Wales’ head coach Warren Gatland has revealed that he wants his players to be aggressive against Ireland and has also claimed that he believes Ireland are not the best side in the tournament, according to a report on the Telegraph.
Gatland identified two Ireland players that he wants his side to target specifically, Conor Murray and Johnny Sexton.
The New Zealand international coach knows all about both players as he coached them previously and knows the danger that they pose to his Wales side.
When asked about how Wales can stop the duo, Gatland said:
We have to attack them. We have to be prepared to be pretty physical against them.
We have got to be physical against them up-front and stop the running power of someone like CJ, who’s a big go-forward player for them and stop allowing Murray and Sexton to dominate. If we can do that we have got a chance.
Wales have won one and lost one out of their opening two matches in the Six Nations, while Ireland are currently at the top of the standings, ahead of England on score difference after winning their opening two matches.
Wales will be looking to bounce back from the disappointing defeat against England and Gatland has labelled the fixture as a “must-win” for Wales.
The match takes place this Saturday at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
