The predicament that Ireland found themselves in from the 70th minute onwards was the result of a bad call and poor game-management. Ireland, down by eight points, were awarded a penalty in the 70th minute on the Welsh five-metre line halfway between the right-hand post and the 15-metre line. From a deep field position, Ireland were going to find it very difficult to get over the Welsh line. Burns had 40 metres to the corner flag, 35 metres to the five-metre line and so a kick of 30 metres would be just fine. It was a moderately difficult kick – we all saw what happened.

Source: Irish Independent February 11, 2021 02:33 UTC