Category: Italy

Respecting The Underdog

You can lose to any given team on any given day, but considering that Italy can't buy a win at this moment in time, it's difficult to keep saying that they have a genuine chance of beating Ireland (or any Tier 1 nation for that matter) with a straight face, and that's taking into … Continue reading Respecting The Underdog →

7/10

Coast To Coast Ireland’s back play took a lot of flak following their narrow win in Paris, with over-reliance on Johnny Sexton’s playmaking abilities and a lack of incision out wide from players like Bundee Aki, Robbie Henshaw and Rob Kearney being cited as reasons for their inability to score tries against an inexperienced … Continue reading 7/10 →

Ireland v Italy: Match Preview

Repeat Dose The main reason Ireland beat Italy by such a large margin last year was the way they went about their business in the first 20 minutes. They held on to the ball for multiple phases and repeatedly hammered at the Italian defence close to the ruck through CJ Stander, Seán O'Brien and … Continue reading Ireland v Italy: Match Preview →

Redemption in Rome

When Ireland lost control in the third quarter, you could have forgiven them, given how far ahead of Italy they were on the scoreboard. The fact that they went ahead and grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck and added four tries in 14 minutes and turned down every shot at goal on … Continue reading Redemption in Rome →