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Published 15:24 25 Jan 2017 GMT
Updated 15:25 25 Jan 2017 GMT
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"I had a great coffee and catch-up with Eddie (Jones) over Christmas just to talk about his experiences in Japan to see if that could help me with my time with Italy and the cultural changes."There are a number of challenges facing O'Shea ahead of his first Six Nations in charge of the Azzurri. First of all he will need to instill a sense of belief and confidence in a side which lost all of their games in last year's tournament. Although Italy have been competitive at times and are in possession of some very good players, how quickly their performances drop as the tournament progresses must be a concern.
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