IRFU Live Blog: Wales v Ireland
Join us for live text commentary of Ireland’s Rugby World Cup warm-up encounter with Wales at the Millennium Stadium today (kick-off 2.30pm), as England 2015 draws ever closer.
On the couch, in the clubhouse, on the move? You can follow all the action from Wales v Ireland with our IRFU Live Blog this afternoon.
If you don’t have a ticket for Ireland’s RWC warm-up game against Wales (kick-off 2.30pm), you can keep track on our IRFU Live Blog, featuring:
– Live match updates and all the build-up from Cardiff
– Your tweets and photos
– Post-match reaction from Joe Schmidt and the players
The game is being broadcast live on BBC One Wales and RTÉ Radio 1 (with highlights on RTÉ Two (8pm) and Sky Sports 3 (9.30pm)). You can follow every tackle and try on the IRFU Live Blog – #ShouldertoShoulder and #WALvIRE.
The Celtic derby will see Mike Ross earn his 50th cap for Ireland, while stand-in captain Jamie Heaslip will become Ireland’s most-capped back row player with his 73rd appearance – one more than retired flanker David Wallace.
In hitting the half-century mark for his country, Ross is following in the footsteps of fellow props Cian Healy (51 caps), Peter Clohessy (54), Phil Orr (58), Marcus Horan (67) and John Hayes (105).
Test Match Preview – click here.
