South Africa-born flanker CJ Stander will make his Test debut in Ireland's Six Nations opener against Wales today.
The Munster skipper will start at blindside at Lansdowne Road, a former Springbok Under 20 international he recently qualified to play for Ireland on residency grounds.
Joe Schmidt’s charges are hoping for an historic third successive Six Nations crown. No nation has won three titles in a row in the championship's 113-year history.
Former international Tony Ward was a guest on 'Now That's What I Call Sport' this morning. He told Jamie Moore that winning the title might be a task too tough.
Wales have won on three of their last five visits to the Aviva Stadium and they welcome back a number of key players.
You can also listen back to the interview in full here...
