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Sexton Ruled Out Of Italy Game
14 March 2013, 2:10 pm
By Editor
Jonathan Sexton has been ruled out of the game against Italy following a scan on his left foot
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Ireland out-half Jonathan Sexton has been ruled out of the game against Italy on Saturday. Sexton, who had recovered from the hamstring injury that had kept him out, was named in the starting line-up earlier today but went over on his foot in training.
Paddy Jackson will start the game, earning his third successive Ireland cap at out-half. Ian Madigan, who made his debut against France last Saturday, has been added to the replacements bench.
IRELAND Team & Replacements (v Italy, 2013 RBS 6 Nations Championship, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Saturday, March 16, kick-off 3.30pm local time/2.30pm Irish time):
Club/Province/International Caps -
15 - Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster/45)
14 - Craig Gilroy (Dungannon/Ulster/4)
13 - Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster/124)
12 - Luke Marshall (Ballymena/Ulster/2)
11 - Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster/38)
10 - Paddy Jackson (Dungannon/Ulster/2)
9 - Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster/18)
1 - Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster/38)
2 - Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster/66)
3 - Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster/28)
4 - Mike McCarthy (Buccaneers/Connacht/9)
5 - Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster/27)
6 - Peter O'Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster/13)
7 - Sean O'Brien (UCD/Leinster/26)
8 - Jamie Heaslip (Dublin University/Leinster/56) (capt)
Replacements:
16 - Sean Cronin (St. Mary's College/Leinster/25)
17 - David Kilcoyne (UL Bohemians/Munster/6)
18 - Stephen Archer (Cork Constitution/Munster) *
19 - Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster/4)
20 - Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster/4)
21 - Paul Marshall (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster) *
22 - Ian Madigan (Blackrock College/Leinster/1)
23 - Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College/Leinster/25)
* Denotes uncapped player
20 May 13
Irish Rugby TV spoke to Ireland interim head coach Les Kiss about the upcoming North America tour and his future within the management team.
20 May, 10:19
Irish Rugby TV spoke to Ireland interim head coach Les Kiss about the upcoming North America tour and his future within the management team.
20 May, 10:06
Ireland interim head coach Les Kiss announces the squad for the summer tour to North America, and he also reveals the make-up of the Emerging Ireland squad for the Tblisi Cup competition.
15 May, 15:38
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Ulster number 8 Nick Williams spoke to Irish Rugby TV after he was crowned the Hibernia College IRUPA Players' Player of the Year at the awards ceremony in Dublin earlier this week.
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10 May, 08:00
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9 May, 15:12
Former Leinster and Ireland winger Denis Hickie was inducted into the IRUPA Hall of Fame this week. Irish Rugby TV spoke to the Dubliner about his award, his transition into the 'real world' and how he sees Irish rugby now.
30 Apr, 10:36
Joe Schmidt gave his first press conference as Ireland head coach live on IrishRugby.ie on Monday afternoon. Check out the highlights from the Aviva Stadium.
30 Apr, 09:24
Joe Schmidt gave his first interview as Ireland head coach to Irish Rugby TV. From the Ireland dressing room in the Aviva Stadium, Schmidt spoke about his pride in being appointed and how he would love to see Brian O'Driscoll stay on for another season.
29 Apr, 20:06
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29 Apr, 15:24
IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne said that it was very clear that Joe Schmidt was 'the outstanding candidate for the Ireland head coach position', following the Union's search to find a successor to Declan Kidney.
11 Apr, 23:58
The Ireland Under-19s played their French counterparts in Montargis recently. Despite converted tries from David Johnston and Ross Molony, the Irish youngsters fell to a 20-14 defeat. Check out the match highlights.
4 Apr, 09:58
A late drop goal denied the Ireland Under-19s a comeback win in an exciting game against England at Donnybrook on Wednesday. Check out the Irish Rugby TV highlights.
30 Mar, 09:05
The IRB website interviewed Ireland Women's Sevens coach Jon Skurr before the squad's debut in an IRB Women's Sevens World Series event - this weekend's Guangzhou Sevens in China.
21 Mar, 07:00
Jeannette 'Jetty' Feighery spoke to Irish Rugby TV this week about the success of the Grand Slam and the positive impact it can have for the Women's Sevens squad as they prepare for the Hong Kong Sevens this weekend.
20 Mar, 20:00
Ireland Women's head coach Philip Doyle spoke to Irish Rugby TV about just how momentous winning the Grand Slam is.
20 Mar, 07:00
Ireland Women's team manager Gemma Crowley chatted to Irish Rugby TV at the Grand Slam homecoming in Dublin Airport on Monday. Gemma spoke about the campaign being 'a dream come true' and how she hopes it will encourage more young girls to take up rugby.
20 Mar, 06:00
Ireland's Grand Slam-winning captain Fiona Coghlan brought her squad and their trophy home to a heroes' welcome on Bank Holiday Monday. Irish Rugby TV spoke to Fiona about the Italy match and their clean sweep of Six Nations wins.
19 Mar, 17:44
Beating France was like a 'video game', but the Grand Slam win over Italy was 'more like chess' said Ireland's pocket rocket Lynne Cantwell on her return to Dublin with the victorious Ireland Women's squad.
17 Mar, 17:38
Highlights of the Ireland Women's historic Grand Slam-clinching win over Italy in difficult conditions in Parabiago, Milan. The girls in green completed a clean sweep of Championship victories as Niamh Briggs kicked them to a 6-3 success.
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