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The match as it happened

The match as it happened

4 mins:Dempsey makes ground up the left and is tackled.Stringer moves in quickly to take the recycle and delivers to O'Driscoll infield. The Irish captain sees the flat Namibian defence, deftly chips over and into space and wins the race for the touchdown. O'Gara converts. 7-0.

14 mins:Dempsey delivers to Hickie on the left wing. The Namibian defence is stretched. But the final pass, feet from the line, is knocked forward by Hickie.

16 mins:O'Gara kicks for his first penalty score. 10-0.

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19 mins:O'Gara taps the penalty and perfectly weights a diagonal cross-pitch kick as Trimble sprints up the right and holds the high ball to score in the corner. O'Gara misses the narrow-angled conversion. 15-0.

30 mins: Deep in the opposition 22, O'Gara kicks to touch instead of opting for the penalty. Ireland develop a rolling maul towards the line. The pack push over with Easterby landing the try. 20-0.

40 mins: Ireland give away a penalty 30 metres out. The Namibia outhalf, Emile Wessels, converts in first-half injury time. 20-3. Half-time.

48 mins:French referee Joël Jutge awards a penalty try to Ireland. O'Gara converts for 27-3.

60 mins: O'Driscoll's relieving kick from the Irish 22 is fluffed. Namibia gain possession and attack a stretched defence. Ryan Witbooi takes the ball over left and gains ground between Horan and Hayes. He offloads to Jaques Nieuwenhuis for the first Namibian try. Wessels converts. 27-10.

63 mins:Heini Bok sprints up the left and kicks infield into the Irish 22, scrambling the Irish defence. The ball runs towards the Irish try line and centre, Piet Van Zyl, beats Dempsey to touch down first. Wessels converts. 27-17

75 mins:Ireland attack up the right and the balls arrives to O'Driscoll inside the Namibian 22. He offloads to Flannery, who touches down at the corner flag. The referee awards a dubious try. 32-17