Ireland’s impressive defensive record a testimony to Simon Easterby’s work
The Offload: Ireland conceded just four tries during the Six Nations
Six Nations Miscellany: Furlong’s fond memory of his first cap
Paul O’Connell presented prop with his jersey on what was to be his last home game
Murray and Sexton at 50: The inside story of Ireland's winning partnership
O'Driscoll and O'Gara on why you would not swap Ireland's halfback pairing for any in world rugby
Ireland under-20s forced to make changes due to injuries
Backs hoping to make significant gains against Italian side in Prato
Ireland U-20s ideally placed to build on England victory
Nigel Carolan’s side expected to be too strong for their Italian counterparts
Joe Schmidt’s aim will be to keep alarm bells quiet ahead of World Cup
Ireland’s warm-up matches don’t always offer clear indicator of performance
Italy unlikely to cope with a focused Irish side
But it’s not enough anymore just to be disciplined and wait for the Italians to hand you the game
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