Caelan Doris stole the show, delivering a brilliant performance in the number seven shirt:
AH, THE OLD World Cup warm-up. That partially exciting, partially dreaded beast. This one just about ticked all the usual boxes.
The outstanding player of the match Caelan Doris finished that one as he bagged a brace, while Dave Kilcoyne, Stuart McCloskey, and Cian Healy all dotted down too. On his return to Test rugby for the first time since 2021, left wing Jacob Stockdale got lots of touches and made some big plays as well as a couple of errors. His intent to impact the game was what Farrell would have wanted to see.
Kilcoyne’s score came from a five-metre tap penalty, with the Munster man picking from close range and benefiting from the latching of Doris, Conan, and Ryan Baird to dot down for a try Crowley converted from the left of the posts. McCloskey bagged the third Irish score a few minutes before the break, having helped create an opening for Doris to light up Italy scrum-half Stephen Varney in a tackle close to the Italian line. Doris and Henderson counter-rucked to turn the ball over, and McCloskey scooped it up to dive over.Crowley’s conversion gave Ireland a 21-3 lead that held into the interval after Baird’s lineout steal denied Italy a chance to response.
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