The hosts know they will have to ramp up the physicality and intensity after being on the wrong end of an All Blacks performance that was on the edge when the sides last met two years ago - a reaction to losing to the men in green in Chicago a fortnight earlier. But then just as the Six Nations comes around, his provincial colleague Chris Farrell has returned to action and Robbie Henshaw is on the verge of a Leinster return.Joe Schmidt’s Ireland squad for at least the opening two rounds of the Six Nations will be made public this afternoon. Richie Mo’unga (6)23. Leinster's European dynasty: How an unflattering comparison to a big rival drove them to glory, Amazon Prime to be main broadcaster for Autumn Nations Cup. History could be made at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday evening if Schmidt's men become the first Irish side to beat the Kiwis on home soil. Next up is a clash with Italy in Rome on February 24 before a home fixture with France on March 10 and last of all is an away match against Wales in Cardiff six days later. Brodie Retallick (73)5. Samuel Whitelock (107)6. Latest team news, fixtures and results. Dane Coles (58)17. Old Belvedere, Cavan and Queen's University make their bows in the Energia Women's Community Series this weekend, while Kerry, following…, There are some exciting match-ups across the second-tier Conferences as the Energia Men's Community Series reaches the third round. With the Six Nations concluded for now, who enhanced their chances of becoming a British and Irish Lion in 2021? He said: “Now that this whole ‘we’ve never beaten them’ thing is not a talking point anymore, it’s become ‘we’ve done it before, but can we beat the best in the world now?’”. IrishRugby. Mick Cleary's World U23 XV: Who makes it into a team selected from the best young players on the planet? 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We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. Schmidt is expected to name the squad at some time this afternoon. Joe Schmidt will today name his Ireland squad for the Six Nations. Ofa Tuungafasi (24)18. Ireland rugby union team 16:37, 29 SEP 2020 . Joe Schmidt is expected to name his starting XV for Saturday’s game with the All Blacks around lunchtime today. After admitting he was driven on to do better after missing out on selection in November, Rory Scannell is one of those who will be watching developments closely. Speaking about the uncapped Max Deegan he said. As always, you can follow every Six Nations match live here on IrishMirror.ie. By Editor. Hey, folks, we'll switch into the word section. “If we meet New Zealand in the World Cup it’s either we’ve come second in our group or we won’t meet them again until the final so we’re going to have to play them. The team for Saturday's Aviva Stadium clash is expected to be named around lunchtime. The Irish Mirror Twitter account is @IrishMirror while our sports account is @MirrorSportIE. The Ireland head coach is expected to reveal his panel around lunchtime as last year's Grand Slam winners aim for another successful tournament. 33K views ... Matches 3️⃣0️⃣ Tries 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ Points Ireland's Jordan Conroy has finished the 2020 World Rugby … TJ Perenara (53)22. And former Ireland star Jamie Heaslip believes this weekend’s match will show Ireland what shape they are in ahead of next year’s World Cup. Joe Schmidt’s Ireland squad for at least the opening two rounds of the Six Nations will be made public this afternoon. Joe Schmidt's men have defeated Italy and Argentina so far this month, but this is whole other level of test. Irish Rugby | Ireland Team Announcement Press Conference Head coach Joe Schmidt on the Ireland team to play Italy in Round 3 of the Guinness Six Nations Championship. Rob Kearney, Garry Ringrose, Dan Leavy and Devin Toner are in. They begin their title defence at a sold-out Aviva Stadium against England on February 2 before travelling to face Scotland in Edinburgh seven days later. You can also check out our Irish Mirror GAA sports page. Tom Farrell completes the trio, coming in as cover at centre in a squad that seen a number of fancied players miss out. Will Addison (Ulster)Bundee Aki (Connacht)Caolin Blade (Connacht)Joey Carbery (Munster)Jack Carty (Connacht)Andrew Conway (Munster)John Cooney (Ulster)Keith Earls (Munster)Chris Farrell (Munster)Tom Farrell (Connacht)Robbie Henshaw (Connacht)Rob Kearney (Leinster)Jordan Larmour (Leinster)Conor Murray (Munster)Garry Ringrose (Leinster)Jonathan Sexton, vice captain (Leinster)Jacob Stockdale (Ulster), Rory Best, captain (Ulster)Tadhg Beirne (Munster)Jack Conan (Leinster)Sean Cronin (Leinster)Ultan Dillane (Connacht)Tadhg Furlong (Leinster)Cian Healy (Leinster)Iain Henderson (Ulster)Dave Kilcoyne (Munster)Jack McGrath (Leinster)Jordi Murphy (Ulster)Sean O’Brien (Leinster)Peter O’Mahony, vice captain (Munster)Andrew Porter (Leinster)Rhys Ruddock (Leinster)James Ryan (Leinster)John Ryan (Munster)Niall Scannell (Munster)CJ Stander (Munster)Devin Toner (Leinster)Josh van der Flier (Leinster). Ireland’s head coach has a number of injury problems, with Iain Henderson and Luke McGrath both likely to miss a lot of the tournament.

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