The Welsh viewpoint: Roof or no roof, Wales can weather the storm

The Principality Stadium roof will be open, Storm Hannah’s wet and windy weather won’t make for a classic, but Wales will nonetheless be backed by an entire nation in Cardiff this afternoon.

Ireland will no doubt be ready for what is going to hit them, but a special day awaits in the Welsh capital, with the hosts on the verge of their first Grand Slam since 2012. Their leader and former Ireland supremo Warren Gatland will also become the only coach in Six Nations history to have won three Grand Slams should his team come out on top. There is no lack of Welsh motivation.