Ireland v Italy teams

Ireland v Italy teams

Teams for tomorrow's international between Ireland and Italy at Thomond Park, Limerick, are:

Ireland: Dempsey (Leinster); Kelly (Munster), O’Driscoll (Leinster, capt), Henderson (Munster), Hickie (Leinster); Humphreys (Ulster), G Easterby (Rotherham); Horan (Munster), Byrne (Leinster), Corrigan (Leinster), Longwell (Ulster), Cullen (Leinster), S Easterby (Llanelli), Miller (Leinster), Costello (Leinster).

Replacements: Shields (Ulster), Fitzpatrick (Castres), O’Callaghan (Munster), Dawson (London Irish), O’Meara (Leinster), Murphy (Leicester), Bell (Ulster).

Italy: Peens; Mazzucato, Stoica, Barbini, Sacca; Mazzariol, Troncon (capt); Lo Cicero, Ongaro, Castrogiovanni, Bezzi, Giacheri, De Rossi, Mauro Bergamasco, Parisse.

Replacements; Festuccia, Martinez, Persico, Phillips, Mazzantini, Pez, Masi.

Referee: Steve Lander (England).

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