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PAUL O’CONNELL insists the talking will stop as Ireland bid to avoid a hat-trick of defeats against Wales today.

WHEN it comes to the start of a Six Nations campaign, Wales has never been short of blind optimists.

SINCE scoring twice against South Africa in the autumn of 2010, George North has barely stepped off the rugby treadmill.

RYAN JONES is hoping to create more Dublin history today – four years on from one of the most memorable moments of his career.

England’s new era began with a scrappy first win at Murrayfield in eight years as Scotland’s familiar failings contributed to their downfall.

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France started their RBS 6 Nations campaign with a 30-12 defeat of Italy in Paris.

I READ last week new Wales prop Rhys Gill is a big fan of Gethin Jenkins and modelled his game on the Lions front-rower.

A FEW weeks ago I was quite confident Wales would go to Dublin and win.

The latest pictures from the Welsh camp as Warren Gatland's squad train at the Millennium Stadium before flying to Dublin for Sunday's Six Nations opener against Ireland

SAM WARBURTON has warned his Welsh team they face the toughest 20 minutes of their careers when they kick-off their Six Nations campaign against Ireland.

IT seems like only yesterday that Wales were thrashing Ireland in the World Cup, but so much has changed during the intervening four months.

JAMIE ROBERTS last night insisted he is fit and ready to batter Ireland once again in tomorrow’s Six Nations opener in Dublin.

WINNING the first game of the Six Nations is always vital to set up momentum for the rest of the tournament, but sadly, I fear Wales will lose in Dublin tomorrow.

IT was a taciturn Warren Gatland who revealed his long awaited team selection for tomorrow’s Six Nations clash with Ireland, but two out of three wasn’t bad.

NEW Wales wing Alex Cuthbert says he’s honoured to be stepping into the boots of a living legend.

A DECADE on from Graham Henry’s Dublin debacle, fellow New Zealander Warren Gatland is hoping Irish eyes are crying tomorrow when he celebrates 50 games in charge of Wales.

BLUES second row Bradley Davies believes getting one over his boyhood hero Paul O’Connell can help him nail down a Wales place.

SAM WARBURTON still has to pinch himself at times as he reflects on his journey from Rhiwbina to rugby stardom.

TOBY FALETAU wants Wales to pep up the spirits of his best pal Lloyd Burns by making a winning Six Nations start.