McGurk: Ireland face draining day against Wales
To slay the red dragons would be a fairytale ending
Joe Schmidt’s Ireland face an enormous task this afternoon at the Aviva as the Six Nations champions attempt something no team has ever before achieved: three consecutive titles.
They meet a supremely confident Wales – Warren Gatland named his side days before even seeing the Irish one – who are coming off an outstanding World Cup performance. Wales beat England at Twickenham in the World Cup group of death, and were unlucky not ...
