Wales beat Ireland 25-7 to win the Six Nations title and Grand Slam – as it happened | sport

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On the way to England / Scotland now, what should be … well, something. The championship belongs to Warren Gatland and his brutal and brilliant team from Wales. I leave you with the report, but we will have more reactions and badyzes here. Thank you for joining me. Hwyl fawr.

Warren Gatland speaks! "I'm proud of the players. It's not about me, but about them. They play for their families and for Wales as a whole. I thought it was a fantastic performance – we did not look too tired, did we? Oof, it's a badlash at Eddie Jones, right there.

"For me, it was about giving confidence to our players. This creates the belief that something like this can happen. Are we candidates for the World Cup? We were trying to escape! We are going to take a break now, these boys have been training exceptionally, they will run through the brick walls for you. With a little luck, we have a chance to beat anyone. "

The whole team gets their medals. Alun Wyn Jones is the last to rise, and the biggest roar of all. The fireworks sound, the champagne corks burst and Warren Gatland seems to have something in his eyes.

Wales, who will become second in the world, is about to win the trophy she won with such a compelling style. Who would have thought at halftime in Paris, huh? Rugby, damn it.

This is Alun Wyn Jones: "I'm so proud of the boys and the staff in the back room. Anything can happen when you work hard and you are a proud nation. Warren is the man at the top, he is unwavering and unshakeable. We will miss him when he is gone.

Warren Gatland becomes the first coach to win three Six Nations Grand Slam tournaments. It was Warren-ball at its best today – not pretty, but ruthless, fierce and clinical. They won 14 on the spin – until where can he take them to World Cup?

Gareth Anscombe: "It's hard to say, we worked really hard and got used to winning. We have a great group and we work hard for each other.

"We wanted to enjoy it. We are in the best stadium in the world and we wanted to make them happy. We will celebrate for a few days. I will not train on Monday!

… and with that, the whistle and Wales won 25-7! Alun Wyn Jones holds his head in his hands. The slam is theirs!

It took 82 miserable minutes, but visitors are on the board, Larmour recovering a loop pbad and running under the posts. Carty is converting …

81 minutes: Stockdale skillfully juggles the ball on the flank, but stands one meter away from the goal. Penalty to Ireland, but they still can not cross the finish line …

80 minutes: Penalty Ireland, kick around the corner. I think Wales did the job, though …

78 minutes: Gareth Anscombe was elected man of the match – he was excellent, but in reality everyone had it too. The pack was relentless, the back creative and clinical. They deserve Six Nations champions and Grand Slam winners.

77 minutes: Ireland has an advantage and continues to sound, but the ball spins and Josh Adams strikes in depth. Wales has the melee in midfield and the game is over!

75 minutes: Ireland is taking a step forward, but Wales will not just give up. The effort they are showing here, with the game and the slam already won, is phenomenal.

74 minutes: Lewis is taken offside and Ireland has a penalty inside Welsh 22. Carty pulls the corner – Can Ireland save some pride?

72 minutes: Changes for Wales – Watkin, Ball and Wainwright enter the stage for Beard, Moriarty and scorer, Hadleigh Parkes. All three were exceptional. Murray and Sexton left after an afternoon to forget – they are replaced by Kieran Marmion and Jack Carty.

Seven kicks out of seven, 20 points from Wales and a record which no one would have dared to dream before the kick off.

69 minutes: Wales are playing with their opponents here, some pretty diagonal kicks opening the Irish defense. Wales has another penalty, and Anscombe will add brilliance to the messages …

67 minutes: Larmour replaced Kearney, while Andrew Porter will replace Furlong. "Surely Gatland just told the boys," Give them the ball, "said Paul Fitzgerald," although Healy does not need to see a ball to give a penalty. "

66 minutes: Josh Adams throws the ball as he tries to get a shot off, but the goal is well and truly for Wales. After an exchange of kicks, Sexton has possession of the ball but loses it quickly, and Josh Adams jumps on the ground. He tries a kick, but Jordan Larmour – who has just joined him – immisces behind.

64 minutes: We are still working on the fray, with the Irish crowd in distress being undermined by Gardner. Ireland finally got a penalty kick, which caused an ironic smile from Joe Schmidt.

62 minutes: Earls recovers a nifty diagonal kick, but after a word with his badistant, the referee awards Wales a five-meter scrum. The bread of heaven rings around the ground; fans know they are almost there now.

60 minutes: Terrific kick downfield by Aled Davies. Ken Owens leaves for Wales, replaced by Elliot Dee. For Ireland, Roux and Kilcoyne are on for Healy and Beirne.

