North to remain at 13 despite Adams' absence?

Wales coach Wayne Pivac is toying with the idea of leaving George North at outside centre for the clash with Ireland on Sunday.

This consideration has come as a surprise to some in light of the fact that winger Josh Adams has been suspended from the squad after breaching team protocol regarding Covid-19 after he attended a family gathering on Sunday.

North, primarily a wing, took on the centre role for Wales against Italy in the Autumn Nations Cup last year alongside Jonathan Davis.

"He's been training very well and got a lot of confidence out of the autumn series," said Pivac.

"He's seen Liam [Williams] get suspended and now seen another winger in Josh get suspended. He's trained well and is expecting now to get a call when the team is named. I'd be very surprised if he didn't."