Sam Warburton will lead an unchanged Wales team against Ireland in the Six Nations Championship in Cardiff.
Flanker Warburton, 26, captains Wales for a record 34th time, overtaking Bristol forward Ryan Jones.
On the bench Scarlets prop Rob Evans comes in for the injured Paul James and Scarlets second row Jake Ball replaces Bradley Davies.
“Saturday is a fantastic achievement and honour for Sam,” said head coach Warren Gatland.
“He has developed into the role fantastically and is a modern day professional. He is a role model that will continue to get better.”
Wales lost their opening match of the tournament 21-16 to England.
But they recovered to win 26-23 against Scotland at Murrayfield and were comfortable in beating France 20-13 in Paris.
Ireland were unconvincing in their opening win over Italy, but thent oughed-out a home win over France and maintained their Grand Slam hopes with a 19-9 win over England in Dublin last time out.
Wales captains – the top six |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
|
|
Ryan Jones |
33 |
18 |
1 |
14 |
|
Sam Warburton |
33 |
14 |
0 |
19 |
|
Ieuan Evans |
28 |
13 |
0 |
15 |
|
Rob Howley |
22 |
15 |
0 |
7 |
|
Colin Charvis |
22 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
Gareth Thomas |
21 |
9 |
0 |
12 |
Coach Gatland says Wales are determined to build on the improvements they have shown in their two away trips.
“We return to the Millennium Stadium after two tough away trips with two victories and will be looking to build on that,” he added.
“We saw an improvement against Scotland and then saw another step up against France and we know we will need to do the same against Ireland on Saturday.
“Ireland are the form team in Europe and we know it is going to be a huge battle.
“The changes on the bench mean Rob Evans gets an opportunity.
“We have been impressed with him for his region and at training. Our strength in depth in the second-row is highlighted again as Jake comes back into the squad.”
source: www.bbc.o.uk