Irish fans swelled the numbers in the Stadio Olimpico to over 50,000 on Saturday and they got to see a proper Test match
That pace could, again, never be quite maintained, and after a bountiful, six-try, point-per-minute first half, Ireland won the second period 10-3 – albeit that was not remotely reflective of the attacking rugby and amount of chances again created at both ends of the pitch.
“Look, we have five games in the Six Nations. We’re in it, so we’ve now got another two. We’ll have a couple of wines tonight and a debrief, and review the game. Then the next game is Wales and we’ll start on that in the middle of the week. For Crowley, the most encouraging aspect of this Azzurri team’s growth under his watch has been their improved confidence.
“Yeah, we’re disappointed with that but we’ve got courage now, and I think we’ve got to keep backing ourselves. We’ve still got to be sensible about it.
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