Team news – WalesWith Sam Costelow ruled out, Dan Edwards returns to take over at fly half in a slightly tweaked Welsh team. James Botham comes into the back row after injury to Taine Plumtree, while Ellis Mee is back on the wing at Gabriel Hamer-Webb’s expense.There was a slight fitness doubt over Aaron Wainwright but the No 8 has been picked to start. Bath centre Louie Hennessey will win his first cap from the bench.Wales XV: 1 Rhys Carre, 2 Dewi Lake (capt.), 3 Tomas Francis; 4 Dafydd Jenkins, 5 Ben Carter; 6 Alex Mann, 7 James Botham, 8 Aaron Wainwright; 9 Tomos Williams, 10 Dan Edwards; 11 Josh Adams, 12 Joe Hawkins, 13 Eddie James, 14 Ellis Mee; 15 Louis Rees-Zammit.Replacements: 16 Ryan Elias, 17 Nicky Smith, 18 Archie Griffin, 19 Adam Beard, 20 Olly Cracknell; 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Jarrod Evans, 23 Louie Hennessey. Harry Latham-Coyle6 March 2026 19:15Team news – IrelandAndy Farrell names an Ulster-heavy side after their strong form in the URC this season, with Tom O’Toole, Nick Timoney and Jacob Stockdale joining Stuart McCloskey and Robert Baloucoune in the starting side, and scrum half Nathan Doak primed for a debut off the bench.Ronan Kelleher and Tom Stewart are the hookers in the squad with Dan Sheehan rested, while there is no place for Bundee Aki despite his availability after his ban.Ireland XV: 1 Tom O’Toole, 2 Ronan Kelleher, 3 Tadhg Furlong; 4 James Ryan, 5 Tadhg Beirne; 6 Jack Conan, 7 Nick Timoney, 8 Caelan Doris (capt.); 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 10 Jack Crowley; 11 Jacob Stockdale, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 13 Garry Ringrose, 14 Robert Baloucoune; 15 Jamie Osborne.Replacements: 16 Tom Stewart, 17 Michael Milne, 18 Thomas Clarkson, 19 Joe McCarthy, 20 Josh van der Flier; 21 Nathan Doak, 22 Tom Farrell, 23 Ciaran Frawley.Harry Latham-Coyle6 March 2026 19:10Why are Wales not wearing red kits tonight?You may notice a little later that Wales are not sporting their usual red kits this evening – with good reason, too.Harry Latham-Coyle6 March 2026 19:00Six Nations 2026 schedule in full: Fixtures and resultsNeed a reminder of all of the Six Nations action so far and the fixtures still to come in the championship? We’ve got you covered:Harry Latham-Coyle6 March 2026 18:50Dewi Lake admits there is an ‘obvious gulf’ between the two sidesDewi Lake admits last year’s British and Irish Lions selection highlights “an obvious gulf” between Wales and Ireland.But the Wales captain is relishing the underdog role and insists his side are capable of…
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