Wales head coach Warren Gatland has named an unchanged team for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations showdown against unbeaten title rivals Ireland in Cardiff.
Gatland predictably retains the starting line-up that defeated France 20-13 in Paris ten days ago, a result that kept alive hopes of Wales landing a third Six Nations crown in four years.
Flanker Sam Warburton, who went off after taking a blow to his knee during the French clash, will break Ryan Jones' record when he captains Wales for the 34th time on Saturday.
Two injury-enforced changes on the bench, meanwhile, sees uncapped Scarlets prop Rob Evans replacing Bath loosehead Paul James, who suffered a fractured thumb during the France game, while lock Jake Ball takes over from Bradley Davies.
Victory for Wales would see them stay in the title shake-up, but Ireland are chasing a record 11th successive Test win against all opponents, and they have only lost twice in Cardiff since 1983.
"Ireland are the form team in Europe and we know it is going to be a huge battle," Gatland said in a WRU statement.
"We return to the Millennium Stadium after two tough away trips with two victories and will be looking to build on that.
"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."
Wales: Leigh Halfpenny, George North, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, Liam Williams, Dan Biggar, Rhys Webb; Toby Faletau, Sam Warburton (captain), Dan Lydiate, Alun-Wyn Jones, Luke Charteris, Samson Lee, Scott Baldwin, Gethin Jenkins
Replacements: Richard Hibbard, Rob Evans, Aaron Jarvis, Jake Ball, Justin Tipuric, Mike Phillips, Rhys Priestland, Scott Williams
