Wales Online's panel of rugby writers pick their Wales starting XV to face Ireland in their opening Six Nations fixture.
"Great Entertainer Shane’s decision to bow out of international rugby shouldn’t be underestimated because he wasn’t just a finisher but a brilliant attacking catalyst.
"Nobody can fill his boots in the same way so Wales have to improvise. The problem Gatland has is it would be a monumental gamble to throw in rookies Liam Williams, Alex Cuthbert or Harry Robinson against an Irish team on its own patch and thirsting for revenge after being knocked out of the World Cup 22-10 by Wales in a Wellington-staged quarter-final."
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