Ireland maintain ability to grind out win; the intimidating Principality Stadium; Van der Flier’s tackling stats; quick scrum decisions improve spectacle
Ireland defeated Wales, with Sam Prendergast's performance being a key talking point; he was both enthralling and enraging. Ireland's ability to win despite an unconvincing performance was noted, although the performance wouldn't be good enough to beat France. Josh van der Flier leads the Six Nations in tackles. Ireland gave away a number of scrum penalties.
