Dan Sheehan hat-trick helps unconvincing Ireland get bonus point win in Rome to keep slim Six Nations hopes alive
Italy 17 Ireland 22
Peter O’Mahony, Cian Healy and Conor Murray after the Guinness Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Italy and Ireland at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
Ireland kept up their side of the bargain, and even if they made very hard work of securing the required bonus point win, they eventually got the job done in Rome to maintain their slim hopes of retaining the Six Nations title.
This scrappy victory, aided by Italy’s poor discipline, meant that Ireland waited to see if Wales and Scotland could do them an unlikely favour later on.
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