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Ireland face off against Italy in Six Nations Round 2 on Sat 14th February 2026 at Aviva Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:10. In South Africa it’s at 16:10 SAST, 03:10 NZST in New Zealand, 01:10 AEST in Australia and 06:10 EST in the US.
Ireland won the last encounter but Ireland are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Ireland sits at 4 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Italy holds 10.
The two sides are separated by 6 places in the rankings with Ireland in position 4 and Italy in position 10 as such Ireland are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Ireland vs Italy will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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