Ronan Kelleher set for first Six Nations start

Ronan Kelleher is set to earn his first Six Nations start when Andy Farrell names his Irelandteam to face Italy today. 

The Leinster hooker is tipped to replace Rob Herring. 

Having missed the defeat to France, James Ryan and captain Jonathan Sexton are likely to return. 

However it's unclear whether Conor Murray has sufficiently recovered from a hamstring strain

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