Intro:

Italy train and talk on the eve of the Six Nations opener against Ireland on Saturday (6th February) in Rome, Italy.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Italy captain Sergio Parisse: "We had the opportunity to beat them two years before, and we know that against them it's not enough to play with passion, not enough to play with a lot of energy, we must show that we have the ability to play good rugby as well, I think tomorrow it's crucial to show the Irish team that Italy is not just passion, Italy is not just energy but Italy can play good rugby as well."

SOUNDBITE (English) Italy captain Sergio Parisse: "We don't expect to play against Keatley, we expected probably to play against Madigan, but in any case they are two different kinds of player, probably Madigan is a kind of player who attacks more the line, good step, and Keatley probably has another kind of game, from a tactical point of view more similar to Sexton. We don't really focus our strategy on Madigan or Keatley, we just study Ireland as every team do in the 6 Nations, and try to put them under pressure."