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Published 13:32 14 Feb 2026 GMT
Updated 13:32 14 Feb 2026 GMT

We are back in Dublin as Andy Farrell and Ireland take on Italy in the second round of the Six Nations Championship.
Replacements: Rónan Kelleher (Lansdowne FC/Leinster), Tom O'Toole (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster), Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf FC/Leinster), Edwin Edogbo (UCC RFC/Munster), Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne FC/Munster), Nick Timoney (Queen's University Belfast RFC/Ulster), Jamison Gibson-Park (Leinster), Jack Crowley (Cork Constitution FC/Munster).
Replacements: Tommaso di Bartolomeo (Zebre Parma), Mirco Spagnolo (Benetton Rugby), Muhamed Hasa (Zebre Parma), Federico Ruzza (Benetton Rugby), Riccardo Favretto (Benetton Rugby), David Odiase (Zebre Parma), Alessandro Garbisi (Benetton Rugby), Paolo Odogwu (Benetton Rugby).
Referee: Hollie Davidson (SRU)
Assistant Referees: Matthew Carley (RFU), Luc Ramos (FFR)
TMO: Ian Tempest (RFU)
FPRO: Tual Trainini (FFR)
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IRELAND: Jamie Osborne (Naas RFC/Leinster); Robert Baloucoune (Enniskillen RFC/Ulster), Garry Ringrose (UCD RFC/Leinster), Stuart McCloskey (Bangor RFC/Ulster), James Lowe (Leinster); Sam Prendergast (Lansdowne FC/Leinster), Craig Casey (Shannon RFC/Munster); Jeremy Loughman (Garryowen FC/Munster), Dan Sheehan (Lansdowne FC/Leinster), Thomas Clarkson (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster), Joe McCarthy (Dublin University FC/Leinster), James Ryan (UCD RFC/Leinster), Cormac Izuchukwu (Ballynahinch RFC/Ulster), Caelan Doris (St. Mary's College RFC/Leinster) (capt), Jack Conan (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster).
ITALY: Lorenzo Pani (Zebre Parma); Louis Lynagh (Benetton Rugby), Tommaso Menoncello (Benetton Rugby), Leonardo Martin (Benetton Rugby), Monty Ioane (Lyon OU); Paolo Garbisi (RC Toulon), Alessandro Fusco (Zebre Parma); Danilo Fischetti (Northampton Saints), Giacomo Nicotera (Stade Français Paris), Simone Ferrari (Benetton Rugby), Niccolò Cannone (Benetton Rugby), Andrea Zambonin (Exeter Chiefs), Michele Lamaro (Benetton Rugby) (capt), Manuel Zuliani (Benetton Rugby), Lorenzo Cannone (Benetton Rugby).
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