Interim head coach make eight changes for Ireland match with Ellis Mee making his debut
Wales' Ellis Mee who will make his Test debut when Wales begin life after Warren Gatland. Photograph: David Davies/PA Wirewith Cardiff boss Sherratt taking the reins for three games only – Ireland, Scotland at Murrayfield and then England in Cardiff.
What time is kick-off and what TV channel is Wales v Ireland on? All you need to know about the Six Nations clash Although Wales’ chances have been emphatically dismissed by most pundits, Sherratt has not found it difficult to ignore outside noise. He worked with Wales as backs coach during the 2016-2017 season and he added: “I learnt the first time I did this job.
“It will be faster, there is more pressure, the collisions will be bigger, but that word ‘opportunity’ is the one we used when we were speaking to the players. We don’t want them to get bogged down with everything around the game.” Mee, whose mother is from Newport and has made only 10 competitive appearances for the Scarlets since joining from Nottingham last summer, replaces Josh Adams, who has what Sherratt described as “a slight hamstring injury”.
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