Scrum penalty to Italy and they will kick for goal

Held up in the tackle, maul called, use it or lose it and Italy get an early scrum

Conan carries it up

Garbisi gets the match underway for Italy

Anthems concluded and kickoff is just moments away

The sides are out on the field, anthems to follow

Six Nations champions Ireland host Italy in the Summer Nations Series as teams build up to the Rugby World Cup kicking off in September. Head to head these sides have met on 35 occasions, with Ireland winning 31 to the 4 by Italy. Ireland won the Six Nations encounter earlier this year 34-20.

Somebody is having a laugh putting Mathieu Raynal in charge of an Irish international.

Is Hendo past it?