Ireland coach Declan Kidney has named an unchanged starting 15 and bench for Saturdays clash with Italy at the Aviva. Jonathan Sexton has recovered from his thigh injury and starts at out half while Donncha O’Callaghan has fought off the challenge of Donncha Ryan and retains his place in the second row. Centre Gordon D’Arcy will win his 65th cap for Ireland having first been capped against Romania in 1999. The uncapped Peter O’Mahony is included on the bench.