Joey Carbery made his Munster return last night, kicking an excellent conversion.
The centre says Andy Farrell’s team are determined to develop their offloading game.
The story of Ireland’s hat-trick of Italian humiliations in the mid-90s is one of farce and bad planning.
Andy Farrell’s men take on a youthful but defensively porous Italian outfit at Stadio Olimpico.
Murray Kinsella, Bernard Jackman and Gavan Casey discussed the Munster man’s positional future ahead of his return to action last night.
Dan McFarland’s men were nearly kept scoreless at half-time on home soil.
The Irish side edged past Cardiff Blues in the Guinness Pro14.
Connacht beat Benetton Treviso 19-17 to keep the pressure on Munster in Conference B.
Let’s see how closely you’ve been paying attention to the headlines this week.
The Northampton Saints player sustained a chest injury in training.
20-year-old academy back row Alex Soroka has been included on the bench for Sunday’s game.
Ireland’s fixtures see them finish with games against South Africa and Scotland.
The hosts haven’t beaten Ireland since the Six Nations in March 2013 in Rome.
The Crusaders came out on top in the Super Rugby Aotearoa opener in Dunedin.
Andy Farrell has called for his team to show a clinical edge against Italy.
The western province are riding high in Conference B and ought to have plenty in reserve in Treviso.
The brilliant playmaker could be last piece of the jigsaw needed by Munster.
Andy Farrell will be watching the Pro14 game in Belfast with interest tonight.
The Scots’ next clash with France has been postponed.
There are seven changes to the starting XV while Ryan Baird and Craig Casey should debut off the bench.
The 25-year-old has been named on the bench for the clash with Cardiff Blues.
Head coach Franco Smith has selected the same XV that started in their defeat to England.
The Munster scrum-half is set to win his first cap against Italy on Saturday.
However, Marcell Coetzee has been ruled out for Dan McFarland’s side.
Meanwhile, second row Oisin Dowling gets his first start.
Another positive test in the French camp today has seen the fixture postponed.
Wayne Pivac has also named his side, with George North set to make a 100th appearance for his country.
Tadhg Furlong will make his first Test start in a year against Italy on Saturday.
The France squad have been placed in isolation, with the Six Nations meeting with Scotland set for Sunday.
The squad’s communication on the pitch was flagged as an issue by attack coach Mike Catt.
The loosehead admits it took time to adapt to the game again after a year sidelined with a terrible knee injury.
Dave Kilcoyne is looking to make up for lost time with Ireland.
The cricket legend has said he will be backing Wales when the two countries meet.
Draws for Champions Cup and Challenge Cup knockout rounds will take place on 9 March.
The Ulster captain saluted the coaches behind Ireland’s improved set piece, which has been a rare bright spark in a poor Six Nations to date.
Tournament organisers ‘continue to monitor the situation very closely’ ahead of Sunday’s game.
The prop represented Ireland at two Rugby World Cups.
The second-row has been capped 60 times by Ireland, making his international debut against South Africa in 2012
The second-row is the son of former Offaly hurler Daithí Regan.
The Ireland and Leinster captain is close to agreeing a new contract.
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