John O'Sullivan hands out the marks on a day that Ireland were far from fluent
In short excellent going forward but made some poor defensive reads where Italy managed plenty of joy in slicing and dicing the Irish midfield. His work in attack was first class both in creative terms and in grabbing a deserved try, albeit it should have been two.His carrying game was more effective in the second half when he used his feet to try to avoid the first tackle and was a little less upright.
One scrum penalty conceded when he lost his footing.A quiet game, worked hard in terms of clearing out at the breakdown, put occasional pressure on the Italian lineout and carried his fair share of ball without making any significant inroads. He conceded a penalty for an over the shoulder tackle.He put in a huge shift physically against an Italian team that put every sinew into the tackling.
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