Top-four seeding would earn Munster comfort blanket of home second leg in next round
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Itoje has been offered a seven-figure sum to join the top French side Racing 92 on loan
Ben Te’o has lost out to Piers Francis among the four centres bound for Japan 2019
Mike Brown and Ben Spencer also left out of 33-man squad for first warm-up match
Robshaw won the last of his 66 caps during the 2018 summer tour to South Africa
He takes the place of the injured Chris Ashton for Six Nations visit to Cardiff
Ireland begin the defence of their Six Nations crown against the old enemy at the Aviva
Leicester centre almost certain to face Ireland and make first Six Nations start in six years
Shields an injury concern for Eddie Jones ahead of first match against Ireland
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