Ireland can still dream of winning the Six Nations Championship. The idea of Rory Best lifting the Six Nations trophy has gained traction after England's wobble against Italy (we'll have an amazing VIP package for the Aviva FanStudio to give away to the England game, more information here) but first Ireland must dispatch of Wales at the Principality Stadium Friday night. Ireland have had mixed results against Wales in recent years and despite Wales's poor defeat at Murrayfield yesterday, Irish rugby fans can be assured that victory against Rob Howley's men will be hard-earned.
After Ireland beat France, the panel at the Aviva FanStudio previewed the Wales game and the fascinating novelty of Ireland's first Friday night Six Nations game.
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David Wallace has been involved in a few memorable games in Cardiff and said Wales will be a different animal for this game.
There's always a big performance from Wales on the Friday night. It's like a nightclub there when the fireworks go off. It'll be full-blooded. It'll be an epic night. Possibly Wales losing to Scotland will take some of the edge of their game. They'll be out of it, but they'll be hurting so they're always dangerous.
Injured Irish hooker Sean Cronin also told Bernard O'Toole of his excitement for the Friday night fixture.
It'll be very interesting because it's the first Friday night game in the Six Nations with Ireland involved. That'll take a bit of getting the heads around as well, playing on a Friday night. It'll be really interesting and really looking forward to it.
Cliodhna Moloney of the Irish women's team said Joe Schmidt will use the week off to clinically examine the flaws in the Irish game.
Ireland have a week to iron out the cracks. They can solidify as a team and nail down the mistakes they might have made in the first half and I think it'll be a very interesting game.
Should Ireland win at the Principality Stadium on March 10, we'll likely face into a Championship decider against England at the Aviva Stadium eight days later. The Aviva FanStudio will be back for all the build up and reaction to that massive match and best of all, you could be there.
We'll be sending two lucky readers to the Aviva FanStudio for a truly memorable evening surrounded by Irish rugby legends. We sent two readers to the France game and we'll have another brilliant competition running on the site in the days before the England. Ireland vs England in the Aviva FanStudio. What more could you want?
Keep your eye on the Aviva Stadium Facebook page for all the reaction to the coverage of that game.
