Ireland Racks Up Another Big Six Nations Win Over Italy To Go 2 From 2 In Title Defense – News18

DUBLIN: Ireland racked up one other enormous residence win over Italy, scoring six tries in a 36-0 hammering on Sunday that saved the defending champions on the right track for unprecedented again-to-again Grand Slams within the Six Nations.

Hooker Dan Sheehan went over twice, together with tries for flyhalf Jack Crowley, No. 8 Jack Conan and wingers James Lowe and Calvin Nash in a contented homecoming for the Irish, who hadn’t performed at Lansdowne Road since earlier than final 12 months’s Rugby World Cup.

A nineteenth win in 20 residence take a look at matches in opposition to the Azzurri got here per week after a 38-17 victory over France that instantly set Ireland on the street to a different potential clear sweep within the northern hemisphere match.

Ireland put not less than 50 factors on Italy of their earlier 4 Six Nations conferences in Dublin and was 19-0 up by halftime on Sunday, with Crowley opening the scoring within the seventh minute by ending off down the best in a properly-labored transfer.

Sheehan was fed by heart Stuart McCloskey earlier than going over within the left nook within the twenty fourth and Conan wriggled over from shut vary within the thirty seventh to depart Ireland near a bonus level.

That arrived after a lineout within the fiftieth by means of Sheehan, who additionally had a strive in opposition to France.

Lowe sidestepped by means of two challengers for the fifth strive within the 62nd and fellow winger Nash rounded off the scoring within the 78th.

Italy opened with a 27-24 loss at residence to England.

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