VIDEO: Paul O'Connell braced for bruising Italy encounter

Ireland expect to be “battered up front and pushed to the limit” by Italy in Sunday’s crucial World Cup encounter at London’s Olympic Stadium.

Captain Paul O’Connell has warned Ireland to expect the kind of punishing clash that the Azzurri threw up in the 2011 World Cup, when Leonardo Ghiraldini was banned for 15 weeks for gouging Cian Healy.