There was no World Cup hangover for one of Ireland's starters in their quarter-final hammering by New Zealand as he put Benetton to the sword in Dublin.
Conor O'Shea has named his 31-man Italy Rugby World Cup squad for Japan - and there are some significant casualties.
Conor O'Shea has given a number of opportunities to Italy's young stars against Ireland this weekend, all of whom will have an eye on the Rugby World Cup.
Three uncapped players have been included in Italy's squad for their warm-up matches against Ireland and Russia, alongside 2018's breakout star Matteo Minozzi.
Two days after Wales led the way with their World Cup training squad announcement, Conor O'Shea has followed suit by unveiling the names of Italy's panel.
Conor O'Shea has opted to shake things up as Italy try to end a 20-game losing streak in the Six Nations when France visit Rome on Saturday.
Can England regain the momentum they lost in Cardiff or will Italy continue a week of rugby surprises by springing an upset at Twickenham? We take a look in our pre-match analysis.
Despite an encouraging round three performance where they led Ireland at the interval in Rome, Conor O'Shea has made three changes to his Italy team that will face England in London on Saturday.
