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Paddy Jackson at training earlier. Source: James Crombie\/INPHO<\/p>\n
Joe Schmidt has made two changes to his starting team to face Italy on Saturday, with Donnacha Ryan and Cian Healy coming into the XV.Tom Tierney has also\u00a0made two changes to the\u00a0Irish Women\u2019s Rugby side\u00a0to face Italy.Ireland\u00a0have dropped two places to 25th in the Fifa world rankings.A Munster schools clash\u00a0between PBC and St Munchin\u2019s will be replayed next week after \u2018unprecedented injury circumstances\u2019\u00a0brought the fixture to an early finish\u00a0yesterday.Roscommon\u00a0have named their\u00a0side to face Donegal.UL\u00a0booked their place in the\u00a0semi-finals of the Sigerson Cup, overcoming DIT\u00a0to set up a clash against holders UCD.Women\u2019s Rugby World Cup rights holder, eir Sport, has agreed to sub-licence Ireland games to RT\u00c9 so Virgin Media customers will be able to see hosts Ireland in action.Munster have made five chanes to their team to face Dragons.South African International Marcell Coetzee will make his long-awaited debut for Ulster tomorrow night.FAI Chief Executive John Delaney is running for a place on the Uefa\u2019s Executive Committee.Away<\/p>\n
Rory MacDonald. Source: John Locher<\/p>\n
Italy captain Sergio Parisse has overcome an injury to lead his side against Ireland on Saturday.All Blacks lock Patrick Tuipulotu has been \u201cfully exonerated\u201d of doping after his B-sample came up clean.Rory MacDonald\u2018s first fight for Bellator will headline the California-based mixed martial arts organisation\u2019s return to London later this year.England and Wales have both make two changes to their respective sides ahead of Saturday\u2019s Six Nations clash in Cardiff.The Best Thing We Shared<\/p>\n
The Sunderland players, including John O\u2019Shea, visited young fan Bradley Lowery today.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Where We Were Today<\/p>\n
Murray Kinsella and Sean Farrell were at Carton House to keep an eye on the Ireland rugby team , while Emma Duffy was at the Littlewoods camogie league launch in the Radisson Hotel.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
On The Record<\/p>\n
Keith Earls. Source: Billy Stickland\/INPHO<\/p>\n
The Fixture List<\/p>\n
Ireland U20s continue their Six Nations campaign against Italy tomorrow night [KO 7pm Irish time]. Meanwhile Munster face Newport Dragons and Ulster meet Edinburgh.<\/p>\n
Showbiz, Baby!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Martin O\u2019Neill was on fire during the BBC\u2019s coverage of Derby-Leicester last night.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n