Ireland pinches shaky 6 Nations win over Italy
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Coverage as Ireland boss Andy Farrell and Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend name their teams for Six Nations games against Italy and England.
Ireland's replacements saw them kick on to a 20-13 comeback victory over Italy in Round 2 of the Six Nations, avoiding what would have been a first championship loss to the Azzurri in Dublin.
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France got their Six Nations title defence off to the ideal start as they put a sorry Ireland to the sword with a 36-14 victory at the Stade de France in Paris.
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