It was never really in doubt after a great first half showing…
Ireland overcame Italy in the Aviva Stadium today in a result which will go some way towards alleviating the negativity surrounding Ireland’s 2016 Six Nations.
Tries from… well a lot of Irish players paved the way for a comprehensive 58-15 victory over a pretty poor Italian side.
There’s lots of reasons to be cheerful about the performance which showed a far more accurate execution from the players. A number of young players came on and impressed including Connacht’s Ultan Dillane and Finlay Bealham.
Let’s hope they can carry on and produce a similar performance in their last game against Scotland.
But for now, we’ll focus on the aftermath of the Italian contest and how people reacted to the good result.
Finlay Bealham on for his Ireland debut.
— Murray Kinsella (@Murray_Kinsella) March 12, 2016
https://twitter.com/theblitzdefence/status/708673206249504768
Not often I've seen the 2 terms "Thing of real beauty" & "@jamieheaslip" in the same sentence!! 😜. #TryOfTheSeason #IREvITA
— Des Cahill (@sportsdes) March 12, 2016
Joe Schmidt must be feeling so smug right now.#IREvITA #RBS6Nations
— Katie Kent (@katiek174) March 12, 2016
Conor O'Shea sitting in the corner of a room, rocking back and forth
"I have made the right decision"
"I have made the right decision"— Paul Williams (@thepaulwilliams) March 12, 2016
We had to get over 50 in this game. That's the truth of it. We needed a bit of a lift. #IREvITA
— Mark Breen (@mark_breen) March 12, 2016
Early score. Job well and truly done. No excuse now not to bring on the likes of Dillane, Marmion, Bealham etc.
— Cian Tracey (@CianTracey1) March 12, 2016
Could be a record Connacht representation on this team any time soon; Finlay bealham will be the fifth one on the field imminently..
— david kelly (@dk3lly) March 12, 2016
Worst Italian performance since their last government audit. #IREvITA
— Blood & Mud Rugby Podcast (@bloodandmud) March 12, 2016