59 minutes: This has been a death by one thousand denominations for Ireland. There have been so many marginal moments and decisions to the limit, but Wales has been ruthless to make them count. All of this adds to a dominant victory.

58 minutes: The ball is a bar of soap over there now, with Tipuric and Wyn Jones forcing the turn, before Dan Biggar spills as he prepares to shoot blank. There is an Irish knockout, and Wales is in the mix.

57 minutes: Ooooof, Ireland almost jumps on a Welsh alignment here. Murray catches the ball and Healy comes close, before a Welsh boot pushes the ball into contact …

56 minutes: Wales is holding out as Ireland looks for an opening on the full length of the pitch. Sexton loses patience and his pbad for Stockdale is miles away. Change of Davieses midfielder for Wales, Aled replacing Gareth.

55 minutes: Irish penalty, that Murray pulls on the corner. The best will take the alignment. Can Ireland do anything?

Changes for Wales lead: Nicky Smith and Dillon Lewis replace Rob Evans and Tomas Francis.

There is no doubt, and Wales has turned the screw again. Ireland now has more than three tries behind and they do not seem to score a goal.

53 minutes: Another penalty from Wales, Stander does not move away as Ireland continues to fight. Anscombe will go for his sixth successful shot …

52 minutes: Biggar gets a kick from Murray and sends him back to Irish territory. Pressure on Murray and he clears his authorization in the bleachers. Change for Ireland: Sean O'Brien extinguished, Jack Conan activated.

50 minutes: Sexton leaves, but another wandering kick sums up the day of Ireland. It was a chance to atone for the loss for England; until now, it could even be worse than that.

Anscombe's fourth penalty threatens to pbad the right post before returning to the inside. An advance of 19 points and it is well deserved. Apart from something extraordinary, Wales wins slam.

46 minutes: From Anscombe's kick, Rob Kearney tries to move forward but hits a red wall. Cian Healy is punished for agitating Francis and Wales can add three more points …

44 minutes: Ireland dominates the scrum but Aki has nowhere to go, and as soon as she breaks down, Sexton comes into direct contact. He had a frustrating afternoon so far.

"I think I should be a lot more confident and comfortable than myself," says Matt Dony. "16-0 is an incredible advantage. But I'm ready for a return to Ireland. For starters, they can not possibly give penalties like this in the second half. Ah, the sport is horrible. "

42 minutes: Wales, where Peter O'Mahony pulls the ball down. Wales brings it together, but we're coming back for a knockout and a set up in Ireland.

"Ireland has not been so far behind the trials for almost seven years," writes Simon Gleave of Gracenote. "They were 29-0 against New Zealand in Hamilton in 2012. Ireland lost 60-0 that day."

In a fine piece of symmetry, Wales leads by the same score – 16-0 – he followed in Paris in the opening match. They came back to win, of course, and the rest belongs to the story.

Anscombe is doing the right thing and Wales has a good lead at halftime. The Grand Slam is at your fingertips!

40 minutes: The Irish melee falls under intense pressure from Wales and Anscombe can add three more points …

39 minutes: Another Irish error gives Wales an alignment on 22 and a chance to strengthen his lead before half-time. Ireland makes a U-turn but is penalized for a shot – missed by Gardner for the first time. Wales Scrum – could they go for a falling goal to end the half?

36 minutes: The forced rear shuffle for Wales has not hurt them: Biggar keeps them on top with a scandalous kick on the back. The substitute half-fly then gets up to catch the ball brilliantly in front of Jacob Stockdale.

It's another colossal kick, never in danger of disappearing. Wales are increasing their lead – if they manage to reach half-time with this lead, they will have a hand on the trophy.

34 minutes: Moriarty bursts over the winning line, but Navidi is penalized for tripping. In Ireland, Wales stole the ball and visitors are out of play by Biggar's kick off the field. So messy from Ireland, and Anscombe will go for the three points …

31 minutes: It should be noted that, as Ireland gives the ball an appearance as sticky as a greased jellyfish, Joe Schmidt asked that the roof remain open. It works against them so far.

30 min: A stunning coup de grace by Jonathan Davies, relieving pressure on the hosts. The Irish line-up was won in a disjointed way, but Murray knocked on the door.

28 minutes: The referee has another word with Gareth Davies, then gives Ireland a free kick from the fray. CJ Stander ruined it, knocking over the ball and returning the ball to Wales. All margins go to Wales.