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IRELAND ARE SET to give Jack Crowley his first start of the Six Nations in their final game of the championship against Italy in Rome on Saturday.
Crowley was Ireland’s starting out-half for last year’s Six Nations triumph and started both Tests against South Africa last summer before Prendergast made his debut during the November Tests. Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby is expected to make a handful of changes after the defeat to France.
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