OLIMPICO MATCHBOX

MAIN MAN

Since the 2013 Lions tour, Conor Murray’s influence on a match knows no bounds. Kept Ireland grinding here and grabbed the opening try.

KEY ACTION

Leonardo Ghiraldini’s 64th minute yellow card was the end for Italy, the numerical imbalance seeing Ireland grab two tries over the next 166 seconds.

TALKING POINT

Seán O’Brien’s injury. In this highly scientific approach to minding players, tweaking a hamstring in the pre-game warmup doesn’t look good for business.

TOUCH OF CLASS

Not getting the 10 shirt was the biggest disappointment of Ian Madigan’s career but his first-class attitude was epitomised by the slickness of the pass that released Tommy O’Donnell to score.