Ireland vs Italy: McWilliams makes six changes for Musgrave clash

Six Nations: Ireland vs Italy, Sunday April 10th, Musgrave Park (5pm kick-off, live on RTÉ 2).
Greg McWilliams has opted for six changes to his starting XV ahead of the Six Nations visit of Italy to Musgrave Park on Sunday afternoon.
Beibhinn Parsons returns to the backthree, meaning Lucy Mulhall switches to fullback as Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe continues on the right flank. Eimear Considine drops out of the matchday 23.
Elsewhere, Aoibheann Reilly is replaced by Kathryn Dane at scrumhalf while Hannah O’Connor is also promoted to the starting side at number eight. Dorothy Wall and Edel McMahon keep their spots in the backrow alongside her.
After the scrum struggles in a defeat to France last time out, how tighthead Christy Haney fares on her first international start will be of great interest.
Blackrock’s Aoife Wafer is set for a debut on the bench on the same weekend that her sister is with the Ireland U-18s squad in Scotland.
Railway forward Anna McGann drops out of the matchday squad.
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