The victory gives Howley a better chance of succeeding Gatland as Wales coach DAVID ROGERS/GETTY IMAGESTwo little snapshots from Cardiff last night. Wales emerged from the changing rooms long before Ireland and went through a series of warm-up drills. They had been shocking in the second halves of matches of late, especially most recently against Scotland, so this was their way of rectifying that. The second was the sight of captain Alun Wyn Jones rushing back to his half ready for the kick-off the moment Jamie Roberts had scored their third try. They were not going to allow Ireland back into it, as they had England earlier…

Source: The Times March 11, 2017 00:34 UTC