THE FACTS
When is Wales vs Ireland taking place? Sunday 7th February, 2021 – 15:00
Where is Wales vs Ireland taking place? Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Where can I get tickets for Wales vs Ireland? Visit this link for ticket information
What channel is Wales vs Ireland on? BBC
Where can I stream Wales vs Ireland? Wales vs Ireland can be streamed via BBC iPlayer
THE TEAM NEWS
WALES
Wales: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 George North, 12 Johnny Williams, 11 Hallam Amos, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Tomos Williams, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c), 4 Adam Beard, 3 Tomas Francis, 2 Ken Owens, 1 Wyn Jones
Replacements: 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Rhodri Jones, 18 Leon Brown, 19 Will Rowlands, 20 Josh Navidi, 21 Gareth Davies, 22 Callum Sheedy, 23 Nick Tompkins
IRELAND
Ireland: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Keith Earls, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 James Lowe, 10 Jonathan Sexton (c), 9 Conor Murray, 8 CJ Stander, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 James Ryan, 4 Tadhg Beirne, 3 Andrew Porter, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Cian Healy
Replacements: 16 Ronan Kelleher, 17 Dave Kilcoyne, 18 Tadhg Furlong, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 Will Connors, 21 Jamison Gibson-Park, 22 Billy Burns, 23 Jordan Larmour
THE PREDICTION
It is desperately sad to start the Six Nations in much the same way it ended, with no spectators, and that looks set to be a key factor in some of the tighter fixtures throughout the tournament. Ireland have not won this fixture in Cardiff since 2013 but the contrasting moods in both camps would make this seem possible enough without the extra incentive of a fan-less Principality Stadium. Wales’ offence will surely be blunted by the suspensions of likely starters Josh Adams and Liam Williams. It remains to be seen if Wayne Pivac’s Wales side have changed since last season’s Autumn Nations Cup doldrums but Andy Farrell will be targeting a statement win here and Ireland can cover -3 in a potentially tournament defining victory.