Ireland overcome Wales for hard-fought home win

Ireland overcome Wales for hard-fought home winImage source, InphoImage caption, Ireland picked up their second home win of the campaign with victory over winless WalesByJana McCabeBBC Sport NI journalist, AtAffidea StadiumPublished3 minutes agoIreland (19) 33Tries: Wafer (2), Parsons, Hogan (2) Cons: O'Brien (4)Wales (7) 12Tries: Evans, Joyce Cons: Bevan Ireland registered their second win in the Women's Six Nations with a hard-fought 33-12 bonus-point victory over Wales at Affidea Stadium.Scott Bemand spoke of the importance of bouncing back from their defeat by France in Clermont two weeks ago and targeted two wins from their last two matches of the tournament on home turf. Aoife Wafer, Beibhinn Parsons and Brittany Hogan crossed to give the home side a 19-7 lead after a frantic first half.Wafer continued to impress in the second half and secured the bonus point during a stop-start second period which included a yellow card apiece and Neve Jones having a try disallowed. Hogan added her second try in the closing seconds of the match to seal a much-needed win for Ireland.The victory was Ireland's third in four games in Belfast and sets them up well for their final game against Scotland in front of what is set to be a record crowd at the Aviva Stadium. Ireland grow into game and finish strongImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Wafer scored two tries and was a standout performer for IrelandDespite losing their previous eight Six Nations matches, Wales came into the game with confidence after they registered a record four tries against world champions England in their last outing and they started stronger in Belfast.However, Wafer gave Ireland the lead against the run of play when the back row's persistence paid off and she forced her way over the line before Dannah O'Brien added a challenging extra two.Wales looked to respond quickly with a huge tackle from Parsons denying Hannah Dallavalle after Carys Cox had taken advantage of a mix-up...