Principality Stadium roof to be left open despite yellow weather warnings as Wales host Ireland in Six Nations Grand Slam showdown The Principality Stadium roof will be open when Wales face Ireland on Saturday Yellow wind warnings have been issued as Wales look to claim a Grand Slam win Ireland have requested that the lid should be opened on the Principality Stadium Irish boss Joe Schmidt implied Wales used dirty tricks when it was closed in 2017
By Will Kelleher For Mailonline
Published: 13:16 GMT, 15 March 2019 | Updated: 13:54 GMT, 15 March 2019
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The Principality Stadium roof will be left open for Wales' Six Nations Grand Slam game in Cardiff against Ireland, despite yellow wind warnings set for Saturday.
Wales is being battered by Storm Gareth this weekend, but even though the weather forecast is set to be grim for the match, Ireland have requested that the lid is taken off the Cardiff stadium.
On Thursday Ireland boss Joe Schmidt suggested that Wales might have broken Six Nations protocol by asking tournament organisers to allow them to close the roof for