Ireland vs. Italy: Date, Start Time, Live Stream, TV Schedule and Prediction

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Published: March 7, 2014

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Ireland take on bottom side Italy in Round 4 of the Six Nations on March 8, knowing victory would put Joe Schmidt's side within touching distance of the title.

The hosts fell to a 13-10 defeat against England last time out, but they will be looking to get back to winning ways and continue their excellent home form at the Aviva Stadium.

Italy, though, will still be smarting from their last-minute defeat against Scotland. The match looked all but won at the Stadio Olimpico, before Duncan Weir's drop goal sealed the points for Scotland.

They'll be looking for another competitive performance against Ireland and should the Italians score a shock win in Dublin, it would put a major dent in the hosts' championship pursuit.





 

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The Azzuri will be disappointed with their contribution to this year's competition, as a series of heavy defeats and last-gasp disappointments have left Jacques Brunel's side rooted to the bottom of the table.

Despite Tommaso Allan's excellent points haul against Scotland, his team-mates failed to hold on against Scotland as Weir was given time and space to kick for glory.



Weir's drop goal capped a wonderful comeback for Scotland, but it highlighted Italy's inability to see out a game against a side who had sat one place below them before kick-off.

Italy's physical nature was on show in the defeat, their pack setting up a 13-3 half-time lead. More of the same is needed this weekend.

Despite defeat, Ireland assistant coach John Plumtree believes their counterparts will be tough to break down, telling RTE.ie's Tadhg Peavoy of the strong nature of Italy's pack:

I’ve had a fair bit of homework on Italy, because I'm fairly new here. Set-piece wise they’re going to be very tough. Obviously we’ve got to look after [Sergio] Pariss...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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