Wales XV confirmed for sold-out Ireland match at Principality Stadium

Senior men’s head coach Matt Sherratt has named the Wales team to play Ireland in the third round of the 2025 Guinness Six Nations at a sold-out Principality Stadium, Cardiff on Saturday 22 February (KO 14.15h GMT, live on BBC and S4C). Ellis Mee is named on the wing for his first cap and will […]

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Finn Russell fit to face England but Scotland decide against risking Graham

  • Co-captain recovers from injury for Six Nations clash
  • ‘Every brain injury is different,’ says Gregor Townsend

Scotland will have the one player they could not afford to lose for their Calcutta Cup match against England, after their medical team confirmed that Finn Russell has recovered from his concussion in good time to play for them tomorrow.

Russell suffered the injury in the first half of their game against Ireland in the previous round, when he collided with Darcy Graham, but he was found to be symptom-free 24 hours later, and has since completed a 12-day return-to-play protocol before recommencing full contact training while the team were away in camp in Spain this week.

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Mee to make Wales bow against Ireland as both teams ring Six Nations changes

  • Scarlets gets nod under interim Wales coach Sherratt
  • Sheehan to captain Ireland in absence of Doris

The Scarlets back Ellis Mee will make his Test debut when Wales begin life after Warren Gatland against the Six Nations title favourites Ireland on Saturday, while Dan Sheehan has been named captain of Simon Easterby’s much-changed visiting team in Cardiff.

The Nottingham-born wing Mee, whose mother is from Newport, is among eight personnel changes made by the interim head coach, Matt Sherratt, following Wales’s 22-15 loss to Italy.

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