The Wales interim head coach, Matt Sherratt, has promised grand-slam chasing Ireland a hostile Cardiff reception in the Six Nations on Saturday after making eight changes to the team for his first match in charge.

Sherratt took over for Wales’s three remaining tournament games after Warren Gatland’s departure last week, inheriting a side on a record run of 14 consecutive Test defeats, and said on Thursday he is determined to “do things my way” and ensure his players enjoy facing Ireland at a sold-out Principality Stadium.

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