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Italy v Ireland writeup
Italy v Ireland writeup
While Carbery came into the Pro12 match from the bench for Leinster’s 14-40 win over Treviso on Sunday, it was at fullback and not as pivot. Most crucially, he came out the other end intact.
Johnny Watterson - Irish Times
Simon Zebo would likely take over the No 15 jersey if that is the case, with fit-again Andrew Trimble coming on to the wing.
Ruaidhri O'Connor - Irish Independent
Whether Joe Schmidt will bring a player with such limited game time into a highly competitive area of the Irish pack remains to be seen but the likelihood is that the Munster skipper must bide his time once again.
Charlie Mulqueen - Irish Examiner
While the new-found competition has not explicitly stated its intentions to become fully professional, some of the members are already paying their players
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Claire McLaughlin is a woman of many talents.
Ben Kiely - SportsJoe.ie
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