Andy Farrell has made six changes to the starting XV as Ireland head to Rome for Round 3 of the Guinness Six Nations Championship. Ross Byrne and Craig Casey are set to start in the tournament for the first time while Bundee Aki also comes into the backline. Ronan Kelleher, Iain Henderson and Jack Conan are named in the pack. We hear from the head coach at today's team announcement press conference as he says Ireland should be aiming for their best performance so far in the tournament.

IRELAND Team (v Italy, Guinness Six Nations Championship, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Saturday 25^th February, 2023, KO 14.15 (IST)

15. Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 27 caps 14. Mack Hansen (Connacht/Corinthians) 11 caps 13. Garry Ringrose (Leinster/UCD) 49 caps 12. Bundee Aki (Connacht/Galwegians) 43 caps 11. James Lowe (Leinster) 17 caps 10. Ross Byrne (Leinster/UCD) 16 caps 9. Craig Casey (Munster/Shannon) 9 caps 1. Andrew Porter (Leinster/UCD) 50 caps 2. Ronan Kelleher (Leinster/Lansdowne) 19 caps 3. Finlay Bealham (Connacht/Buccaneers) 29 caps 4. Iain Henderson (Ulster/Academy) 70 caps 5. James Ryan (Leinster/UCD) 50 caps (c) 6. Caelan Doris (Leinster/St Mary’s College) 25 caps 7. Josh van der Flier (Leinster/UCD) 47 caps 8. Jack Conan (Leinster/Old Belvedere) 35 Replacements 16. Dan Sheehan (Leinster/Lansdowne) 14 caps 17. Dave Kilcoyne (Munster/UL Bohemians) 50 caps 18. Tom O’Toole (Ulster/Ballynahinch) 6 caps 19. Ryan Baird (Leinster/Dublin University) 8 caps 20. Peter O’Mahony (Munster/Cork Constitution) 91 caps 21. Conor Murray (Munster/Garryowen) 102 caps 22. Jack Crowley (Munster/Cork Constitution) 2 caps 23. Stuart McCloskey (Ulster/Bangor) 11 caps