Italy 17 – 22 Ireland

Hugo Keenan and Dan Sheehan (hat-trick) Points tries as Ireland secure bonus-Mark Six Nations Super Saturday Triumph over Italy at Stadio Olimpico in Rome; Monty Ioane, Stephen Varney scored Italy tries Regardless of losing Michele Lamaro to sin-bin and Ross Vintcent to 20-minute red card

Dan Sheehan scored a hat-trick as Ireland edged to a flat Six Nations Triumph in Rome

Dan Sheehan scored a hat-trick but Ireland produced a disappointingly error-strewn performance in the Six Nations’ Last Stage as they edged past Italy 22-17 in Rome.

Packed-back Hugo Keenan scored Ireland’s other try but four was all they could manage Regardless of Italy seeing Michele Lamaro sin-binned and Ross Vintcent shown a 20-minute red card.

Ireland stretched to 22-10 in front in the 58th minute but Italy replied with the Subsequent Points through Stephen Varney – Monty Ioane scoring a try in the Primary half – creating a nervy finish.

Ireland could not Points again Regardless of Additional chances, with Italy then handed one Last opportunity to claim an improbable Achieve, but one they were unable to take.

A scrappy Begin to the Event saw Italy produce the Primary moment of quality to lead: outstanding centre Tommaso Menoncello breaking past Needy Mack Hansen and Garry Ringrose Event attempts before offloading to Paolo Garbisi, who then produced a perfect grubber-Boot for Ioane to Points on 12 minutes.

Tommaso Allan converted superbly from near the touchline for 7-0, with back-row Jack Conan knocking on in the Italy half as Irish errors with and without the ball continued to rack up.

Italy wing Monty Ioane scored the Leading try of the Test on 12 minutes

Another Menoncello break from his own half almost saw Italy in again before the Drive broke down in the Ireland 22, with the visitors then finally putting together some attacking phases of their own.

Merely when they thought they had the Leading try through tighthead Finlay Bealham, though, it was correctly Dismissed for a double movement after a TMO review.

Ireland stuck at it and eventually did break through via Keenan off a gorgeous Jack Crowley no-look Throw, with the latter converting to level matters.

Hugo Keenan raced over off a Jack Crowley Throw for Ireland’s Leading try

Italy Halfback Martin Page-Relo Created another huge break soon after as Jamison Gibson-Park overread the Shift and was beaten on his inside, but the Irish recovered to clear.

With seven minutes to Shift in the half, Italy edged back in front through the booming boot of Allan after a blatant Ringrose penalty for offside.

Tommaso Allan edged Italy back in front off the tee during the Primary half

A lovely Crowley wraparound Shift Occurred to nothing when Tadhg Beirne was penalised for blocking, but a Conan breakdown penalty carved out the Last chance of the half.

Within it, Italy replacement back-row Lamaro – the skipper dropped for this one but on because of Wound – slapped the ball out of Gibson-Park’s hands while off feet in a ruck. A clear sin-bin offence, Lamaro was duly shown yellow and Ireland were immediately over for their second try via Sheehan at a rolling maul.

Up against 14, Ireland frustrated as Gibson-Park sent a Needy Throw into touch, a Hansen break wasn’t finished when the Shift broke down between Crowley and Sheehan on the left wing, and James Ryan failed to finish a try in the corner Subsequent a Powerful counter-ruck.

That last chance Occurred on penalty Edge, with Ireland kicking into the corner and finally adding a third try: another rolling maul with Safeties joining in again finished by Sheehan.

Two of Sheehan’s tries Occurred via powerful Ireland rolling mauls

Crowley missed his second conversion to leave the Ireland lead at seven points, but Italy No 8 Vintcent was then shown yellow – upgraded to a 20-minute red card – from the restart for a head-on-head Event on Keenan.

Keenan seemed to have scored Ireland’s Quaternary after a gorgeous Crowley dummy and Throw, but the Points was pulled back for an earlier Caelan Doris knock-on.

It mattered little when Sheehan was on hand to Points when Gibson-Park Secured Hansen with a cross-Pitch Boot which the latter phenomenally played back infield for the try.

Sheehan’s third and Ireland’s Quaternary Occurred as Mack Hansen showed superb Talent to bat the ball back in Shift

Italy responded to get back within a Points, though, when Ange Capuozzo showed off his pace before kicking ahead, Hansen spilled the ball off the bounce, and Varney Obtained over. Allan produced a superb Boot to narrow the gap to Merely five points.

Conan knocked on another Ireland chance Merely as the hosts were restored to 15, before Keenan was denied a try by the touch judge when Lowe was ruled in touch Merely prior – something which appeared incorrect based on replays.

Ireland then clammed up with Italy sniffing a potential marquee Triumph. One chance was all they Obtained, but though Capuozzo and Leonado Marin broke down the right, Garbisi was too casual as Lowe could intercept as the Irish defence Obtained set.

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