Bergamasco: Azzuri are ready for Ireland

ITALIAN centre Mirco Bergamasco last night vowed his side wouldn’t be overawed by Brian O’Driscoll and company in Saturday’s Six Nations opener at Croke Park.

And he revealed that their pre-World Cup loss to Ireland ‘sticks in my throat.’

Said the centre: “O’Driscoll and (Gordon) D’Arcy have been one of the best centre partnerships in the world for years.