Italy face off against Ireland in Six Nations on Sun 24th February 2019 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:00. In South Africa it’s at 17:00 SAST, 04:00 NZST in New Zealand, 02:00 AEST in Australia and 07:00 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 Italy in position 10 and Ireland in position 4 as such Ireland are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Italy vs Ireland 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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