Caelan Doris on kickstarting Ireland's Six Nations: 'You can't have any passengers tomorrow'

Andy Farrell's side host an Italy side looking to make it two wins on the trot. 
Caelan Doris on kickstarting Ireland's Six Nations: 'You can't have any passengers tomorrow'

Caelan Doris faces the media on Friday. Pic: INPHO/Bryan Keane

Caelan Doris believes his Ireland cannot carry any passengers when they face Italy in Dublin on Saturday as the captain looks for a positive reaction to the Guinness Six Nations opening-round hammering by France nine days earlier.

Head coach Andy Farrell has made six changes to the team which started in Paris last Thursday week and conceded 29 points without reply in the first 46 minutes at Stade de France on the way to a 36-14 humbling by the defending champions.

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