Maybe the less said about that overall performance, the better.
Hugo Keenan — 7: Strong finish for his first-half try and unfortunate not to bag a second after James Lowe’s trapeze act down the left-hand touchline late in the game. A sound performance with a couple of nice attacking cameos when the chances arose — they were just rare.
Robbie Henshaw — 6: Impressive poach in seventh minute stymied some early Italian momentum but the game broadly bypassed Henshaw, who made just three carries. Jamison Gibson-Park — 6: Forced things to an uncharacteristic extent in the first hour, coughing up possession needlessly twice. Beautiful pre-assist for Sheehan’s hat-trick score as he identified space and delivered a perfect crossfield kick to Hansen. Struggled to make his typically indelible mark otherwise.Advertisement Andrew Porter — 7: Solid in the scrum and one of the few Irish forwards to really leave an imprint on the breakdown.
James Ryan — 6: Not his most effective day with a couple of frustrating spillages — albeit Doris’ pass for Ryan’s almost-try was a tricky one to gather. Ireland needed him at the breakdown where he did his best work before being replaced shortly after half-time. Josh van der Flier — 6: Largely quiet except for a brilliant track-back tackle on Tommaso Menoncello which slowed Italy as they seemed destined to add to their opening try.
Tadhg Furlong — 6: Wasn’t as busy as Bealham in the loose but made an important contribution to the Irish breakdown as Italy targeted the visitors’ ball in the second half.Peter O’Mahony — 6: Popped up in space on the right edge where he must have briefly fancied a fairytale finish before presumably remembering why he has chosen to bow out. Made some important interventions in the ruck on his final outing in green.
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