Delme Parfitt plots Wales' route to the final in Auckland in the Western Mail
"If we are to accept the consensus view, Ireland’s win against Australia means Wales have a realistic chance of going all the way to the World Cup final. But does it?
"It’s a school of thought that hinges on Warren Gatland’s men sealing second in Pool D and the Irish, having already dispatched the Wallabies, topping Pool C.
Wales would then face the Emerald Isle in the quarter-final, probably for the right to face the winners of England and France in the last four.
"Hardly a cakewalk, but these are teams that don’t have the kind of psychological grip on Wales that history tells us the Tri-Nations teams do.
In that case, so the optimists cry, let’s all prepare for Auckland on October 23 and Gatland’s dream final that sees Wales facing the All Blacks."
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