Caelan Doris was outstanding for Ireland in the less familiar surroundings of openside.
Ciarán Kennedy Reports from Aviva Stadium ON THE ROADS around Aviva Stadium tonight there was a new souvenir scarf on sale – Johnny Sexton: Thanks for the Memories. If only EPCR spared a thought for the small businessman when handing out suspensions.
Conan wasn’t the only scare – in a disjointed second half, Craig Casey also made his exit after a knock before Jack Crowley was left in a heap on the turf after a late hit, only to pick himself up and see out the game. A heavy outtake of breath in the coaches box, no doubt.
When they found their groove, they looked like the Ireland we’ve come to expect under Farrell – fast, fluid, and accurate. Yet this was a very different Ireland team, one that had the energetic Munster pairing of Crowley and Casey pulling the strings in the half-backs. Henderson captained the side in the absence of key leaders Sexton, Peter O’Mahony, James Ryan and Tadhg Furlong, the Ulster man partnering 22-year-old debutant Joe McCarthy in the engine room.
Evan Treacy / INPHO Italy's Tommaso Menoncello and Ireland's Jack Crowley. Evan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO Then it turned a little sour. Not for the first time, Ireland look disjointed in the early stages of the second period after Farrell had turned to his bench, with the excellent Crowley pushed to fullback to allow Ciarán Frawley get a full 40 minutes at 10 on his Test debut. The Leinster player had some nice moments and linked well with Crowley, but over the course of the second 40 Ireland’s half-backs didn’t enjoy the same level of control.
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