Good morning and welcome to The Independent ’s live coverage of the opening clash of the Six Nations weekend between Wales ...

Dan Sheehan says Ireland will “knuckle down to basics” when they continue their Guinness Six Nations title quest against ...

"We need to make sure we don't take it for granted at all," says skipper Dan Sheehan. "We want to make sure that we come away ...

Dan Sheehan will captain Ireland for the first time, against Wales in Cardiff this weekend, in the absence of Caelan Doris.

Round three of the Six Nations brings together two sides under interim management but in hugely contrasting form and mood.

Ireland have been tipped to make light work of a Welsh team in the doldrums, but interim head coach Simon Easterby expects a different ‘beast’ to greet the defending Six Nations champions in Cardiff ...