ANDY FARRELL has selected his team to play Italy in this weekend's Six Nations game. There's first start for Ulster full-back Micheal Lowry and Joey Carbery keeps his place as fly-half.
Ireland will be looking to get back to winning ways after losing 30-24 to France in Paris two weeks ago and the Ireland coach has selected a strong team for the game against the Italians.
It had been speculated that Farrell would ring the changes due to the nature of the opponents, but he retained a large portion of the squad that played against Wales and France.
📋 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
Introducing your Ireland Match Day Squad for Sunday's #GuinnessSixNations showdown against Italy at @avivastadium! 👊#TeamOfUs | #IREvITA— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 25, 2022
Ireland's impressive front row that played the game in Paris two weeks ago will have one change.
It will be made up Andrew Porter at loosehead, Furlong at tighthead and hooker Dan Sheehan, who replaces the injured Ronan Kelleher. Kelleher will miss the rest of the Six Nations with a shoulder injury.
Munster's Tadhg Beirne keeps his place, while James Ryan will be replaced by Leinster teammate Ryan Baird in the second row.
The back row has one change and that's Peter O'Mahony, the captain comes in from Jack Conan. Caelan Doris and Josh van der Flyer keep their places as blindside and openside flankers
Joey Carbey keeps his place at 10 over Johnny Sexton and Jamison Gibson-Park will again keep things ticking at scrum half.
Bundee Aki is replaced by Robbie Henshaw at inside centre, while Garry Ringrose will play outside centre.
James Lowe replaces Andrew Conway on the wing, while Mack Hansen starts for the third game in a row on the left.
It's a first start for Ulster's Micheal Lowry. The 23-year-old replaces Hugo Kennan at fullback.
The replacements are
- Rob Herring (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 23 caps
- Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians) 45 caps
- Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 20 caps
- Kieran Treadwell (Ulster/Ballymena) 3 caps
- Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 24 caps
- Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) 4 caps
- Johnny Sexton (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 102 caps
- James Hume (Ulster/Banbridge) 2 caps.
The game kicks off on Sunday at 15.00
𝙇𝙤𝙬𝙧𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙥! 🤩@michaellowry15 has been selected at full-back in the @IrishRugby team to face Italy on Sunday! @robert_herring2, Kieran Treadwell and @_jume12 have also been named among the replacements 🙌https://t.co/zDnY55Rg4f
— Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) February 25, 2022
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