Six Nations - Ireland v Italy: All You Need to Know

GUINNESS SIX NATIONS

Ireland v Italy, Aviva Stadium, Sunday, 3pm

TV

The match is live on Virgin Media TV. Highlights on Against the Head, RTÉ2, Monday 8pm

ONLINE

We'll have a live match tracker on rte.ie/sport, the RTÉ News app, as well as updates on RTÉ Rugby Twitter and RTÉ Sport Facebook

RADIO

The game is live on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1.

WEATHER

Forecast says partly cloudy in Dublin, temperature around 11C. For more click here.

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Italy arrive in Dublin looking for a first Six Nations win since 2015 – a victory over Scotland – that's a 34-game losing streak.

It has led to the usual debate about their place in the tournament.

In this week's RTÉ Rugby podcast, former Zebre coach and Ireland scrum-half Michael Bradley spoke with great insight about their predicament and if you haven't listened to it yet, do so.

While the team and management will have to pay their respects to Italy in the media, they’ll know they should win this at a canter, even if Andy Farrell has chosen to leave out some experienced heads. That in itself tells you that he knows they are on a different level.

Ireland beat Italy 48-10 last season and 50-17 the year before, and racked up 50-plus points in two of their three previous meetings.

The Irish side are well aware that, having lost to France, the title could well be won on points difference.

They, of course, require France to slip up in one of their remaining games in order for that to happen.

But Ireland must keep up their side of the bargain and will be aiming to better France’s winning margin (37-10) over the Azzurri on the opening day.

TEAM NEWS

Ireland make six changes with in-form full-back Michael