Good morning and welcome to The Independent ’s live coverage of the opening clash of the Six Nations weekend between Wales ...

Round three of the Six Nations brings together two sides under interim management but in hugely contrasting form and mood.

"We need to make sure we don't take it for granted at all," says skipper Dan Sheehan. "We want to make sure that we come away ...

Dan Sheehan says Ireland will “knuckle down to basics” when they continue their Guinness Six Nations title quest against ...

Tommy Reffell claims that Ireland are losing nothing by having Jack Conan come in for injured captain Caelan Doris for the battle of the breakdown in Cardiff on Saturday ...

Ireland will play a game without Caelan Doris for the first time in more than four years with the Leinster star's run of 42 ...

As was the case last year, two sides in completely contrasting form meet in Round Three of the Six Nations as Wales host ...

Four years on, the notion that Gibson-Park (above) would be left idle on the bench seems preposterous. The Leinster ...

Wales vs Ireland is scheduled for a 2:15pm GMT kick-off time on Saturday February 22, 2025. The Principality Stadium in ...

With captain Caelan Doris injured, Jack Conan starts at number eight and is joined in the back row by Josh Van Der Flier and ...

With fellow hooker Ronan Kelleher ruled out by a neck injury and regular skipper Caelan Doris sidelined with a knee issue, Sheehan is set to become the 111th man to lead Ireland ...