'We had to dig deep' - Easterbypublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
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Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby: "It was as tough as we expected, to be honest.
"Going into the game there was lots of media speculation about how Wales are, the state of the game here, but we know the strength of Wales and the passion.
"I thought Matt Sherratt and his coaches did a great job getting that performance out of his team. We had to dig deep.
"We'd have to go and look at the decisions around those [scrum] penalties and what was the cause of that but it's part of looking at a game and figuring out how we can do it better next time. There's lots of things we could have done better in both halves.
"The lads were calm at half-time and found a way to win in the second half."
'It was a great game' - Sherrattpublished at 16:45 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
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Wales interim head coach Matt Sherratt told BBC One: "Firstly I loved it, it was a great game.
"This week has just been about us trying to get some confidence in the group and then trying to imprint what we've done on the field, and for large parts they did that.
"There has been a lot of people who have done this in the week, it's not down to me.
"We put a clear plan together for the players, one or two things we thought we could put all our energy into, because there has been no lack of emotion and passion from the boys.
"It was just about removing the fear and letting them go on the field and express themselves a little bit within our structures."
Proud of the team - Morganpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
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Wales captain Jac Morgan told S4C: "We know we put a lot of pressure on Ireland.
"There was so much confidence in our performance, we can be really proud of the way we played.
"Credit to Ireland they're one of the best teams in the world, but we were in the game for most of it. I thought we were amazing today and the boys were great.
"In attack we were braver and took our chances. I thought the boys were great chasing kicks in the air, and Ellis [Mee] was great especially for his first cap, a proud moment for him.
"We could hear the crowd were all behind us and the support. It raises the boys spirits knowing there's support behind us.
"We're always thankful to the crowd for coming to the stadium and making themselves heard. We know it's been a tough time, so we're always thankful for the support we get from everybody.
"It means a lot to us as a group of boys, and we just want to make everybody proud."
Exactly what we expected from Wales - Sheehanpublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
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Ireland captain Dan Sheehan told BBC One: "That was exactly what we expected, a proper Test game in a beautiful stadium in front of some seriously passionate fans.
"Fair play to Wales, that was a proper Test match and I'd say we'll feel it for a few days but I'm proud of the boys.
"We said it all week. They'd have their purple patches and their moments of strength.
"We just have to stick to what we do all the time, that's our process, it's staying calm, we didn't panic and we had to eke it out one minute at a time. That's what all those lads have practised for years.
"We rely heavily on our bench. They came on and made a massive impact, James Ryan, Bundee [Aki] both made a huge impact to lift the boys with fresh energy. That was the making of the game there, relying on our bench to bring that energy."
'A lot of learning has been done' - Llewellynpublished at 16:31 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
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Wales centre Max Llewellyn told S4C: "We're so proud.
"We knew it was going to be a tough game but we had faith that we were going to win. I'm so proud for the boys, we only had three training sessions before the game, and a lot of learning was done.
"We were more organised than we have been. We were trying to make it easy for our forwards to stay zonal.
"It took a lot of pressure off the forwards who work so hard in the middle of the pitch. It's nice to see after only three sessions we look better.
"I was happy to be picked again and I'm very thankful to 'Jockey' [Matt Sherratt] to be back in the team."
It was tough out there - Gibson-Parkpublished at 16:28 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
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Ireland scrum-half and player of the match Jamison Gibson-Park told BBC One: "We have to give a lot of credit to Wales, it was very tough out there today.
"They're an unbelievable team, a proud nation and they sure showed that today.
"It'd be a dangerous thing to come over here with any pre-conceived ideas, playing here against Wales was always going to be tough and sure they proved that to us today.
"It's mentally tough more than anything. We're lucky to have a some pretty good coaches so we were well prepared for those things."
'Wales can take massive credit'published at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 22 February
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John Barclay Former Scotland captain on BBC One
What a Test match that was.
We came to the stadium expecting Ireland would win and win well.
We thought we'd see some emotion from Wales but what we did see was their ability to go toe-to-toe with one of the best teams in the world and for that they can take massive credit.
