Wales slipped to a 15th straight defeat in a 27-18 home loss to Six Nations champions Ireland on Saturday, but the hosts played with endeavour and ambition not seen in recent games.

Ireland are at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff this afternoon and are hot favourites to take another step towards a second Grand Slam in three years as they face a Wales team looking to end a 14 T

Sherratt has received praise from far and wide, becoming a popular figure in Wales overnight. Despite his instant impact, Sherratt has explicitly expressed that he does not wish to take on the Wales head coach role on a permanent basis, with his future commitments at Cardiff, with whom he has recently penned a long-term deal.

The Ireland camp have warned that beleaguered Wales may get a boost from the arrival of a temporary coaching staff as the raging favourites try to deal with

Ireland coach Simon Easterby said reports linking him with the vacant Wales job were only speculation but did not rule out the possibility of taking on the role in the future.

Can Ireland take anything of comfort from that display? Were there clues as to how they can keep their grand slam bid alive when the French come to Dublin? Produced by John Casey.

Ireland survived a mighty scare against Wales to keep their hopes of a Six Nations grand slam alive with a 27-18 win. Few gave Wales a hope with the tournament favourites coming to Cardiff looking ...

Ireland's reaction was worthy of their back-to-back champion status, and attacking 12 metres out on advantage, Gibson-Park lofted a ball to left touchline from where Lowe pushed it back into the waiting arms of Osbourne who dived over.

Ireland has condemned Wales to a record-extending 15th straight rugby loss after overcoming a 20-minute red card to rally for a 27-18 win and stay on course for an unprecedented third Six Nations title in a row.

After making his Test debut against Australia in the 2022 November series, the Leinster second row really announced himself on the big stage with his performance against the French in the opening game of the 2023 Six Nations in Marseille.