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Last Updated: February 12, 2024, 00:01 IST
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Ireland have been far too robust for Italy on Sunday, making it two Six Nations’ bonus level wins from two with a dominant 360 win on the Aviva Stadium that stored their hopes of defending their grand slam title firmly on monitor.
DUBLIN: Ireland have been far too robust for Italy on Sunday, making it two Six Nations’ bonus level wins from two with a dominant 36-0 win on the Aviva Stadium that stored their hopes of defending their grand slam title firmly on monitor.
Tries from Jack Crowley, Dan Sheehan and Jack Conan put the hosts 19-0 up at halftime and hooker Sheehan secured the bonus level on 50 minutes as Italy struggled to deal with Ireland’s huge ball carriers and quick paced assault.
Ireland didn’t fairly handle to chop free after that and needed to accept tries from James Lowe and Calvin Nash, even with Tommaso Menoncello sin binned, because the benches emptied and the sport petered out with job finished for Andy Farrell’s males.
After a 38-17 win in Paris in week one, Ireland stand two factors away from England on the high of the standings and streets forward of the competitors within the kind desk as they put together to face Wales subsequent in two weeks’ time.