Horgan expects tough Italian job

SHANE HORGAN admits that St Patrick’s Day will be a difficult day on and off the field for Ireland’s Triple Crown heroes.

Ireland face high-flying Italy in Rome in their final game of the Six Nations and then must wait on the result between France and Scotland to decide on who lifts the Championship title.

But the Meath man insists that the players’ focus will only be on the Stadio Flaminio in the Italian capital and not on the game in Paris.