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Venue: <\/strong>Aviva Stadium, Dublin<\/span> Date:<\/strong> Saturday 5 August <\/span>Kick-off: <\/strong>20:00 BST<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Coverage: <\/strong>Live text updates, match report and reaction on the BBC Sport website & app<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | Stand-in captain Iain Henderson has said Ireland’s players must stick to head coach Andy Farrell’s “team-first” mentality in Saturday’s World Cup warm-up game against Italy in Dublin.<\/span><\/p>\n Henderson will lead the side for the second time in the first of three preparation matches for France.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Farrell will cut his current 42-man squad down to 33 for the tournament but Henderson has insisted Irish players cannot focus on staking their own claims for inclusion. <\/span><\/p>\n “Faz [head coach Andy Farrell] has always had quite a big ‘team first, family first’ mentality and nothing will stray from that on Saturday,” Henderson said.<\/span><\/p>\n “We want to make sure that as we play our game nobody is trying to put their hand up. <\/span><\/p>\n “They will probably understand that if they go off script and do that themselves, that will more than likely be the type of thing that is not going to get them selected for the World Cup, rather than having someone who is going to work his hardest for the team and do the best that he can to make sure the team succeeds.” <\/span><\/p>\n Last season was a frustrating one for Ulster lock Henderson, with injuries meaning he was unavailable for a lot of games for club and country.<\/span><\/p>\n However, he signed a new two-year Ulster contract in June and has been able to take part in Ireland’s training camp ahead of the World Cup, and is looking forward to captaining his country against Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n “It is probably more experience as I have had a handful of rough seasons over the course of my career,” Henderson said when asked how he overcomes his injury frustrations.<\/span><\/p>\n “I have very much got a ‘get-on-with-it’ mentality which helps me provide the guys that I’m playing with with the best support that I can give them while at the same time ensuring the best outcome for the team. <\/span><\/p>\n “When you have those things at the forefront of your mind your other worries tend to disappear quickly.” <\/span><\/p>\n |