IRFU not taken with idea of Friday night lights at Aviva

The IRFU remains opposed to the prospect of Friday night Six Nations games at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, despite indications the practise will be extended beyond Cardiff where Wales host Ireland in two day’s time.

This week’s Principality Stadium fixture marks Ireland’s first ever Friday outing in the competition but the concept is eight years old.

Six of the seven Friday games played since 2009 have taken place in the Welsh capital with the other incorporating a Welsh trip to Paris.