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Published 19:09 23 Feb 2020 GMT
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Ireland kept on plugging away and got a late, consolation try from Andrew Porter than keeps their championship hopes alive. To get there, and win their fourth Six Nations title in seven outings, Ireland need to put a big beating on Italy to tee themselves up for a potential decider with France on March 14.
Andy Farrell will surely refresh his troops for the home game against Italy and here are the changes we would like to see. The entire front row gets refreshed while Iain Henderson comes back into the second row. We are tempted to go with Max Deegan from the get-go, at blindside, but CJ Stander should prosper against the Azzurri while Caelan Doris deserves a start in the No.8 jersey.
In the backline, we are starting John Cooney and, with one eye on the France game, putting him in beside Johnny Sexton. Chris Farrell gets the No.13 jersey (if Garry Ringrose is not fit) while Robbie Henshaw shifts to inside centre. Jordan Larmour gets a start on the left wing in order to give Will Addison a go at fullback, once again with an eye on France.
On the bench, we're going with some real dynamism and oomph with the likes of Tadhg Furlong, Ultan Dillane, Max Deegan and Keith Earls waiting in the wings.
15. Will Addison 14. Andrew Conway 13. Chris Farrell 12.Robbie Henshaw 11. Jordan Larmour 10. Johnny Sexton 9. John Cooney 1. Dave Kilcoyne 2. Ronan Kelleher 3. Andrew Porter 4. James Ryan 5. Iain Henderson 6. CJ Stander 7. Josh van der Flier 8. Caelan DorisReplacements: Herring, McGrath, Furlong, Dillane, Deegan, Murray, Byrne, Earls.
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