{"id":3711,"date":"2018-10-30T08:57:26","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T13:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3711"},"modified":"2018-10-31T08:58:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T13:58:50","slug":"eir-sport-to-televise-ireland-v-italy-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3711","title":{"rendered":"Eir Sport to Televise Ireland v Italy on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"With the increase of televised sport being behind a paywall, there is good news for Irish fans today as eir Sport have announced that they will stream the Ireland v Italy rugby international on YouTube.<\/p>\n

The match takes place in Chicago’s Soldier Field on Saturday, November 3 with eir’s coverage beginning at 7.30pm.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the first November international, former Ireland flanker Alan Quinlan says Saturday’s November Test against Italy is a big opportunity for fringe players.<\/p>\n

An unusual 26 man squad is settling in in the Windy City ahead of the weekend’s clash with Conor O’Shea’s Azzurri.<\/p>\n

Johnny Sexton, Peter O’Mahony and Rory Best are among the 14 players who have remained at home, but Leinster out-half Ross Byrne and versatile Ulster back Will Addison could earn their first caps.<\/p>\n

The former Munster flanker says that although young players will get their chance, the priority will still be to win.<\/p>\n

I would think he would pack up the bench with a lot of experience – just to get the result, Joe Schmidt will want to get the result.<\/p>\n

Quinlan also picked out one position he thinks will be crucial – the battle for the number nine shirt between John Cooney and Luke McGrath.<\/p>\n

“I think given that Conor Murray will be out for a little bit more, who will be the back-up scrum-half and if Conor Murray wasn’t to play who would start, that’s the big question mark,” he said.<\/p>\n

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