Present: Ben, Richard, myself, and a lot of Irish rugger fans.
Pre-match expectations: The winner of this will play England in the semi-finals. Taking the head-to-head records and the 2011 6 Nations into account, I’d prefer Wales. On tournament form, probably the same, although both teams look capable of beating England.
Prediction: Wales to win, but not by much.
Game: The anthems are drowned out by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ ‘By The Way’, which is a shame because both the Irish and Welsh anthems are lovely tunes. After which, the Sugar bar staff realise that a) there’s a live game on and b) most of the people in the bar are watching it and kindly switch on the commentary.
Half-time status: wow, Wales are awesome. Quickfire try from Shane Williams followed by 35 minutes of serious defending. Fair play to Ireland for going for the try three times rather than taking the points, but unfortunately not one of them worked. Wales ahead at the break 10-3, with some semi-stunned Irish fans still explaining the rules to the Argentine girls in the bar.
Full-time status: in every position, at almost every breakdown, Wales have dominated this game. The Irish got back into it with a try from terrier Keith Earls, but Mike Phillips’ great try for Wales (dives over with both feet in the air, awesome try) and the superior fitness of the Welsh team left the Irish in the dust. Well-deserved win, looks scary for England in the semi-final: final score 22-10 Wales.
Man of the match: Mike Phillips, for being everywhere and scoring a great try.
‘Food’: Quilmes, several pints.
Conversation keywords: both teams look too good for England.
Comments: I think we were the only people in the bar supporting Wales. The Irish really didn’t mind the loss at all, apart from the guy who offered to headbutt me.
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