Warren Gatland holds live press conference to explain decisions as Ireland name team

Warren Gatland will hold a press conference this lunchtime ahead of Wales' match against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.

Gatland's men are being completely written off by most commentators and pundits, with the gulf between the two sides seemingly greater than it has perhaps ever been. Wales have made just one change to the team that narrowly lost to England, while the Irish will name their matchday 23 at 2pm today.

Sam Costelow starts for Wales at number 10, while Mackenzie Martin is in line for his debut off the bench. You can follow live updates from the press conference, which is scheduled for around 12.45pm, below.

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Wales team: Cameron Winnett; Josh Adams, George North, Nick Tompkins, Rio Dyer; Sam Costelow, Tomos Williams; Gareth Thomas, Elliot Dee, Keiron Assiratti, Dafydd Jenkins (capt), Adam Beard, Alex Mann, Tommy Reffell, Aaron Wainwright.

Replacements: Ryan Elias, Corey Domachowski, Dillon Lewis, Will Rowlands, Mackenzie Martin, Kieran Hardy, Ioan Lloyd, Mason Grady.

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