One other week of the Six Nations brings Wales one other likelihood to interrupt a now-infamous 14-game dropping streak, though leaders Eire will promise as stern a take a look at as any within the Championship.
Wales will sport their new-look teaching workers for the primary time, with Warren Gatland departing after their defeat to Italy, in his place arriving Matt Sherratt.
Will it’s sufficient for Wales to offer what can be the most important upset of the event?
Right here is all the things it’s worthwhile to learn about Saturday’s conflict.
Key particulars:
When: Saturday, Feb. 22 at 2.15 p.m. UK
The place: Principality Stadium, Cardiff
How one can watch: You’ll be able to wach dwell on the BBC (UK). You too can comply with together with dwell updates on ESPN.
Officers: Referee: Christophe Ridley (Eng)
Assistant Referees: Nika Amashukeli (Geo) & Gianluca Gnecchi (Ita)
Tv Match Official: Ian Tempest (Eng)
Lineups:
Wales: To be introduced
Replacements:
Eire: To be introduced
Replacements:
Workforce information:
Wales: The largest change for Wales won’t come on the pitch, somewhat it is going to be offered within the coaches’ field. Sherratt takes over from Gatland for the nation’s third Check of this 12 months’s Six Nations as they search to finish a dropping streak that stretches again to the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
The staffing modifications do not cease there. Former Wales hooker T. Rhys Thomas additionally joins Sherratt’s workforce as a abilities coach, whereas Gatland’s assistant coach, Rob Howley, has left.
Sherratt has already taken the choice to recall fly-halves Jarrod Evans and Gareth Anscombe in addition to centre Max Llewellyn.
Eire: Captain Caelan Doris (knee) and hooker Ronan Kelleher (neck) are each harm doubts for the conflict, whereas Iain Henderson (hamstring) and Cormac Izuchukwu (ankle) are unavailable.
Of their place, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale and Nick Timoney have been referred to as as much as interim boss Simon Easterby’s squad.
Their is a additionally a query over prop Tadhg Furlong, who’s “persevering with to make progress” after lacking Eire’s first two Six Nations video games with a calf concern.
Info from Reuters contributed to the workforce information of this report.
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