Mike Catt wary of young Italians and excited by Irish debutants
Italy have handed a debut to outhalf Paolo Garbisi in a younger, remodelled team
Ulster labour to victory over Zebre and miss out on bonus point
Two second-half yellow cards for the Italian side prove crucial on a dreadful night in Belfast
Ireland v Italy: Carbery injury leaves fans facing agonising wait
Outhalf was the star turn for 49 minutes, but concern now is his wellbeing for World Cup
Joey Carbery injury overshadows facile Italy win
Outhalf a concern for World Cup after suffering injury at the Aviva Stadium
Farrell open-minded over Ireland World Cup squad selection as warm-ups begin
Task of narrowing down squad will be ‘really difficult’, says incoming Ireland head coach
Rugby stats: sequence of fixtures has let Wales rotate and build
Coaches are juggling between being competitive in the Six Nations and planning for Japan
Ireland pull it out of the fire to avoid leaving Rome in ruins
Joe Schmidt’s side limp home with bonus point after poor performance at the Stadio Olimpico
Ireland look for cohesion and continuity in Rome
Joe Schmidt looking for an improved overall performance against plucky Italians
Six Nations: Italy v Ireland - Italy player profiles
Patrick Madden profiles Conor O’Shea’s starting XV for the Rome game
Six Nations bolters: Six up and coming players to watch
Opportunity knocks for Mbanda, Dupont, Cokanasiga, Cooney, Young and McInally
Conor Murray primed for first appearance of the season
Chris Farrell also in line to make his comeback when Munster take on Zebre
Conor O’Shea desperate for Italy to finally fire shots at Ireland
Head coach says team is making progress and beginning to create options in all positions
George North seals bonus-point win for Wales against Italy
Azzurri on course for the Wooden Spoon while Wales could finish in second place
Brunel praises Bastereaud as he changes backline for Italy clash
‘It seems like he has reached a new dimension since he was named captain at Toulon’
Conor O’Shea: Ian McKinley ‘a rugby player, not a romantic story’
Outhalf missed out on selection for Italy’s Six Nations trip to play Ireland in native Dublin
Conor O’Shea makes four changes as Italy bid to avoid wooden spoon
Scottish-born lock George Biagi brought into starting XV for Murrayfield finale
Conor O’Shea loving life in Italy but knows Rome wasn’t built in a day
Irishman wants his side to arrive at the next World Cup like Argentina did in 1999
Conor O’Shea convinced Italy have what it takes to succeed
Coach makes four changes for Ireland game in Rome
Conor O’Shea keeps 10 of side that beat Springboks for Wales game
Edoardo Gori returns at scrumhalf for clash in Rome; Maxime Mbanda makes debut in backrow
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