonathan Davies breaks though a powderpuff Irish defence to score a third try. Priestland does his duty with the conversion to make it 22-10. The jig is up for IrelandPhotograph: Stu Forster/Getty ImagesAnd that's how it stays. Cue Welsh celebrations as the final whistle goes Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
