Picking the Ireland team to take on Wales following the injury news
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The Six Nations recommences this weekend after a short break with Ireland looking to continue their unbeaten start as they get set to take on Wales at the Principality.
A lot has changed since the Welsh lost their Round 2 clash with Italy a fortnight ago, with Warren Gatland stepping down and Cardiff boss Matt Sherratt stepping in on an interim basis.
Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby, meanwhile, has some headaches of his own with captain Caelan Doris, Ronan Kelleher, and Tadhg Furlong all ruled out.
However, Ireland have been boosted by the return of Mack Hansen and Joe McCarthy. With that, here’s the team we reckon he will go with when he names his team on Thursday morning.
Potential Ireland team vs Wales
15. Hugo Keenan
14. Mack Hansen
13. Garry Ringrose
12. Bundee Aki
11. James Lowe
10. Sam Prendergast
9. Jamison Gibson-Park
1. Andrew Porter
2. Dan Sheehan
3. Finlay Bealham
4. Tadgh Beirne
5. James Ryan
6. Peter O’Mahony (c)
7. Josh van der Flier
8. Jack Conan
Replacements: Gus McCarthy, Cian Healy, Thomas Clarkson, Joe McCarthy, Ryan Baird, Conor Murray, Jack Crowley, Robbie Henshaw
