Dublino – Joe Schmidt, responsabile tecnico dell’Irlanda, ha annunciato la formazione titolare che sabato all’Aviva Stadium di Dublino (14.30 locali, 15.30 italiane, diretta DMax dalle 14.50) affronta l’Italia nella quarta giornata di RBS 6 Nazioni:

15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)

14. Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster) 


13. Brian O’Driscoll (UCD/Leinster)


12. Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)


11. Dave Kearney (Lansdowne/Leinster)


10. Jonathan Sexton (Racing Metro 92)


9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)

8. Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster)

7 Chris Henry (Malone/Ulster)

6. Iain Henderson (Ballinahinch/Ulster)

5. Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster) – capitano

4. Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)

3. Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)

2. Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)

1. Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)

a disposizione

16. Sean Cronin (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)

17. Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)


18. Martin Moore (Lansdowne/Leinster)

1. Rhys Ruddock (St Mary’s College/Leinster)


20. Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)

21. Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)


22. Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster)

23. Fergus McFadden (Old Belvedere/Leinster)