If we get a couple of results in our last games it will be an OK Championship. France are that sort of team, they can score from nothing, said Ireland full-back, Keenan. Billy Burns (Ulster) 4 caps 9. Asked if the performance resulted from frustration or patience, captain Johnny Sexton replied: A little bit of both. Italy took the lead through a Paolo Garbisi penalty but it was cancelled out by one from Sexton and he moved them 10 points clear when he converted Ringroses try and then nailed another penalty. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy. It was a case of inches.. Farrell will know that he can only take so much given the opposition, whose ill-discipline culminated with Giosue Zilocchi and Luca Bigis time in the sin bin overlapping. But Ireland need to learn how to capitalise on their advantages. House of Rugby's Ireland XV to face Wales. The match did end on a positive note with Earls who had come on for the crocked Larmour at the start of the second half going over in the corner and Sexton maintaining his 100 per cent record with his toughest of his eight kicks. Please note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising. Well learn some things from our performance in terms of what kept them in the game, discipline, we definitely cant do that over in Murrayfield, we gave away some soft penalties.. There was some cheer for the home side just before the break when Johan Meyer exploited a gap in the Ireland defence after Dave Kilcoyne had been penalised. The boys have worked incredibly hard over the last four or five weeks and weve been incredibly frustrated that we didnt get the results from the work that we put in, which we felt we deserved. Keith Earls (Munster/Young Munster) 89 caps 13. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. IRELAND Team & Replacements (v France, 2021 Guinness Six Nations Championship, Aviva Stadium, Sunday, February 14, kick-off 3pm): 15. 15. Afterwards Keenan said: For us, it is about taking those chances in the first half, to make it that bit more tighter, and being a bit more clinical. Sites: Well, not to us because we judge our own performance. Keith Earls (Munster/Young Munster) 89 caps 13. Robbie Henshaw 11. Ringrose offloaded brilliantly for Keenan to burst over the line and Larmour then teed up Connors with Sexton adding the extras on both occasions to move Ireland 27-3 ahead. The42 | News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Nicholas Lyndhurst's wife Lucy pays tribute to late son on first Mother's Day, AstraZeneca crisis worsens as more EU countries halt rollout over blood clot fears, Docs urge people to avoid demos as virus 'will seek people out and kill them', Maura Higgins reveals her new teeth after getting braces to widen her smile, Cop removed from duty for sharing Sarah Everard WhatsApp while guarding scene, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Ireland ran in six tries two for Will Connors and one apiece from Garry Ringrose, Hugo Keenan, CJ Stander and replacement Keith Earls to claim their first win of this Six Nations. I properly believe that. After losing 15-13 to France yesterday, Ireland have now gone zero from two from their opening couple of fixtures in this years Six Nations championship, their worst start to a campaign in 23 years. Noteworthy | I think we nearly had to work harder for those opportunities that nearly came. I thought we punched away really well in the first half and then the game opened up.. It was a much-needed win after defeats to Wales and France which had left heads down when Farrell was demanding heads-up rugby from his side. 15. Adverts.ie | Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster) 91. Ireland: 15 Hugo Keenan, 14 Keith Earls, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 James Lowe, 10 Billy Burns, 9 Jamison Gibson-Park, 8 CJ Stander, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Rhys Ruddock, 5 Iain Henderson (c), 4 Tadhg Beirne, 3 Andrew Porter, 2 Rob Herring, 1 Cian Healy Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 7 caps 14. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. ROME was not built in a day and it remains to be seen how significant this match will prove in Andy Farrells reconstruction project. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. And Farrell added: I dont know what else we can say about Robbie, other than he was top class, top drawer. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or email: [emailprotected]. It will be one that might have been, but we want to finish on a high, thats what we said after the French game. I thought our attitude was top class, we approached the game in the right manner, we paid the game and Italy the right respect. Access exclusive podcasts, interviews and analysis with a monthly or annual membership. HUGO KEENAN ADMITS Ireland need to become more clinical if they are to close the gap to the leading sides in Europe. Iain Henderson, Stander and James Lowe were denied further scores by the TMO.. Hugo Keenan (Leinster/UCD) 7 caps 14. Yesterday they had a numerical one for 10 minutes but failed to add to the scoreboard as France survived a threat by James Lowe and then, shortly afterwards, countered to score via Charles Ollivon. Hugo Keenan; Keith Earls, Garry Ringrose, Robbie Henshaw, James Lowe; Jonathan Sexton, Jamison Gibson Park; Cian Healy, Rob Herring, Tadhg Furlong, Iain Henderson, James Ryan, Tadhg Beirne, Will Connors, CJ Stander.
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