I predict Ireland to beat Wales . ..Eng are obviously hot favourites to win at Twickers...I believe that Scotland haven't won there since 1983 but Scotland will enjoy being the underdogs...so it could be a good game.
BBC Sport preview says on Ireland game
RBS Six Nations
Venue: Millennium Stadium Date: Saturday, 14 March Kick-off: 14:30 GMT Coverage: Watch live on BBC One, BBC One HD, online, tablets, mobiles and BBC Sport app from 14:00 GMT; listen on BBC Radio 5 live; text commentary on BBC Sport website.
TEAM NEWS & LINE-UPS
Wales head coach Warren Gatland has named an unchanged XV in the Six Nations for the first time since 2013.
Sam Warburton leads his country for a record 34th time.
Ireland's Jamie Heaslip returns at number eight, four weeks after fracturing three vertebrae when kneed in the back by France lock Pascal Pape.
Paul O'Connell will win his 100th Ireland cap and will equal Mick Galwey's record as Ireland's oldest Test captain at 35 years and 145 days.
Wales: 15-Leigh Halfpenny, 14-George North, 13-Jonathan Davies, 12-Jamie Roberts, 11-Liam Williams, 10-Dan Biggar, 9-Rhys Webb; 1-Gethin Jenkins, 2-Scott Baldwin, 3-Samson Lee, 4-Luke Charteris, 5-Alun Wyn Jones, 6-Dan Lydiate, 7-Sam Warburton (captain), 8-Toby Faletau.
Replacements: 16-Richard Hibbard, 17-Rob Evans, 18-Aaron Jarvis, 19-Jake Ball, 20-Justin Tipuric, 21-Mike Phillips, 22-Rhys Priestland, 23-Scott Williams.
Ireland: 15-Rob Kearney, 14-Tommy Bowe, 13-Jared Payne, 12-Robbie Henshaw, 11-Simon Zebo, 10-Johnny Sexton, 9-Conor Murray; 1-Jack McGrath, 2-Rory Best, 3-Mike Ross, 4-Devin Toner, 5-Paul O'Connell, 6-Peter O'Mahony, 7-Sean O'Brien, 8-Jamie Heaslip.
Replacements: 16-Sean Cronin, 17-Cian Healy, 18-Martin Moore, 19-Iain Henderson, 20-Jordi Murphy, 21-Eoin Reddan, 22-Ian Madigan, 23-Felix Jones.
MATCH PREVIEW
Defending champions and Grand Slam contenders Ireland would seem to have all the answers at the moment, but that has not stopped questions being asked.
Their style is under scrutiny despite the fact a national record 11th successive win at the expense of Wales would keep them on course for only their third Grand Slam.
The pragmatic game plan adopted by coach Joe Schmidt is admired but not loved, with critics saying Ireland are too reliant on a dominant pack and the kicking of their half-backs.
Ireland made 44 kicks in open play in the win over England. Conversely, the statistics for this Six Nations championship show that Ireland are in the bottom two spots for metres gained, tries, line breaks and offloads. Ball-in-hand running rugby has been at a premium.
Wales are used to similar rumblings of discontent from rugby purists, who argue that under Warren Gatland they are all power and no panache.
Nonetheless, Wales have set the benchmark in recent Six Nations history and a victory on Saturday would maintain hopes of winning the title for the third time in four years.
Yet beating Ireland at home has been something of a problem for Wales, with two wins in the last 14 attempts in Cardiff, and Ireland defeated Saturday's opponents 26-3 in Dublin last year.
Wales head coach Warren Gatland, who once held the same position with Ireland, was quoted six years ago as saying "Welsh players dislike the Irish the most".
He was more complimentary in the build up to this game, saying: "There are no hard feelings or bad blood between the two teams, just a strong rivalry when you know each other so well and play each other so often. It is like playing against your brother in the backyard - you want to beat him as often as you can."
At present, Ireland are very much the big brother - a leader unloved by some but feared by most.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Wales have only won two of their 14 home Tests against Ireland over the last 30 years, in 2005 and 2011. Ireland have won 11 times and there was a 21-21 draw in 1991.
- Ireland have the best away record in the Six Nations against Wales. They have five wins from seven visits (France have five from eight games) and only conceded nine tries, fewer than any other team in the championship.
- Ireland are vying for a third successive win against Wales at all venues, having lost the previous three meetings.
- The two nations have met 120 times since 1882. Wales lead by 65 wins to Ireland's 49, with six draws.
Wales
- Wales are attempting to win three matches in a row for the first time in two years.
- They lost their Six Nations opener against England but have not suffered consecutive defeats at the Millennium Stadium since losing to Australia and Ireland in December 2012 and February 2013.
- Leigh Halfpenny is the 2015 tournament's leading scorer with 39 points.
Ireland
- Ireland have only lost three of their 16 Tests under Joe Schmidt (W13, L3).
- They have not won the Five/Six Nations outright in successive years since 1948 and 1949.
- Ireland have only conceded one try after three matches. The record for fewest tries conceded in a Six Nations campaign is two, by Wales in 2008.
- The Irish won their first Grand Slam 67 years ago on Friday by beating Wales in Belfast.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
Touch judges: Jerome Garces (France) & Federico Anselmi (Argentina)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)
