Italy v Eire – Preview, Groups, The place To Watch

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The Eire Teaching Crew have named the Match Day Squad for Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations conflict towards Italy at Stadio Olimpico in Rome (Kick-off 2.15pm).

It is going to be the seventh event that James Ryan will take the captain’s armband and he shall be partnered within the second row by Iain Henderson, who makes his first begin for Eire for the reason that closing recreation of final yr’s Championship towards Scotland.

Ronan Kelleher is retained at hooker having come off the bench towards France with Andrew Porterand Finlay Bealham both aspect of him within the entrance row. Within the again row, Jack Conan is available in at quantity eight with Caelan Doris switching to the blindside flank and Josh van der Flier at openside.

Craig Casey and Ross Byrne are set to make their first Six Nations begins and Bundee Aki is launched to the midfield having began from the bench within the opening two rounds. Garry Ringrose is ready to make his fiftieth look for Eire whereas the again three of Hugo Keenan, James Lowe and Mack Hansen is unchanged from the opening two rounds.

Dan Sheehan has returned to health to take his place among the many replacements alongside Dave Kilcoyne, Tom O’Toole, Ryan Baird, Peter O’Mahony, Conor Murray, Jack Crowley and Stuart McCloskey.

The match shall be broadcast stay on RTE and ITV tv and on RTE and BBC NI radio.

IRELAND group to play Italy – Spherical 3, 2023 Guinness Six Nations Championships, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Saturday twenty fifth February, 2023, KO 14.15 (IST)

15. Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 27 caps
14. Mack Hansen (Connacht/Corinthians) 11 caps
13. Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 49 caps
12. Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians) 43 caps
11. James Lowe (Leinster) 17 caps
10. Ross Byrne (Leinster/UCD) 16 caps
9. Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) 9 caps

1. Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 50 caps
2. Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Lansdowne) 19 caps
3. Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 29 caps
4. Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy) 70 caps
5. James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 50 caps (c)
6. Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s Faculty) 25 caps
7. Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 47 caps
8. Jack Conan (Leinster/Previous Belvedere) 35

Replacements
16. Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 14 caps
17. Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians) 50 caps
18. Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 6 caps
19. Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin College) 8 caps
20. Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Structure) 91 caps caps
21. Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 102 caps
22. Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Structure) 2 caps
23. Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor) 11 caps

2023 Guinness Six Nations Fixtures & End result

Wales 10 IRELAND 34
Principality Stadium, Saturday 4th February 2023

IRELAND 32 France 19
Aviva Stadium, Saturday eleventh February 2023

Italy v IRELAND
Saturday twenty fifth February 2023, KO 14:15 (IST)
RTE TV / ITV / RTE Radio / BBC Radio

Scotland v IRELAND
Sunday twelfth March 2023, KO 15:00 (IST)
RTE TV / BBC / RTE Radio / BBC Radio

IRELAND v England
Saturday 18th March 2023, KO 17:00 (IST)
VIRGIN / ITV / RTE Radio / BBC Radio