Wales back-row forward Aaron Wainwright said: “It’s a long journey to get there (international squad), so I think for us to be able to enjoy how hard we have worked and how far we’ve come to get here, I think that is going to be massive for us this week.
Matt Sherratt looks set to rip up the Wales team beaten by Italy and make wholesale changes for Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash against Ireland.
They are 10 places above Wales in the world rankings, and appear well on course for a Grand Slam and record third successive Six Nations title.
Wales are 25-1 with some bookmakers to beat title favourites Ireland and halt a run of 14 successive Test reversals since defeating 2023 World Cup pool opponents Georgia.
Wales’ interim head coach, who is at the helm for three games only as immediate successor to Warren Gatland, could hand Nottingham-born Scarlets back Ellis Mee his Test debut.
