Ireland closer to Grand Slam

By SAM JACKSON

Ireland ............39
Italy..................12
AN emphatic second half performance from Richie Murphy’s unbeaten Ireland sealed a bonus point victory over Italy at Musgrave Park.
Fionn Gibbons utilised his immense acceleration, and he dived over in the corner for the first try of the game.
Italy’s night took a bad turn when flanker David Odiase was sin-binned for an off the ball incident with James McCormick.
Charlie Tector enhanced Ireland’s lead with two further penalties before the half hour mark, before captain Giacomo Ferrari was sin-binned fo...

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