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TEAMS
Andy Farrell mixes old and young on his team as a kind of rugby wedding reception. You’ll want the kind of party that ends with a loud happy chant, rather than the denouement being a shouting match over whether someone’s kids are bullying others. Maybe it’s just weddings that I go to.
Hugo Keenan, Leinster’s exciting youth wing begins, with Jacob Stockdale moved to fullback to adapt. Keenan is joined as a rookie by his clubmate Will Connors in the back row and Connors has recovered a bit with the new breakdown rules, making his low chops tackling ability valuable. Other players making their debut today will be Ed Byrne and Jamison Gibson-Park from the bench.
The spine experienced in 8, 9 and 10 remains in place with Stander, Murray and Sexton, respectively, filling the jerseys again.
Italy has another poor pig recruited to try and resolve its void in the outer half that has been a devastating, life-sucking void practically since Diego Domínguez retired. Next up in the standings is Paolo Garbisi, a 20-year-old with two Pro14 matches under his belt. He seems quite talented and will have the experience of Carlo Canna alongside him; but this is a pretty suboptimal context in which to claim your first limit.
IRELAND: Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan / Ulster); Andrew Conway (Garryowen / Munster), Garry Ringrose (UCD / Leinster), Bundee Aki (Galwegians / Connacht), Hugo Keenan (UCD / Leinster); Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary’s College / Leinster) (captain), Conor Murray (Garryowen / Munster); Cian Healy (Clontarf / Leinster), Rob Herring (Ballynahinch / Ulster), Andrew Porter (UCD / Leinster), Tadhg Beirne (Lansdowne / Munster), James Ryan (UCD / Leinster), Caelan Doris (UCD / Leinster), Will Connors (UCD / Leinster), CJ Stander (Shannon / Munster).
Replacements: Dave Heffernan (Buccaneers / Connacht), Ed Byrne (UCD / Leinster), Finlay Bealham (Galway Corinthians / Connacht), Ultan Dillane (Galway Corinthians / Connacht), Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution / Munster), Jamison Gibson-Park ( Leinster), Ross Byrne (UCD / Leinster), Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers / Leinster).
ITALY: Jayden Hayward (Benetton Rugby); Edoardo Padovani (Benetton Rugby), Luca Morisi (Benetton Rugby), Carlo Canna (Zebre), Mattia Bellini (Zebre); Paolo Garbisi (Benetton Rugby), Marcello Violi (Zebre); Danilo Fischetti (Zebre), Luca Bigi (Zebre) (capt), Giosuè Zilocchi (Zebre), Marco Lazzaroni (Benetton Rugby), Niccolò Cannone (Benetton Rugby), Sebastian Negri (Benetton Rugby), Braam Steyn (Benetton Rugby), Jake Foams (Gloucester).
Replacements: Gianmarco Lucchesi (Benetton Rugby), Simone Ferrari (Benetton Rugby), Pietro Ceccarelli (Brive), David Sisi (Zebre), Johan Meyer (Zebre), Maxime Mbanda (Zebre), Callum Braley (Benetton Rugby), Federico Mori (Kawasaki Robot ) Calvisano).
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