Northampton Saints fly-half Dan Biggar is set to earn his 88th Test cap on Sunday, after Wales named their team to face Ireland.
The 31-year-old No.10 starts his country’s opening 2021 Guinness Six Nations encounter in Cardiff (February 7, kick-off: 3.00pm).
“We are looking forward to kicking off our campaign this weekend and putting into action two really good training weeks,” said Wales head coach Wayne Pivac.
“We made strides forward through the autumn and we are looking to take that into Sunday and into this tournament. The Six Nations is a fantastic tournament and is important for us rugby wise but it is important for so much more this year.
“It is important for communities across the country and we want to play our part and give everyone something to look forward to and to get excited about on the weekend.”
Wales Team to play Ireland
15 Leigh Halfpenny (93 Caps)
14 Louis Rees-Zammit (4 Caps)
13 George North (98 Caps)
12 Johnny Williams (2 Caps)
11 Hallam Amos (22 Caps)
10 Dan Biggar (87 Caps)
9 Tomos Williams (20 Caps)
1 Wyn Jones (30 Caps)
2 Ken Owens (77 Caps)
3 Tomas Francis (52 Caps)
4 Adam Beard (21 Caps)
5 Alun Wyn Jones (c) (143 Caps)
6 Dan Lydiate (64 Caps)
7 Justin Tipuric (80 Caps)
8 Taulupe Faletau (81 Caps)
Replacements:
16 Elliot Dee (33 Caps)
17 Rhodri Jones (17 Caps)
18 Leon Brown (12 Caps)
19 Will Rowlands (5 Caps)
20 Josh Navidi (24 Caps)
21 Gareth Davies (57 Caps)
22 Callum Sheedy (4 Caps)
23 Nick Tompkins (8 Caps)
