North was the scorer of the first two of Wales’s three tries and a menace to Ireland throughout Rex FeaturesSo there will not be a title showdown in Dublin next weekend after all, as Ireland’s hopes of winning the RBS Six Nations Championship were convincingly ended by Wales last night. As a result, an England victory over Scotland at Twickenham today will be enough to earn Eddie Jones’s side the title, but, to the gleeful hordes streaming out into the Cardiff night, this was a win that rescued Wales’s season after two defeats and a fortnight of hand-wringing from a restless public. At the heart of it all was George North, heavily criticised for his performance in defeat against Scotland a fortnight ago, but resoundingly back to his best last night, scorer of the first two of his side’s three tries and a menace…

Source: The Times March 11, 2017 00:04 UTC