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Wales unchanged to take on Ireland in Cardiff

Sam Warburton will lead an unchanged side against on Saturday as he enters the record books captaining his nation for a record 34th time.
The Cardiff Blues flanker will surpass Ryan Jones’ record of 33 as Wales look for their third victory of the .
The 15 players that took to the field in the victory over France a fortnight ago will start the penultimate fixture against the defending champions.
There are two injury-forced changes on the bench however with uncapped Rob Evans and his Scarlets teammate Jake Ball coming in for Paul James and Bradley Davies respectively.
“We return to the Millennium Stadium after two tough away trips with two victories and will be looking to build on that,” said Head Coach Warren Gatland.
“We saw an improvement against Scotland and then saw another step up against France and we know we will need to do the same against Ireland on Saturday.
“Ireland are the form team in Europe and we know it is going to be a huge battle.
“The changes on the bench mean Rob Evans gets an opportunity. We have been impressed with him for his region and at training. Our strength in depth in the second-row is highlighted again as Jake comes back into the squad.
“Saturday is also a fantastic achievement and honour for Sam. He has developed into the role fantastically and is a modern day professional. He is a role model that will continue to get better.”
Wales: Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon); George North (Northampton), Jonathan Davies (Clermont), Jamie Roberts (Racing Metro), Liam Williams (Scarlets); Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Rhys Webb (Ospreys); Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Samson Lee (Scarlets); Luke Charteris (Racing Metro), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys); Dan Lydiate (Ospreys), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues, Capt.), Taulupe Faletau (NG Dragons).
Replacements: Richard Hibbard (Gloucester), Rob Evans (Scarlets), Aaron Jarvis (Ospreys), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Mike Phillips (Racing Metro), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Scott Williams (Scarlets).

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