Mike Catt wary of young Italians and excited by Irish debutants
Italy have handed a debut to outhalf Paolo Garbisi in a younger, remodelled team
Italy have handed a debut to outhalf Paolo Garbisi in a younger, remodelled team
Two second-half yellow cards for the Italian side prove crucial on a dreadful night in Belfast
Outhalf was the star turn for 49 minutes, but concern now is his wellbeing for World Cup
Outhalf a concern for World Cup after suffering injury at the Aviva Stadium
Task of narrowing down squad will be ‘really difficult’, says incoming Ireland head coach
Coaches are juggling between being competitive in the Six Nations and planning for Japan
Joe Schmidt’s side limp home with bonus point after poor performance at the Stadio Olimpico
Joe Schmidt looking for an improved overall performance against plucky Italians
Patrick Madden profiles Conor O’Shea’s starting XV for the Rome game
Opportunity knocks for Mbanda, Dupont, Cokanasiga, Cooney, Young and McInally
Chris Farrell also in line to make his comeback when Munster take on Zebre
Head coach says team is making progress and beginning to create options in all positions
Azzurri on course for the Wooden Spoon while Wales could finish in second place
‘It seems like he has reached a new dimension since he was named captain at Toulon’
Outhalf missed out on selection for Italy’s Six Nations trip to play Ireland in native Dublin
Scottish-born lock George Biagi brought into starting XV for Murrayfield finale
Irishman wants his side to arrive at the next World Cup like Argentina did in 1999
Coach makes four changes for Ireland game in Rome
Edoardo Gori returns at scrumhalf for clash in Rome; Maxime Mbanda makes debut in backrow
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