The key talking points as Ireland prepare to host Italy in the Six Nations
Ireland will bid to get their Guinness Six Nations title challenge back on track on Sunday afternoon when Italy visit Dublin.
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James Lowe hopes for Irish highs against Italy
James Lowe hopes Ireland’s new-look back three can light up Dublin after being recalled for Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations clash with Italy.
Johnny Sexton accepts it makes sense for Joey Carbery to face Italy
Captain Johnny Sexton accepts it “makes sense” for Joey Carbery to retain Ireland’s fly-half role for Sunday’s clash with Italy, according to head coach Andy Farrell.
Jamison Gibson-Park and Stephen Varney vie for scrum-half supremacy in Dublin
Ireland will bid to get their Guinness Six Nations title challenge back on track on Sunday afternoon when Italy visit the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
Quiz: Have any of these 22 ex-Portsmouth players ever played for a French club in their career?
Throughout Portsmouth’s stay in the top-flight, the club opted to look far and wide for players in an attempt to achieve success at the highest level.
Ireland’s Iain Henderson out of Italy game after positive Covid test on birthday
Ireland lock Iain Henderson has been ruled out of Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations clash with Italy after testing positive for coronavirus on his birthday.
Zack Elbouzedi hopes Swedish strides with AIK enhance Republic of Ireland dream
Ireland are in the ascendancy and Sweden back-pedalling. Zack Elbouzedi can see Connor Ronan bursting down the left into acres of space and carries on his run into the box and when the low cross is eventually played across the six-yard box, the Dubliner is on hand to tap it in.
Ireland could host a quarter of Euro 2028 games
The island of Ireland could host as many as a quarter of the games in the 2028 European Championship, the Government will be told today.