Ireland's bid to become the first team to win successive Six Nations Grand Slams moved a step closer on Sunday as they breezed past Italy at Lansdowne Road
Ireland’s bid to become the first team to win successive Six Nations Grand Slams moved a step closer on Sunday as they breezed past Italy at Lansdowne Road.
Andy Farrell’s side became the first Irish team to prevent an opposing side scoring in the tournament for the first time since England in 1987 in the then Five Nations.It was not as smooth as their win over the French with some sloppy and scrappy play but they barely gave Italy — who had pushed England all the way in a 27-24 loss last Saturday — a sniff of a chance.
The 24-year-old flyhalf celebrated accordingly but a bit of a letdown came soon after as he scuffed his conversion although a strong wind was not helping the kicker’s cause. A superb offload to Robbie Henshaw opened up the Italian defence and the centre then found Stuart McCloskey who passed to Sheehan to go over.Italy were offered only crumbs in attack but Ange Capuozzo’s dancing feet took him past several Irish players — it was only a terrific tackle by Craig Casey that prevented him going all the way.
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