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Alex Dunne

What time is kick off for Wales v Ireland in the Six Nations and what TV channel is it on?

Ireland face Wales in their opening Six Nations game this weekend as they aim to kick-off their campaign with a win.

Andy Farrell's side travel to Cardiff for Sunday's game, hoping to record a first Irish Six Nations win in the city since 2013.

Ireland defeated this weekend's opponents twice last year, but both those victories came in Dublin.

Wales had a fairly uneventful 2020, with their only two wins coming against Italy and Georgia as they also lost to Scotland, France (twice) and England (twice).

A breach of COVID-19 protocols rocked the Welsh camp this week, with Josh Adams being suspended for the first two games of the tournament after attending a gender reveal gathering with his immediate family.

Meanwhile, Ireland also endured losses to England (twice) and France last year, but beat Georgia in the Autumn Nations Cup and Scotland on two occasions.

Farrell will be without Caelan Doris and Quinn Roux for Sunday's game, but Johnny Sexton is fully fit.

Here's everything you need to know about the game:

Date and time

The game kicks off at 3pm on Sunday, February 3.

Venue

The Millenium Stadium in Cardiff will host the game.

TV information

The game is live on Virgin Media 1 from 2pm.

Teams

Wales:  15. Leigh Halfpenny, 14. Louis Rees-Zammit, 13. George North, 12. Johnny Williams, 11. Hallam Amos, 10. Dan Biggar, 9. Tomos Williams, 1. Wyn Jones, 2. Ken Owens, 3. Tomas Francis, 4. Adam Beard, 5. Alun Wyn Jones (capt), 6. Dan Lydiate, 7. Justin Tipuric, 8. Taulupe Faletau.

Replacements:  16. Elliot Dee, 17. Rhodri Jones, 18. Leon Brown, 19. Will Rowlands, 20. Josh Navidi, 21. Gareth Davies, 22. Callum Sheedy, 23. Nick Tompkins.

Ireland : 15. Hugo Keenan, 14. Keith Earls, 13. Garry Ringrose, 12. Robbie Henshaw, 11. James Lowe, 10. Jonathan Sexton (capt), 9. Conor Murray, 1. Cian Healy, 2. Rob Herring, 3. Andrew Porter, 4. Tadhg Beirne, 5. James Ryan, 6. Peter O’Mahony, 7. Josh van der Flier, 8. CJ Stander.

Replacements : 16. Ronan Kelleher, 17. Dave Kilcoyne, 18. Tadhg Furlong, 19. Iain Henderson, 20. Will Connors, 21. Jamison Gibson Park, 22. Billy Burns, 23. Jordan Larmour.

Betting odds

Wales win: 5/4

Ireland win: 4/6

Draw: 17/1

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