Maxime Mbanda
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Mike Catt wary of young Italians and excited by Irish debutants
- Rugby
- October 23, 2020, 14:33
The sense of anticipation after an eight-month interlude since Ireland last played has been heightened by the presence of four uncapped players in the(...)

Ulster labour to victory over Zebre and miss out on bonus point
- Pro14
- November 1, 2019, 22:06
Ulster 22 Zebre 7 On a dreadful night for rugby in Belfast, Ulster got the job done with an expected but still fairly laboured victory over Zebre. D(...)

Ireland v Italy: Carbery injury leaves fans facing agonising wait
- International
- August 12, 2019, 06:00
Ireland 29 Italy 10 In what represented something of a trial for a host of players, ironically it was the performance and premature departure of one (...)

Joey Carbery injury overshadows facile Italy win
- International
- August 10, 2019, 16:23
Ireland 29 Italy 10 Ireland duly negotiated their first of four World Cup warm-up games, but this ninth successive win over the Azzurri was not witho(...)

Farrell open-minded over Ireland World Cup squad selection as warm-ups begin
- International
- August 10, 2019, 06:00
Ireland v Italy, Aviva Stadium, Saturday, 2pm (Live on RTÉ 2 and Channel 4) If it looks, swims and quacks like a trial, then it probably is a trial. (...)

Rugby stats: sequence of fixtures has let Wales rotate and build
- Rugby
- February 28, 2019, 06:30
The Six Nations championship mid-term report card highlights Wales as the star pupils, unbeaten three-fifths of the way through the tournament and the(...)

Ireland pull it out of the fire to avoid leaving Rome in ruins
- International
- February 24, 2019, 16:52
Italy 16 Ireland 26 The sight of Johnny Sexton kicking a towel after leaving the fray in the 78th minute, not in anger at being replaced but rather i(...)

Ireland look for cohesion and continuity in Rome
- International
- February 23, 2019, 06:00
Italy v Ireland, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Sunday 4pm local time/3pm Irish. On TV: Live on ITV (UK), Virgin Media (Ireland). Ireland haven’t hit their s(...)

Six Nations: Italy v Ireland - Italy player profiles
- International
- February 22, 2019, 19:28
15 Jayden Hayward (Treviso) Age: 32 Height: 6’1” Weight: 91kg (14st, 5lbs) Caps: 14 The son of Taranaki faced his native All Blacks last year, and has(...)

Six Nations bolters: Six up and coming players to watch
- International
- January 29, 2019, 01:00
Maxime Mbanda (Italy): Since making his debut against the USA in San Jose in 2016, the Rome-born flanker-cum number eight has accumulated 15 Test appe(...)