Ireland v Wales

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Ireland v Wales: What time, what channel and all you need to know (Independent.ie)

Ireland play Wales in the opening round of the Six Nations on Saturday, This will be Warren Gatland's first match in charge since he was reappointed as ...

Wales have won 70 of those matches, whilst Ireland have won 56 matches. Overall, Wales and Ireland have played each other on 133 occasions since their first meeting in 1882. Ireland play Wales in the opening round of the Six Nations on Saturday, This will be Warren Gatland's first match in charge since he was reappointed as Wales boss.

Six Nations 2023: Wales v Ireland - TV details, kick-off time, team news (The Irish Times)

Wales will play Ireland at 2.15pm at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday in the first game of the 2023 Six Nations. England then play Scotland at ...

The former Ireland head coach is back in charge of Wales after leaving in 2019. There were injury doubts after the outhalf suffered a fracture to his cheekbone in Leinster’s win over Connacht on New Year’s Day. The game is on free to air on Virgin Media One in Ireland. Ireland finished second, 11 points ahead of England in third, who finished ahead of Scotland on points difference. Ireland beat Wales comfortably, 29-7, at the Aviva Stadium. Wales will play Ireland at 2.15pm at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday in the first game of the 2023 Six Nations.

Wales v Ireland date, kick-off time, TV and stream information ... (Irish Mirror)

Ireland travel to Cardiff for their opening Six Nations game this weekend. Andy Farrell's side are the outright favourites to win the tournament ahead of ...

“Pressure is more internal than anything. “We want to get better for what’s down the track for obvious reasons and dealing with a different type of pressure is going to be priceless for us going forward.” Stewart is a former Ireland Under-20 international and was also involved in the matchday preparations for the Ireland A game against the All Blacks XV in November.

BREAKING: Wales team to play Ireland: 2023 Six Nations (RUCK.co.uk)

Making his return as head coach this weekend, Warren Gatland has named his Wales team to play Ireland in their Six Nations opener in Cardiff.

Martin Bayfield will combine presenting duties with his role as reporter, alongside reporter Gabriel Clarke. Owen Williams (Ospreys – 3 caps) Rhys Webb (Ospreys – 36 caps) Justin Tipuric (Ospreys – 89 caps) Jac Morgan (Ospreys – 6 caps) Gareth Thomas (Ospreys – 17 caps) BBC One will begin their programme at 1.15pm ahead of the 2.15 start time and fans can tune in to the coverage on The two sides will meet on Saturday 4 February 2023 and the match is set to kick-off 2.15pm GMT at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. “We’ve picked Joe at 12. The wings are Rio Dyer and Josh Adams. Fly half Dan Biggar returns to the Wales XV after missing the Autumn Nations Series due to injury. He joins Wales’ most-capped back George North in the midfield.

Wales v Ireland, Six Nations 2023: Kick-off time, TV channel details ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

Plus, latest team news as Leigh Halfpenny makes his first Test match start for 19 months.

There is a mixture in the team of some experience and some younger players. It's important for us that we start well, but we need to be in the game at the last 20 minutes. "There is some real competition in the midfield at the moment, so I am really excited about that. Andy Farrell's biggest selection poser is who will partner Garry Ringrose at centre. Last year's first-round meeting saw Ireland pull off a comprehensive routing of their guests at the Aviva Stadium, barely breaking sweat as they beat defending champions Wales to complete their ninth consecutive Test win. Gatland said: "We've picked Joe (Hawkins) at 12.

Wales boss Gatland recalls Halfpenny for Ireland opener (RTE.ie)

Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny will make his first Test start for 19 months in Saturday's Six Nations opener against Ireland.

"Ireland are the No 1 team in the world, so they’re going to be coming here with a lot of confidence. It’s important for us that we start well, but we need to be in the game at the last 20 minutes. There is a mixture in the team of some experience and some younger players. "There is some real competition in the midfield at the moment, so I am really excited about that. He is a lovely footballer with some great skills. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.

Warren Gatland names Wales team for Ireland Six Nations opener (WalesOnline)

Leigh Halfpenny is in to make his first Wales start in 19 months and starts in a back three completed by Josh Adams and Rio Dyer, while Joe Hawkins is in line ...

"The danger for us in Wales is Warren Gatland is back in. "I would say the danger for us in Wales is Warren Gatland is back in there. It's not an image that Gatland has always enjoyed - often baulking at the idea of 'Warrenball'. Thankfully, there's the last man to wear the 12 jersey, Joe Hawkins. The couple, who married in 2019, posted a sweet video on Instagram to announce the news. As for the players, he said: "We know the Welsh teams don't perform particularly well in the URC but put them into a Welsh jersey and everything's different. There has historically been no love lost between Gatland and O'Sullivan, with the Kiwi previously saying of his former assistant: "I have always said that technically he was a good coach but I’d question some of his man-management skills." After naming his first Wales team since 2019, Warren Gatland will hold a press conference shortly to explain his selection decisions. He’s a lovely footballer and I wanted to give him the assurance after the Australia game." "Obviously, if something does happen to Leigh, we’ll make a decision with what happens to that," he added. "The message is people will get an opportunity in this Six Nations. Nine members, meanwhile, were involved in Gatland's last game in charge of Wales against the All Blacks at the 2019 World Cup.

The Wales v Ireland team selection that's the hardest to call for years (WalesOnline)

With Wales kicking-off their Six Nations campaign against Ireland on Saturday, Warren Gatland and his coaching team will be busy finalising their side to ...

In an ideal world there would be a younger second-row with a fair amount of international caps pushing through but this is not the case. His leadership, lineout ability, physicality and all-round nous should cause Ireland problems for the first hour before he gets replaced by a younger model. When recently asked why he has recalled Owen Williams to the squad, he said: "I thought [the] game between Ospreys and Montpellier was a proper game. 6 given his lineout prowess and the extra weight he provides at scrum time, which was recently highlighted by Sam Warburton. During the early days of his reign, Gavin Henson was a player who the New Zealander would move heaven and earth for to get him on the pitch. The more likely selection is probably Ospreys man Kieran Williams, who Gatland has compared to Wales legend Scott Gibbs. Even though he is more comfortable at outside centre, 6ft 5in and 110kg Cardiff man Grady fits the physical mould of centre Gatland has always preferred. Halfpenny may not have the pace he had in his younger days but positionally and defensively he is as good as he's ever been. Well, the other Williams was also outstanding in that particular game, as well as their victory over Leicester Tigers at Welford Road. Both Josh Adams and Liam Williams will undoubtedly be two of the first names on Gatland's team sheet but with Rees-Zammit side-lined he has some thinking to do. This is by far the toughest position to predict. WalesOnline assess the questions Gatland needs to answer ahead of his first team selection since being reappointed head coach:

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