Wales defeated Ireland in the Students Four Nations tournaments  triumphing 50-0, in a doubleheader held at the Westmanstown Sports Complex, Dublin.

There was nothing between the sides for the opening half, Mason Phillips who secured four touchdowns in the first half, Llewellyn Hawkes with four successive touchdowns as the visitors built a 24-0 half time lead.

The second half expereince another one-way traffic, Wales students were dominant throughout skipper, Wales posted another five tries, including one each from debutants Olly Darlington and Kian Lloyd in the second forty. 

“Preventing a never-say-die Ireland from scoring was a great achievement in warm conditions in Dublin,” noted Wales students head coach, Clive Griffiths. “We now turn our attention to Scotland at Merthyr on Sunday, 7 June. We're not going to underestimate them as they always give us a competitive match.”

Ireland pathways coach,  Wayne Kerr, noted:  “It was a tough day for the lads. We had a few out there that hadn’t played league before and it was the team’s first hit out together. We started well and completed high which was a goal for the team.

“The biggest positive was that the lads never gave up and kept competing for the full 80 minutes, that’s something to bring forward for the rest of the tournament.”

IRELAND 0
Byron Carolen, Matt Cahill, Ethan Carrick, Sam Kearney, Matt McClure, Ryan Hogg (c), Conor Coleman, Oisin Carroll, Kyle Barrett, Alex Duff, Mannie Akpan, Leo Talbot, Caleb Owen, 
Subs: Theo Pollard, Kyle Stacey, Richie Whelan, Raymond Ford, Ethan White, Gareth McGinty

WALES 50
Lewis Ingram, Lewis Howells, Mason Phillips (c), Kian Lloyd, Dylan Morgan, Thomas Moore, Llewellyn Hawkes, Alex Green, George Groves, Jacob Purcell, Scott Simons, Alex Thorpe, Kavan Phillips. 
Subs:  Jarrad Hughes, Olly Darlington, Leo Jones, Alex Naylor, Rhys Nicholls, Mason Apsee,  Finlay Northrop

Tries: Phillips (7, 11, 32, 35), Jones (43), Moore (47), Darlington (54), Lloyd (65), Groves (78)
Goals: Hawkes 6/8, Phillips 1/1