Wales have played far more creatively than we've seen in the first two games.
That's what happens when you've got a fly-half playing at fly-half. Wales are being patient and they're keeping their sense, but they need to be able to recycle these phases.
Richie Rees Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales
How exciting is this? The two scrum-halves today, Jamison Gibson-Park and Tomos Williams, along with Antoine Dupont are in the top three nines in the world.
These two have got to be the front runners for going on that British and Irish Lions tour in the summer.
What an opportunity for these two to challenge each other on the biggest stage.
'Irish expecting a lot of Welsh passion'published at 14:13 GMT 22 February 2025
14:13 GMT 22 February 2025
Wales v Ireland (14:15 GMT)
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Ireland second row Tadhg Beirne, speaking on BBC One:
"[The focus] has been on ourselves. This group wants to continue to get better. There's been a focus on Wales and what they're going to bring as well.
"We haven't had the best success here over the years so we want to put that right today."
On what Wales will bring...
"A lot of passion, we don't really know. They'll change their system up a bit no doubt. They've got nothing to lose today They can go out and express themselves."
Seven changes for Ireland...
"With the way we've trained over the past two weeks, it's looked fairly good and we'll hopefully show that on the field today."
T RogersRoberts 62', substituted for Roberts at 62 minutes
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13, Llewellyn
Llewellyn
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12
12, Thomas
Thomas
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11, Mee
Mee
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10
10, Anscombe
AnscombeJ Evans 52', substituted for J Evans at 52 minutes
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9
9, TG Williams
TG Williams
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1
1, N Smith
N SmithG Thomas 18', substituted for G Thomas at 18 minutesN Smith 30', substituted for N Smith at 30 minutesG Thomas 61', substituted for G Thomas at 61 minutes
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2, Dee
DeeE Lloyd 73', substituted for E Lloyd at 73 minutes
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3, John
JohnHM Thomas 52', substituted for HM Thomas at 52 minutes
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4, Rowlands
RowlandsEI Williams 71', substituted for EI Williams at 71 minutes
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5, Jenkins
Jenkins
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6, J Morgan
J Morgan
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7
7, Reffell
ReffellWainwright 56', substituted for Wainwright at 56 minutes
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8, Faletau
Faletau
Substitutes
home team, Wales
Number
16
16, E Lloyd
E Lloyd
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17
17, G Thomas
G Thomas
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18
18, HM Thomas
HM Thomas
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19
19, EI Williams
EI Williams
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20
20, Wainwright
Wainwright
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21
21, R Williams
R Williams
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22
22, J Evans
J Evans
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23
23, Roberts
Roberts
away team, Ireland
Starting lineup
Number
15
15, Osborne
Osborne
Number
14
14, Hansen
HansenCrowley 72', substituted for Crowley at 72 minutes
Number
13
13, Ringrose
Ringrose34', Red card at 34 minutesAki 51', substituted for Aki at 51 minutes
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12
12, Henshaw
Henshaw
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11
11, Lowe
Lowe
Number
10
10, S Prendergast
S Prendergast
Number
9
9, Gibson-Park
Gibson-ParkMurray 78', substituted for Murray at 78 minutes
Number
1
1, Porter
PorterBoyle 70', substituted for Boyle at 70 minutes
Number
2
2, Sheehan
SheehanG McCarthy 74', substituted for G McCarthy at 74 minutes
Number
3
3, Clarkson
ClarksonBealham 48', substituted for Bealham at 48 minutes
Number
4
4, McCarthy
McCarthyRyan 41', substituted for Ryan at 41 minutesMcCarthy 49', substituted for McCarthy at 49 minutesRyan 64', substituted for Ryan at 64 minutes
Number
5
5, Beirne
Beirne
Number
6
6, O'Mahony
O'Mahony
Number
7
7, van der Flier
van der Flier
Number
8
8, Conan
ConanBaird 43', substituted for Baird at 43 minutes
T RogersRoberts 62', substituted for Roberts at 62 minutes
Number
13
13, Llewellyn
Llewellyn
Number
12
12, Thomas
Thomas
Number
11
11, Mee
Mee
Number
10
10, Anscombe
AnscombeJ Evans 52', substituted for J Evans at 52 minutes
Number
9
9, TG Williams
TG Williams
Number
1
1, N Smith
N SmithG Thomas 18', substituted for G Thomas at 18 minutesN Smith 30', substituted for N Smith at 30 minutesG Thomas 61', substituted for G Thomas at 61 minutes
Number
2
2, Dee
DeeE Lloyd 73', substituted for E Lloyd at 73 minutes
Number
3
3, John
JohnHM Thomas 52', substituted for HM Thomas at 52 minutes
Number
4
4, Rowlands
RowlandsEI Williams 71', substituted for EI Williams at 71 minutes
Number
5
5, Jenkins
Jenkins
Number
6
6, J Morgan
J Morgan
Number
7
7, Reffell
ReffellWainwright 56', substituted for Wainwright at 56 minutes
Number
8
8, Faletau
Faletau
Substitutes
Number
16
16, E Lloyd
E Lloyd
Number
17
17, G Thomas
G Thomas
Number
18
18, HM Thomas
HM Thomas
Number
19
19, EI Williams
EI Williams
Number
20
20, Wainwright
Wainwright
Number
21
21, R Williams
R Williams
Number
22
22, J Evans
J Evans
Number
23
23, Roberts
Roberts
away team, Ireland
Starting lineup
Number
15
15, Osborne
Osborne
Number
14
14, Hansen
HansenCrowley 72', substituted for Crowley at 72 minutes
Number
13
13, Ringrose
Ringrose34', Red card at 34 minutesAki 51', substituted for Aki at 51 minutes
Number
12
12, Henshaw
Henshaw
Number
11
11, Lowe
Lowe
Number
10
10, S Prendergast
S Prendergast
Number
9
9, Gibson-Park
Gibson-ParkMurray 78', substituted for Murray at 78 minutes
Number
1
1, Porter
PorterBoyle 70', substituted for Boyle at 70 minutes
Number
2
2, Sheehan
SheehanG McCarthy 74', substituted for G McCarthy at 74 minutes
Number
3
3, Clarkson
ClarksonBealham 48', substituted for Bealham at 48 minutes
Number
4
4, McCarthy
McCarthyRyan 41', substituted for Ryan at 41 minutesMcCarthy 49', substituted for McCarthy at 49 minutesRyan 64', substituted for Ryan at 64 minutes
Number
5
5, Beirne
Beirne
Number
6
6, O'Mahony
O'Mahony
Number
7
7, van der Flier
van der Flier
Number
8
8, Conan
ConanBaird 43', substituted for Baird at 43 minutes