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Ireland ring in changes, rope in Crowley for clash vs Italy
Gulf Today
|March 14, 2025
LONDON: Ireland fly-half Jack Crowley will make his first start of this Six Nations in the team's tournament finale away to Italy on Saturday after ousting Sam Prendergast from the No IO shirt.
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The 25-year-old Munster stand-off played every minute of Ireland's title-winning campaign in 2024 but Leinster out-half Prendergast, 22, has started the past six Test matches.
Last weekend's crushing 42-27 loss at home to France scuppered Ireland's hopes of a Grand Slam and left the reigning champions' title chances hanging by a thread.
But Ireland will still be firm favourites to beat an Italy side who have conceded 73 and 47 points in third and fourth-round defeats by France and England respectively.
This story is from the March 14, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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