RUGBY: Wales unchanged for Ireland game tomorrow

New Zealand's Samuel Whitelock (top R) reaches for the lineout ball with Taulupe Faletau of Wales (top L) during the third rugby union Test match between the New Zealand All Blacks and Wales at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin on June 25, 2016. / AFP PHOTO /

After being soundly beaten by Scotland 29-13, Wales chose the same team to face Ireland in Six Nations rugby tomorrow, in Cardiff.

Wales led the Scots at halftime 11 days ago then, but was shut out in the second half as Scotland scored 20 unanswered points. Consecutive losses to England and Scotland ended Wales’ title ambitions for another year, but interim coach Rob Howley resisted the temptation to try some new combinations.

“We felt it was important for the same group of players to go out and perform,” Howley said.