T RogersRoberts 62', substituted for Roberts at 62 minutes
Number13,
Llewellyn
Number12,
Thomas
Number11,
Mee
Number10,
AnscombeJ Evans 52', substituted for J Evans at 52 minutes
Number9,
TG Williams
Number1,
N SmithG Thomas 18', substituted for G Thomas at 18 minutesN Smith 30', substituted for N Smith at 30 minutesG Thomas 61', substituted for G Thomas at 61 minutes
Number2,
DeeE Lloyd 73', substituted for E Lloyd at 73 minutes
Number3,
JohnHM Thomas 52', substituted for HM Thomas at 52 minutes
Number4,
RowlandsEI Williams 71', substituted for EI Williams at 71 minutes
Number5,
Jenkins
Number6,
J Morgan
Number7,
ReffellWainwright 56', substituted for Wainwright at 56 minutes
Number8,
Faletau
Substitutes
home team, Wales
Number16,
E Lloyd
Number17,
G Thomas
Number18,
HM Thomas
Number19,
EI Williams
Number20,
Wainwright
Number21,
R Williams
Number22,
J Evans
Number23,
Roberts
away team, Ireland
Starting lineup
Number15,
Osborne
Number14,
HansenCrowley 72', substituted for Crowley at 72 minutes
Number13,
Ringrose34', Red card at 34 minutesAki 51', substituted for Aki at 51 minutes
Number12,
Henshaw
Number11,
Lowe
Number10,
Prendergast
Number9,
Gibson-ParkMurray 78', substituted for Murray at 78 minutes
Number1,
PorterBoyle 70', substituted for Boyle at 70 minutes
Number2,
SheehanMcCarthy 74', substituted for McCarthy at 74 minutes
Number3,
ClarksonBealham 48', substituted for Bealham at 48 minutes
Number4,
McCarthyRyan 41', substituted for Ryan at 41 minutesMcCarthy 49', substituted for McCarthy at 49 minutesRyan 64', substituted for Ryan at 64 minutes
Number5,
Beirne
Number6,
O'Mahony
Number7,
van der Flier
Number8,
ConanBaird 43', substituted for Baird at 43 minutes
T RogersRoberts 62', substituted for Roberts at 62 minutes
Number13,
Llewellyn
Number12,
Thomas
Number11,
Mee
Number10,
AnscombeJ Evans 52', substituted for J Evans at 52 minutes
Number9,
TG Williams
Number1,
N SmithG Thomas 18', substituted for G Thomas at 18 minutesN Smith 30', substituted for N Smith at 30 minutesG Thomas 61', substituted for G Thomas at 61 minutes
Number2,
DeeE Lloyd 73', substituted for E Lloyd at 73 minutes
Number3,
JohnHM Thomas 52', substituted for HM Thomas at 52 minutes
Number4,
RowlandsEI Williams 71', substituted for EI Williams at 71 minutes
Number5,
Jenkins
Number6,
J Morgan
Number7,
ReffellWainwright 56', substituted for Wainwright at 56 minutes
Number8,
Faletau
Substitutes
Number16,
E Lloyd
Number17,
G Thomas
Number18,
HM Thomas
Number19,
EI Williams
Number20,
Wainwright
Number21,
R Williams
Number22,
J Evans
Number23,
Roberts
away team, Ireland
Starting lineup
Number15,
Osborne
Number14,
HansenCrowley 72', substituted for Crowley at 72 minutes
Number13,
Ringrose34', Red card at 34 minutesAki 51', substituted for Aki at 51 minutes
Number12,
Henshaw
Number11,
Lowe
Number10,
Prendergast
Number9,
Gibson-ParkMurray 78', substituted for Murray at 78 minutes
Number1,
PorterBoyle 70', substituted for Boyle at 70 minutes
Number2,
SheehanMcCarthy 74', substituted for McCarthy at 74 minutes
Number3,
ClarksonBealham 48', substituted for Bealham at 48 minutes
Number4,
McCarthyRyan 41', substituted for Ryan at 41 minutesMcCarthy 49', substituted for McCarthy at 49 minutesRyan 64', substituted for Ryan at 64 minutes
Number5,
Beirne
Number6,
O'Mahony
Number7,
van der Flier
Number8,
ConanBaird 43', substituted for Baird at 43 minutes