Michael Lowry, James Lowe and Mack Hansen in the back three, Carbery at 10, Baird and Beirne in the row, Hume and Casey on the bench – Andy Farrell is really going for it against Italy.

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We chat to Examiner columnist and former Munster man Duncan Casey about Lowry’s NFL speed, that magical back three, and the guff used when it comes to giant second rows.

Elsewhere – Arsenal are on the march to fourth place after another excellent night for them, live on the Eoin McDevitt Show, and the Champions League final has inevitably been moved from St Petersburg to Paris. But Gazprom’s sponsorship looks likely to remain in place… right up to the point where even football deems it untenable.

 

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