Italy name under-strength side for Ireland test in Chicago


  • Rugby
  • Monday, 29 Oct 2018

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Six Nations Championship - Italy vs Scotland - Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy - March 17, 2018 Italy head coach Conor O'Shea before the match REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

ROME (Reuters) - Italy have named an under-strength team for Saturday's test against Ireland at Soldier Field in Chicago but coach Conor O'Shea is hopeful they can make a good impression in the contest.

"We have a very difficult challenge against Ireland, who in the past created that we did not manage properly," Italy’s Irish-born coach O'Shea said on Sunday.

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