Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has made two enforced changes to the Ireland team to face Wales in Saturday's Six Nations clash.

Johnny Sexton starred on his first outing as permanent Ireland captain as Andy Farrell’s tenure as head coach began with an unconvincing 19-12 victory over Scotland.

Before this game, Leinster repeatedly talked up the difficulty involved in getting one over their Italian opponents.

Caelan Doris is the right man in the right spot at the right time.

Leinster maintained their 100% start to the Guinness PRO14 season in a game of two halves at a blustery RDS.