Article: Rugby Union: IRISH SHOOT DOWN WALES YOUNG GUNS; international rugby: Hansen's mentake a mauling in World Cup warm-up.(Sport)

Byline: Simon Roberts

STEVE HANSEN'S gamble to throw an experimental Wales side in at the deep end against Ireland paid off. Just.

Wales still went down to a record ninth Test defeat and haven't won a game of rugby since last November.

But this was an impressive display by Hansen's young guns and Wales escaped the 40-point drubbing everyone expected.

Most Welsh fans, even the hard-core who made the trip to Dublin, would have taken a 20 -point defeat and that was what they got.

Instead, the Wales coach will be satisfied with what ...

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