Everything to know as Ireland take on Italy this evening
Andy Farrell's side have had a near perfect year after capturing Grand Slam glory. But Saturday represents a major step as they kick start their World Cup journey.
First up is Italy who will be looking to have a big World Cup of their own and they will certainly be no pushovers in Saturday's encounter.Where is the game on? Today's game takes place at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.What TV channel is it on and can I stream it? RTE Two will show the game live and can be streamed on the RTE Player.
Replacements: Tom Stewart, Cian Healy, Tadhg Furlong, Tadhg Beirne, Cian Prendergast, Caolin Blade, Ciarán Frawley, Calvin Nash. Italy: Tommaso Allan; Paolo Odogwu, Juan Ignacio Brez, Tommaso Menoncello, Montanna Ioane; Paolo Garbisi, Stephen Varney; Danilo Fischetti, Giacomo Nicotera, Marco Riccioni; Dino Lamb, Federico Ruzza ; Sebastian Negri, Manuel Zuliani, Toa Halafihi.
Replacements: Luca Bigi, Paolo Buonfiglio, Simone Ferrari, Niccolo Cannone, Michele Lamaro, Lorenzo Cannone, Alessandro Fusco, Lorenzo Pani.
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