Whos captain now then?

hope he enjoys it. just give it 100%

no pressure then! Scannell should have been brought on last week for the last 15 mins

Rory Best has been ruled out of today's game through illness and Niall Scannell comes in to replace him. This will be his first start in the green jersey. James Tracy comes onto the bench.

Any Italian fans on this ?

@william F no update yet

Any news on best?

This is going to be a cricket score.

Ireland must not take Italy for granted or they could be in trouble. No doubt Italy will have a purple patch and Ireland must expect it unlike the Welsh first half performance.