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Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has made a number of changes to his side ahead of their Guinness Men's Six Nations Round two match…
Ireland face off against Wales in Six Nations Round 1 on Sat 5th February 2022 at Aviva Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:15. In South Africa it’s at 16:15 SAST, 03:15 NZST in New Zealand, 01:15 AEST in Australia and 06:15 EST in the US.
Ireland won the last encounter but Ireland are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Ireland sits at 5 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Wales holds 11.
The two sides are separated by 6 places in the rankings with Ireland in position 5 and Wales in position 11 as such Ireland are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Ireland vs Wales will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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Callum Sheedy has kicked a conversion.
Taine Basham scores an interception try.
A stunning solo try from Garry Ringrose
The touch judges raise their flags as Johnny Sexton kicks the conversion.
Nothing was going to stop Andrew Conway from scoring as they record the try for Ireland.
Josh Adams (Wales) is shown a yellow card
Johnny Sexton adds the two points for Ireland.
Slick passing by Ireland leads to a try for Andrew Conway.
Johnny Sexton adds the points for Ireland.
Johnny Sexton has kicked a conversion.
Great hands by Ireland leads to a try for Bundee Aki