Summary

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  • FT: Wales 10-34 Ireland from the Principality Stadium

  • Van der Flier scores bonus-point fourth try for Irish

  • Liam Williams yellow-carded for high tackle

  • Williams scores try early in second half for Wales

  • Doris, Ryan & Lowe first-half tries for Irish

Live Reporting

Matt Lloyd

  1. Penalty: Wales 3 - 17 Ireland

    Johnny Sexton

    Sexton cancels out that effort from Biggar.

  2. WATCH AGAIN: Doris scores first try for Ireland

    Doris try takes Ireland into the lead

  3. Wales 3-14 Ireland

    Matt Gault
    BBC Sport NI at Principality Stadium

    The 2023 Six Nations is barely 10 minutes old and already 'The Fields of Athenry' rings out around the Principality Stadium.

    The world's number one side are out to make a statement early doors in Cardiff.

    What a piece of covering that was from Hugo Keenan, by the way, but Wales still get points on the board - and that's all that matters to them at this stage after that barnstorming start from the men in green.

  4. Penalty - Wales 3-14 Ireland

    Wales 3-14 Ireland

    Wales earn a penalty after an attacking scrum and opt for a kick at goal, rather than putting it into the corner.

    Dan Biggar slots the kick and Wales are on the scoreboard, but Ireland will be happy only to concede the three points.

  5. Wales 0-14 Ireland

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Wales international on BBC One

    Great pressure on Sexton, that's what Wales have to do, great full-back play.

  6. Wales 0-14 Ireland

    Oh chance for Wales... finally.

    Huge tackle by Gareth Thomas dislodges the ball.

    Rio Dyer kicks ahead but full-back Hugo Keenan just wins the foot race.

  7. Wales 0-14 Ireland

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Wales international on BBC One

    It's never an individual runner, it is very difficult when the other runner with him takes a defender off him.

    In the post contact area, Ireland are totally dominating in this first half.

  8. try

    Try - Wales 0-14 Ireland

    James Ryan, con Johnny Sexton

    Short tap penalty and the big lock is over for a second Irish try.

    This is almost too easy for Ireland.

    'So efficient' - Ryan extends Ireland's lead

  9. Wales 0-7 Ireland

    James Lowe and Hugo Keenan are so strong with the ball.

    There is power all across the pitch for Ireland.

    They have a penalty 10 metres out.

  10. 'Worst possible start for Wales'

    Wales 0-7 Ireland

    Dennis Hickie
    Former Irish winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I've got to state the obvious here. It's the worst possible start for Wales, after the atmosphere and the passion.

    You can just feel the air going out of the stadium.

  11. Wales 0-7 Ireland

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Wales international on BBC One

    That's what you try to do as an opposition - get in there, get an early score and quiet the crowd down.

  12. Wales 0-7 Ireland

    Tom Shanklin
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It only takes one big carry! When you're five metres out you only need one big carry.

    Wales are under a lot of pressure, and it all came from that kick from James Lowe.

    Liam Williams had to wait that extra second to touch the ball down.

  13. Wales 0-7 Ireland

    Well that's about as bad a start as Wales could have imagined.

    Now we'll really see what they've got.

  14. 'Dream start for Ireland'

    Wales 0-7 Ireland

    Tony Ward
    Former Ireland fly-half on BBC Radio Ulster

    Caelan Doris is almost unstoppable in that situation. I thought there was a suspicion of a forward pass from Johnny Sexton but he got away with it.

    Dream start for Ireland.

  15. Wales 0-7 Ireland

    Jonathan Davies
    Former Wales international on BBC One

    That all came from a miskick to touch.

  16. try

    Try Wales 0-7 Ireland

    Caelan Doris, con Johnny Sexton

    And Ireland are over already.

    What a start for Ireland.

    Line-out inside the 22, the forwards bash it up and the number eight squeezes through.

    Doris try takes Ireland into the lead

  17. Kick-off

    Wales 0-0 Ireland

    Ireland captain Jonny Sexton gets us under way - the Six Nations has started!!

  18. The heat has just gone up

    Wales v Ireland (14:15 GMT)

    Flames in CardiffPA

    Wow.

    As if the temperature wasn't rising enough, the heat from those flame throwers is incredible.

    Time for the anthems.

  19. Ireland 'a different team' without Gibson-Park

    Wales v Ireland (14:15 GMT)

    Dennis Hickie
    Former Irish winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Jamison Gibson-Park has been central to Ireland's developed and evolved game plan in the last two seasons.

    What he does is good, if not better, than most scrum-halves in the world. He gets the ball from the contact area very quickly.

    So much of the Irish game plan is based off that, so without that Ireland would be a different team.

  20. Morgan a 'carbon copy' of Van der Flier

    Wales v Ireland (14:15 GMT)

    Sam Warburton
    Former Wales captain on BBC One

    Wales flanker Jac Morgan is actually almost a carbon copy print of Josh van der Flier.

    They are so identical I don't think there are two sevens in international rugby that are so alike.