Wales and Ireland will no longer meet in their traditional red and green with the Six Nations announcing changes to their kit policy for last year’s edition. Wales will therefore where a change strip, rather than their traditional red, in Dublin in round four under rules that are also expected to apply at the 2027 World Cup. Colour blindness (colour vision deficiency, or CVD) affects approximately one in 12 men (8%) and one in 200 women. In the UK there are approximately three million colour blind people (about 4.5% of the entire population), most of whom are male. Wales, meanwhile, are searching for a first Six Nations win since 2023, though pushed Scotland close in their final outing before the fallow week.

Source: Irish Independent March 06, 2026 21:01 UTC