The Guinness PRO14 may be midway through a brief winter sabbatical but another Championship is well underway in Europe, as the Guinness Six Nations rolled into action last weekend. Wales toppled Italy 42-0 in the competition’s opener in Cardiff, while Ireland edged past Scotland 19-12 and England succumbed to a disappointing 24-17 defeat at a raucous Stade de France. But attention now turns to this weekend’s fixtures, with multiple Guinness PRO14 stars in action for their countries in Saturday afternoon’s game between Ireland and Wales in Dublin. It’s the battle between the Championship’s previous two Grand Slam champions at the iconic Aviva Stadium, with Wayne Pivac’s Wales bidding to emulate their 2019 exploits where they waltzed their way to five wins out of five to lift the famous old trophy.
