Ireland's preparations from the Rugby World Cup step up a notch this afternoon as they travel to the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff to face Wales in the first of four warm-up matches for Joe Schmidt's side.
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The likes of Keith Earls, Felix Jones, Jordi Murphy and Tommy O'Donnell have all been given a chance to impress by the Irish management, while Paddy Jackson and Eoin Reddan will be the starting half-backs.
Donnacha Ryan will make his first Ireland appearance in over two years when he starts in the second-row and team captain Jamie Heaslip has paid tribute to the work-ethic of the Munster forward…
Kick-off in Cardiff is at half-past two.
