Ireland A on Grand Slam Mission

Following their impressive wins over Wales, England and Scotland, the Matt Williams Ireland A coached side edge ever closer to a Grand Slam when they btake on Italy in Donnybrook on Friday

Ireland A.Paddy Wallace (Ulster/Ballymena); Gordon Darcy (Leinster/Lansdowne), Mike Mullins (Munster/Young Munster) Jason Holland (Munster/Midleton), Anthony Horgan (Munster/Cork Constitution); Paul Burke (Harlequins)
Neil Doak (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins); Reggie Corrigan capt(Leinster/Lansdowne), Gavin Hickie (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), Simon Best (Ulster/Belfast Harlequins); Leo Cullen (Leinster/Blackrock College), Bob Casey (Leinster/Blackrock College); Alan Quinlan (Munster/Shannon), Keith Gleeson (Leinster/St. Mary’s College), Victor Costello (Leinster/St. Mary’s College).

Replacements: James Blaney (Munster/Shannon), Marcus Horan (Munster/Shannon), Donnacha O’Callaghan (Munster/Cork Constitution),
-Andy Ward (Ulster/Ballynahinch), Brian O’Meara (Leinster/Cork Constitution), Jeremy Staunton (Munster/Garryowen), Justin Bishop (London Irish).