Wales fly-half Sam Costelow will miss the Six Nations showdown against Ireland this Friday night due to an ankle injury. The 25-year-old sustained the knock during the second half of the narrow 26-23 loss to Scotland nine days earlier, yet remained in the squad announcement last week.
Injury Update and Recovery Outlook
The Scarlets playmaker remains unfit for the trip to Dublin but holds potential for a return in the tournament’s closing match against Italy on March 14 in Cardiff.
Squad Adjustments Ahead
Head coach Steve Tandy names the official lineup on Wednesday. Costelow’s absence opens the door for Jarrod Evans or Dan Edwards, the latter dropped for the Scotland game after starting the prior seven fixtures. Tandy must also account for Scarlets flanker Taine Plumtree’s tournament-ending injury.
Recent squad boosts include Cardiff prop Keiron Assiratti and Dragons flanker Ryan Woodman for the campaign’s fourth outing.
Historical Challenges
Wales seek to end a dismal streak, having lost 24 of their last 26 internationals and endured 14 straight Six Nations defeats over three years. The team last triumphed over Ireland away in the competition in 2012 and in Dublin in 2015.
