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IRELAND look to apply early pressure to England and France on Super Saturday.

The back-to-back champions will travel to Rome to take on Italy, knowing they need a win to keep their Six Nations three-peat hopes alive.

Ireland fell to defeat against France in their final home Six Nations 2025 matchLiam McBurney/PA Wire

Winger James Lowe missed the game against France after picking up an injury in the warm up but is back for the game in RomeSeb Daly/Sportsfile

Italy have only won once in the Six Nations this yearEPA/DAVID CLIFF

The Italians will be looking for a points haul against Ireland to avoid winning the Wooden SpoonEPA/DAVID CLIFF

With key names such as James Lowe and Mack Hansen out vs France, the Men in Green were subject to a demolition job by Les Blues in Dublin, blowing the Six Nations title race wide open.

The free scoring French now lead the tournament, with Ireland going from aiming for a Grand Slam to third place in the space of one weekend.

The Italians will have motivation themselves, trying to avoid winning the Wooden Spoon for the 19th time in their history.

Wales are one point behind the Italians, and have a huge clash in front of home support against England in Cardiff.

Gonzalo Quesada’s side have been handed big losses as of late, with France scoring 73 points, and England 47 against them.

SunSport has everything you need to know ahead of Ireland’s trip to Rome.

Italy vs Ireland – team news

Ireland: 15-Keenan, 14- Hansen, 13-Ringrose, 12-Henshaw, 11-Lowe, 10-Crowley, J 9-Gibson-Park; 1-Porter, 2-Sheehan, 3-Bealham, 4-Ryan, 5-Beirne, 6-Conan, 7-Van der Flier, 8-Doris (capt).

Italy: 15-Allan, 14-Capuozzo, 13-Brex (capt), 12-Menoncello, 11-Ioane, 10-P Garbisi, 9-Page-Relo; 1-Fischetti, 2-Lucchesi, 3-Ferrari, 4-Lamb, 5-Ruzza, 6-Negri, 7-Zuliani, 8-L Cannone.