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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 and is broadcast on ITV X, ITV. In South Africa it’s at 16:10 SAST on SuperSport, 03:10 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 01:10 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 06:10 EST on NBC Sports in the US.
Ireland won the last encounter but Italy are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the rankings with Ireland in position 5 and Italy in position 9, underlining just how tight this match could be.
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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Italy will break new ground if they back up last weekend's win over Scotland with an emphatic victory over Ireland in Dublin.
Clear 
come on Ireland