Have Ireland changed their selection policy ahead of the clash with Wales?

And could the Welsh throw up a banana skin at the Aviva on Friday night?

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Ireland's Head Coach Andy Farrell at the squad announcement ahead of the Wales match at the Aviva on Friday. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/©INPHO
Ireland's Head Coach Andy Farrell at the squad announcement ahead of the Wales match at the Aviva on Friday. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/©INPHO

Andy Farrell has made five changes to the starting XV ahead of Friday’s clash with Wales.

Unusual, perhaps, to mix up a winning formula after a stunning day out at Twickenham.

John O’Sullivan and Gordon D’Arcy join Nathan Johns to pick through what it all means.

Have Ireland embraced more rotation in a slightly tweaked selection policy? What to expect of Wales, a banana skin or as downtrodden as ever?

Produced by John Casey.

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