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Geordan retains place with Ireland

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Geordan Murphy has been retained in Ireland's matchday 22 for Sunday's RBS 6 Nations Championship game against Italy in Rome.

The starting XV shows no change from the line-up that inflicted defeat on France in the opening round, when Murphy gained his 60th cap as a second-half replacement.

Ireland (v Italy, Sunday 2.30pm)
15 Robert Kearney (UCD - Leinster)
14 Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)
13 Brian O'Driscoll (UCD – Leinster, captain)
12 Paddy Wallace (Ballymena - Ulster)
11 Luke Fitzgerald (Blackrock College - Leinster)
10 Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution - Munster)
9 Tomas O'Leary (Dolphin - Munster)
1 Marcus Horan (Shannon - Munster)
2 Jerry Flannery (Shannon - Munster)
3 John Hayes (Bruff- Munster)
4 Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution - Munster)
5 Paul O'Connell (Young Munster - Munster)
6 Stephen Ferris (Dungannon - Ulster)
7 David Wallace (Garryowen - Munster)
8 Jamie Heaslip (Naas - Leinster)

Replacements:
16 Rory Best (Banbridge - Ulster)
17 Tom Court (Malone - Ulster)
18 Malcolm O’Kelly (St.Mary’s College - Leinster)
19 Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution - Munster)
20 Peter Stringer (Shannon - Munster)
21 Gordon D’Arcy (Lansdowne - Leinster)
22 Geordan Murphy (Leicester Tigers)