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.

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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