Bundee Aki playing for Ireland in Cardiff where they beat Wales 27-18 to clinch
the triple crown in the 2025 Six Nations Championship. Bundee came on as a
scond half replacement and was soon covered in the "Black Stuff" painted
on the pitch.
2025 SIX NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP.
Ireland (27 v (22) England. (Tries: Gibson-Park 35m, Bundee Aki 52m, Beirne 64m, Sheehan 72m,
Jack Crowley 65m & 73m, Murley 9m, T. Curry 76m, Freeman 82m, Pens: Prendergast 56m, Smith 41,
Cons: Crowley 65m & 73m, Smith 10m & 82m). Lansdowne Road, Dublin. 1st February 2025.
Ireland:
1. Andrew PORTER,
2. Ronan KELLEHER, 3. Finlay BEALHAM, 4. James RYAN, 5. Tadhg BEIRNE,
6. Ryan BAIRD, 7. Josh VAN DER FLIER, 8. Caelan DORIS, 9. Jamison GIBSON-PARK,
10. Sam PRENDERGAST, 11. James LOWE, 12. Bundee AKI,
13. Garry RINGROSE,
14. Mack HANSEN, 15. Hugo KEENAN.
Replacements:
16. Dan SHEEHAN, 17. Cian HEALY, 18. Tom CLARKSON, 19. Iain HENDERSON, 20. Jack CONAN,
21. Conor MURRAY, 22. Jack CROWLEY,
23. Robbie HENSHAW all played
England:
1. Ellis GENGE, 2. Luke COWAN-DICKIE, 3. Will STUART, 4. Maro ITOJE,
5. George MARTIN,
6. Tom CURRY, 7. Ben CURRY, 8. Ben EARL,
9. Alex MITCHELL, 10. Marcus SMITH, 11. Cadan MURLEY,
12. Henry SLADE, 13. Ollie LAWRENCE, 14. Tommy FREEMAN, 15. Freddie STEWARD.
Replacements:
16 Theo DAN,
17. Fin BAXTER,
18. Joe HEYES, 19. Ollie CHESSUM,
20. Chandler CUNNINGHAM-SOUTH,
21. Tom WILLIS, 22. Harry RANDALL, 23. Fin SMITH all played.
Scotland (18) v (32) Ireland. (Tries: Van Der Merwe 4m, Nash 7m, Prendergast 8m, 31, 54m,
Doris 30m, White 75m, Pens: Prendergast 22m 69m, Kingshorn 42, 48m, Cons: Prendergast 8m, 31, 54m,
Kingshorn 75m)
Scotland:
1. Rory SUTHERLAND, 2. Dave CHERRY, 3. Zander FAGERSON, 4. Jonny GRAY,
5. Grant GILCHRIST
6. Matt FAGERSON,
7. Rory DARGE, 8. Jack DEMPSEY, 9. Ben WHITE, 10. Finn RUSSELL,
11. Duhan VAN DER MERWE, 12. Tom JORDAN, 13. Huw JONES, 14. Darcy GRAHAM, 15. Blair KINGHORN.
Replacements:
16. Ewan ASHMAN, 17. Pierre SCHOEMAN ,
18. Will HURD, 19. Sam SKINNER,
20.Gregor BROWN,
21. Jamie RITCHIE, 22. Jamie DOBIE,
23. Stafford MCDOWALL. All played.
Ireland:
1. Andrew PORTER,
2. Ronan KELLEHER,
3. Finlay BEALHAM, 4. James RYAN, 5. Tadhg BEIRNE,
6. Peter O'MAHONY, 7. Josh VAN DER FLIER,
8. Caelan DORIS, 9. Jamison GIBSON-PARK,
10. Sam PRENDERGAST, 11. James LOWE, 12. Bundee AKI,
13. Robbie HENSHAW,
14. Calvin NASH, 15. Hugo KEENAN.
Replacements:
16. Dan SHEEHAN, 17. Cian HEALY, 18. Tom CLARKSON, 19. Ryan BAIRD, 20. Jack CONAN,
21. Conor MURRAY, 22. Jack CROWLEY, 23 Garry RINGROSE. All played.
Wales (18 v (27) Ireland. (Tries: Conan 6m, Morgan 42m, Rogers 42m, Osborne 55m Pens: Prendergast 20m, 48m,
66m, 69m, 77m, Anscombe 22m, 34m. Cons: Prendergast 7m, Anscombe 43m. Natiional Stadium, Cardiff.
Saturday 22nd February 2025.
Wales:
1. Nicky SMITH, 2. Elliot DEE, 3. Willgriff JOHN, 4. Will ROWLANDS, 5. Dafydd JENKINS, 6.Jac MORGAN
7. Tommy REFFELL, 8. Toby FALETAU, 9. Tomos WILLIAMS, 10. Gareth ANSCOMBE, 11.
Ellis MEE,
12. Ben THOMAS,
13. Max LLEWELLYN, 14. Tom ROGERS,
15. Blair MURRAY.
Replacements:
16. Evan LLOYD,
17. Gareth THOMAS, 18. Henry THOMAS, 19. Teddy WILLIAMS, 20. Aaron WAINWRIGHT,
21. Rhodri WILLIAMS, 22. Jack CROWLEY,
23. Joe ROBERTS. All played.
Ireland:
1. Andrew PORTER, 2. Dan SHEEHAN. 3. Tom CLARKSON, 4. Joe MCCARTHY,
5. Tadhg BEIRNE,
6. Peter O'MAHONY, 7. Josh VAN DER FLIER, 8. Jack CONAN, 9. Jamison GIBSON-PARK,
10. Sam PRENDERGAST, 11. James LOWE,
12. Robbie HENSHAW, 13. Garry RINGROSE, 14. Mack HANSEN, 15. Jamie OSBORNE.
Replacements:
16. Gus MCCARTHY, 17. Jack BOYLE, 18. Finlay BEALHAM,
19. James RYAN, 20. Ryan BAIRD,
21. Conor MURRAY, 22. Jarrod EVANS, 23. Bundee AKI. All played.