Six Nations: Ireland v Wales - All you need to know

Ireland resume their Guinness Six Nations campaign this weekend as Wales come to town.

After two bonus-point wins from two games, against France and Italy, Andy Farrell's men are heavy favourites to retain their title and perhaps even complete a first ever back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slam.

Warren Gatland's largely inexperienced side, who have lost narrowly to Scotland and England, will aim to throw a spanner in the works.

Find out all you need to know about the contest here.

RADIO

Listen to live commentary on RTÉ Radio 1 with Michael Corcoran and Fiona Coghlan.

ONLINE

Follow a live blog on RTE.ie/sport and the RTÉ News App followed by report, reaction and player ratings.

TV

Ireland v Wales will be live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player, with coverage under way from 1.20pm. France v Italy (Sunday) will also be live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player from 2.30pm.

Ireland U20s v Wales U20s is live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player on Friday from 7pm.

Highlights on Against the Head, Monday, 8pm.

WEATHER

It will be a dry day with sunny spells. Highest temperatures of 8 or 9 degrees with light to moderate northwest breezes.

Listen to the RTÉ Rugby podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

A team with a perfect winning record meets a team with two defeats under their belt and it’s hard to see an upset in this match-up.

If Wales didn’t have the calibre and history they have they’d be in the same boat as Italy when it comes to pre-match predictions. Warren Gatland is rebuilding and they’ve a lot of foundation to go in.

Although they have lost their opening games by a combined total of three points, those results can be regarded as more of a comment on Scotland's fall-off in the second half and England's transition as they try to forge