“Zebo, can he get the hands away? Oh and the offload was BEAUTIFUL.”
Remember that try?
Ireland destroyed Italy 58-15 in the penultimate game of last year’s Six Nations championship. Of course, overall it was a disappointing campaign with that win being Ireland’s first of the tournament after drawing to Wales and losing to both England and France.
Nevertheless, the game offered Ireland some respite of sorts, although against weaker opposition, the display that day reminded Ireland fans of what this Irish team can offer.
Ireland were excellent that day and it set us up nicely for the final game against Scotland in Dublin a week later.
Today’s match in Rome, Irish fans will hope, can offer the same sort of medicinal impact that this Irish team needs.
We got this https://t.co/M2Zjylmomc
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) February 11, 2017
After the disappointing nature of last week’s display, Ireland need to put in a performance not only to keep their championship aspirations alive, but also to remind themselves, that they are a good team and one which can have belief and trust in their tactics and systems.
Thankfully, the rugby can finally do the talking, and after an arduous week filled with regret and discontent, Ireland can finally get their campaign back on track with a win against Conor O’Shea’s Italy.
RTÉ, as ever, have released a promo video in the build-up to the match and although it reflects on the disappointing nature of last week, it reminds us that we have an excellent record against Italy and that all is not lost.
Check it out below.
RTÉSport promo video: A Shattered Championship – Ireland bid to get Six Nations back on track in Italy pic.twitter.com/viEjKtLNG2
— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) February 11, 2017
