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Jack Carty is in line to earn his first cap for Ireland off the bench against Italy while three more Connacht players have been named in the starting XV for Sunday's Guinness Six Nations clash in Rome.
Carty has been included among the replacements while there is an all-Connacht second row of Ultan Dillane and Quinn Roux. Roux retains his place in the team after impressing away to Scotland in Round 2 while Dillane will make his first Six Nations start after a man-of-the-match performance for Connacht against the Cheetahs last week.
Bundee Aki is the fourth Connacht player in the squad with the centre starting alongside Chris Farrell in midfield. It's Aki's eight consecutive Six Nations start since making his debut during the 2017 November Internationals.
Ireland Team & Replacements (v Italy, 2019 Guinness Six Nations Championship, Stadio Olimpico, Rome KO 4pm local/3pm Irish)
Carty has been included among the replacements while there is an all-Connacht second row of Ultan Dillane and Quinn Roux. Roux retains his place in the team after impressing away to Scotland in Round 2 while Dillane will make his first Six Nations start after a man-of-the-match performance for Connacht against the Cheetahs last week.
Bundee Aki is the fourth Connacht player in the squad with the centre starting alongside Chris Farrell in midfield. It's Aki's eight consecutive Six Nations start since making his debut during the 2017 November Internationals.
Ireland Team & Replacements (v Italy, 2019 Guinness Six Nations Championship, Stadio Olimpico, Rome KO 4pm local/3pm Irish)
15. Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster) 88 caps
14. Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 74 caps
13. Chris Farrell (Young Munster/Munster) 4 caps
12. Bundee Aki (Galwegians/Connacht) 14 caps
11. Jacob Stockdale (Lurgan/Ulster) 16 caps
10. Jonathan Sexton (St Marys College/Leinster) 80 caps (vc)
9. Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster) 69 caps
1. Dave Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster) 26 caps
2. Sean Cronin (St Mary’s College/Leinster) 67 caps
3. Tadhg Furlong (Clontarf/Leinster) 30 caps
4. Ultan Dillane (Corinthians/Connacht) 12 caps
5. Quinn Roux (Galwegians/Connacht) 10 caps
6. Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster) 54 caps (c)
7. Sean O’Brien (UCD/Leinster) 54 caps
8. Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Ulster) 26 caps
Replacements
16. Niall Scannell (Dolphin/Munster) 11 caps
17. Jack McGrath (St Marys College/Leinster) 53 caps
18. John Ryan (Cork Constitution/Munster) 16 caps
19. Iain Henderson (Queens University/Ulster) 42 caps
20. Josh van der Flier (UCD/Leinster) 15 caps
21. John Cooney (Terenure College/Ulster) 6 caps
22. Jack Carty (Buccaneers/Connacht)*
23. Andrew Conway (Garryowen/Munster) 10 caps
*denotes uncapped player
