JAMIE Heaslip was a relieved man after Ireland bounced back from last week’s defeat to Scotland with a thumping of Italy in Rome.
The No.8, who skippered the Irish after Rory Best was ruled out with illness, said: “The final score put a nice shine on it,” he said. “We got a few lucky bounces but worked a lot of scores.
“We were a lot more clinical, we were a bit loose at times last week, but we showed in that second half what we can do.
“We took a lot of belief from that and corrected what we did wrong and focused on what we can do.
“It’s nice...