Rugby

Ireland v Italy: Head-to-head

John O’Sullivan looks at the line-ups for Saturday’s Six Nations meeting at Lansdowne Road

John O'Sullivan
Fri Mar 11 2016 - 15:42

Ireland are chasing their first win of this Six Nations campaign against a side they have lost to only once in Dublin.

And when you examine the individual match-ups at the Aviva Stadium, it looks likely that Joe Schmidt’s side will extend their winning run on home soil.

John O’Sullivan looks at who will have the edge come 1.30pm on Saturday afternoon.

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John O'Sullivan is an Irish Times sports writer
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