Player ratings: Wales go down fighting

Editor

Here's our Wales player ratings following their 37-27 loss to Ireland.

15 Leigh Halfpenny – Solid off the tee and did all he could to keep his side in the match in an industrious display. 7/10

14 Liam Williams – Didn't get many opportunities to show his running game. 5/10

13 Scott Williams – Jonathan Sexton got outside him on one occasion, which will sting. but otherwise a solid display defensively. 6/10

12 Hadleigh Parkes – A quiet game from the inside centre as defence was the order of the day for Wales. Did fire out some smart passes. 6/10

11 Steff Evans – Looked a threat when in possession and was rewarded for his busy efforts with a try late on. 7/10

10 Dan Biggar – A couple of mistakes but they were levelled out by some of Biggar's solid work in the air. A decent return. 6/10

9 Gareth Davies – So deadly when in possession near the opposition try-line and he showed that again with a great finish. 8/10

8 Ross Moriarty – Like most of his team-mates defensively he was tireless for his 64 minute showing. A real tough competitor. 6/10

7 Josh Navidi – Set up two tries with perfectly timed passing sending over his team-mates. Never stopped working in defence too. 7/10

6 Aaron Shingler – Picked up a try for his efforts in another busy shift. Such a unique flanker who continues to grow as a Test player. 7/10

5 Alun Wyn Jones – Another typical Jones performance as he showed his physicality and leadership without the ball. Not involved so much in possession. 6/10

4 Cory Hill – Like his lock partner it was a busy showing once again from Hill in terms of tackles. 6/10

3 Samson Lee – Got through 13 tackles which is an excellent number from the tighthead. 6/10

2 Ken Owens – Wasn't his usual self with the ball and was replaced earlier than usual. 5/10

1 Rob Evans – Struggled to impact himself with ball in hand and also came off after 56 minutes. 5/10

Replacements:

16 Elliot Dee – Looked for work in the closing stages. 6/10

17 Wyn Jones – Couldn't get into the game before being forced off. 5/10

18 Tomas Francis – Struggled to make an impact. 5/10

19 Bradley Davies – Struggled to make an impact but defended well. 5/10

20 Justin Tipuric – Couldn't get involved as much as Wales needed. 5/10

21 Aled Davies – Did not play.

22 Gareth Anscombe – Threw the intercept pass at the end as Wales had to force it. 5/10

23 George North – Tried to get involved as much as possible in the time he was on. 6/10