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12th Mar 2016

VIDEO: Relive the greatest Ireland try of the Joe Schmidt reign finished off by Jamie Heaslip

Conan Doherty

Glorious.

Nine passes, 80 metres, 19 scintillating seconds.

Ireland cut through Italy like a scolding knife through melted butter to produce the try of the 2016 Six Nations. Right at the end of the first half, Jamie Heaslip went over to finish off an electrifying move that began with a Simon Zebo line-break.

Jonny Sexton was integral to the passage as his initial exchanges were followed up with a powering straight-line run. Inside to Trimble, inside to Fergus McFadden before Heaslip took possession and the rest is history. Right to left, end to end. Shoulder to shoulder.

Absolutely beautiful.

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