Irish credentials face first real test against Parisse's Italy


  • Rugby
  • Sunday, 04 Oct 2015

LONDON (Reuters) - Irish fans flocked to London again on Sunday confident the Six Nations champions will book their place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals with a victory over Italy before marching into a group decider against France.

A week after being largely responsible for the biggest ever World Cup attendance when Ireland's large expatriate community and travelling fans packed out London's Wembley Stadium, it was the turn of the 54,000 capacity Olympic Stadium to more closely resemble a home fixture in Dublin.

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