Ireland seeking to maintain Grand Slam hopes

Ireland are unchanged for Italy at the Stadio Flaminio as they sought to generate further momentum for their RBS 6 Nations title bid.

Ireland seeking to maintain Grand Slam hopes
Sun, 15 Feb, 2009 - 13:53

Ireland are unchanged for Italy at the Stadio Flaminio as they sought to generate further momentum for their RBS 6 Nations title bid.

Head coach Declan Kidney kept faith with the same team that dispatched France 30-21 last weekend with centre Paddy Wallace and hooker Jerry Flannery recovering from eye and neck injuries.

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CourtsRugbySix NationsPlace: Stadio FlaminioPerson: Declan KidneyPerson: Paddy WallacePerson: Jerry FlanneryPerson: John HayesPerson: Malcolm O’KellyPerson: Mauro BergamascoPerson: MasiPerson: RobertsonPerson: CanalePerson: M. BergamascoPerson: PratichettiPerson: McLeanPerson: GriffenPerson: PeruginiPerson: OngaroPerson: CastrogiovanniPerson: DellapePerson: ReatoPerson: ZanniPerson: ParissePerson: FestucciaPerson: NietoPerson: Del FavaPerson: SolePerson: ToniolattiPerson: GarciaPerson: BacchettiPerson: KearneyPerson: BowePerson: B. O’DriscollPerson: P. WallacePerson: FitzgeraldPerson: O’GaraPerson: O’LearyPerson: HoranPerson: FlanneryPerson: HayesPerson: O’CallaghanPerson: O’ConnellPerson: FerrisPerson: D. WallacePerson: HeaslipPerson: BestPerson: CourtPerson: O’KellyPerson: LeamyPerson: StringerPerson: D’ArcyPerson: MurphyPerson: C WhiteEvent: Grand SlamOrganisation: IrelandOrganisation: ItalyOrganisation: FranceOrganisation: EnglandOrganisation: RFU
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