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Six Nations analysis: Five ways Ireland can beat Wales

Tactical areas that can give Ireland an edge include Wales’s inability to scramble in defence and a poor kicking and territory game

Wales’s Taulupe Faletau and Ken Owens with Peter O’Mahony and Andrew Porter of Ireland in last year's Six Nations fixture. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
Wales’s Taulupe Faletau and Ken Owens with Peter O’Mahony and Andrew Porter of Ireland in last year's Six Nations fixture. Photograph: Dan Sheridan/Inpho
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Nathan Johns
Fri Feb 23 2024 - 13:00 • 6 MIN READ
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