Best throw from the lineout is won and Ireland start a maul.

Sextons first kick off the day is not a good one as his up and under doesn't go very far and Trimble eventually gets his hands on the ball but an Italian hand puts it into touch.

Orquera gets the game underway here kicking deep into the Irish 22.

The anthems are over and now kick off is moments away.

We have had the Italian national anthem and now we will have the Irish ones

Michael D Higgins the President of Ireland makes his way out onto the pitch as he meets and greets all the players. The National Anthems are to come and then kick off. The crowd is really buzzing today in what is expected to be an emotional day for all Irish fans.

O'Driscoll makes his way out onto the pitch on his own as the other Irish players pause and hang back and let the crowd cheer him on in what will be his final appearance at the Aviva Stadium.

Here comes the teams as the Italians make their way out first.

Young meets old at 13 today as Campagnaro goes up against O'Driscoll. The young Italian scored 2 tries on his first 6 Nations appearance against Wales but he will have a tough day as he goes up against the all time top try scorer in the 6 Nations with 27 tries.

The players head into the dressing room as they prepare for the game. Perfect conditions for a game of rugby. kick off is over 15 minutes away so don't go anywhere.