The rival teams have produced some amazing encounters in recent years - remember,last-gasp success in Cardiff for Ireland in the last year to claim , the Grand Slam and not to forget,Wales' battling victory in Dublin the previous year on their way to their own clean sweep - and their latest meeting is shaping up as another mouth-watering affair.
Ireland's strength a well-regimented defence and a clinical attacking edge have served them well so far,except the match against France.On the contrary, Wales have produced a brief glimpses of their best during a rollercoaster ride of the season where they have seemed intent on handing their opponents a crucial advantage on the scoreboard before sparking into life. But a reminder for the Ireland,Wales is as dangerous and unpredictable as French.
Till to date Ireland and wales have faced 10 times in which Ireland won 7 times and Wales 3 times.
Wales-Ireland Six Nations results:
2000 Wales 23-19(Dublin)
2001 Ireland 36-6(Cardiff)
2002 Ireland 54-10(Dublin)
2003 Ireland 25-24 (Cardiff)
2004 Ireland 36-15 (Dublin)
2005 Wales 32-20 (Cardiff)
2006 Ireland 31-5 (Dublin)
2007 Ireland 19-9 (Cardiff)
2008 Ireland 16-12(Dublin)
2009 Ireland 17-15 (Cardiff)
Squad:
Wales: L Byrne (Ospreys); L Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues), J Hook (Ospreys) J Roberts (Cardiff Blues), S Williams (Ospreys); S Jones (Scarlets), R Rees (Cardiff Blues); P James (Ospreys), M Rees (Scarlets), A Jones (Ospreys), B Davies (Cardiff Blues), L Charteris (Newport Gwent Dragons), J Thomas (Ospreys), M Williams (Cardiff Blues, capt), G Delve (Gloucester)
Replacements: H Bennett (Ospreys), R Gill (Saracens), I Gough (Ospreys), S Warburton (Cardiff Blues), D Peel (Sale), A Bishop (Ospreys), T Shanklin (Cardiff Blues)
Ireland: G Murphy (Leicester); T Bowe (Ospreys), B O'Driscoll (Leinster, capt), G D'Arcy (Leinster), K Earls (Munster); J Sexton (Leinster), T O'Leary (Munster); C Healy (Leinster), R Best (Ulster), J Hayes (Munster), D O'Callaghan (Munster), P O'Connell (Munster), S Ferris (Ulster), D Wallace (Munster), J Heaslip (Leinster)
Replacements: S Cronin (Connacht), T Buckley (Munster), L Cullen (Leinster), S Jennings (Leinster), E Reddan (Leinster), R O'Gara (Munster), R Kearney (Leinster)
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