Not the walk in the Principality some expected, not the kind of margin the bookies forecast and Ireland ’s 27-18 win over Wales on Saturday has left the door slightly ajar for England and France in the title race. Still, that only made Ireland’s coolness in the Cardiff cauldron all the more impressive and, ultimately, more beneficial too.

Watch highlights as Ireland beat a spirited Wales side 27-18 to keep their hopes of a Grand Slam Six Nations title alive.

Sam Prendergast broke Welsh hearts in Cardiff by denying them a first victory for more than a year, but also kept Ireland’s Six Nations Grand Slam dream alive by kicking them to a 27-18 win. Wales debutant Ellis Mee thought he had scored a potentially decisive late try with just eight minutes remaining,