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#360fans: Ireland vs Wales Six Nations – UAE supporters preview

Andrew Binner and Niall McCague

01:07 07/02/2016

Ahead of Sunday’s Six Nations showdown at the Aviva Stadium, Jordan Egan from Belfast Exiles and Craig Nutt from Abu Dhabi Saracens join us to highlight why their respective teams have the best chance of winning this potential championship decider.

To gather an insight into the minds of the two sets of fans we asked UAE club rugby players from the respective countries to share with us their predictions and players to watch.

Do you agree or have they missed the mark? Use #360Fans to share with us your thoughts.

JORDAN EGAN – BELFAST EXILES (IRELAND)

LINE-UP: Simon Zebo; Andrew Trimble, Jared Payne, Robbie Henshaw, Keith Earls; Jonathan Sexton, Connor Murray; Jack McGrath, Rory Best (capt), Nathan White; Devin Toner, Mike McCarthy; CJ Stander, Tommy O’Donnell, Jamie Heaslip.

PREDICTION: Ireland by two points

CRAIG NUTT – ABU DHABI SARACENS (WALES)

LINE-UP: Gareth Anscombe; George North, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, Tom James; Dan Biggar, Gareth Davies; Samson Lee, Scott Baldwin, Rob Evans; Alun Wyn Jones, Luke Charteris; Sam Warburton (capt), Justin Tipuric, Toby Faletau.

PREDICTION: Wales by five points

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