Ireland 36-0 Italy

Ireland v Italy Match Reports

Ireland scored six tries as they comfortably beat Italy 36-0 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. A dominant first-half display saw Ireland score three of those tries – through Jack Crowley, Dan Sheehan and Jack Conan – to lead 19-0 at the break. Dan Sheehan secured a bonus-point for Ireland when he went over for his brace in the 50th minute. Man-of-the-match James Lowe then scored Ireland's fifth try just after the hour mark. The final quarter became quite disjointed with replacements coming on, but Calvin Nash did manage to add one further try to Ireland's tally in the final minutes. A selection of match reports is listed below:

• Six Nations Guide: Jack Crowley opens international account as Ireland ease to win against Italy
• BBC: Ireland too strong for Italy in bonus-point win
• Guardian: Dan Sheehan double eases Ireland to Six Nations victory against Italy
• Daily Mail: Andy Farrell's side smash Italians in Dublin
• Sky Sports: Jack Crowley displays attacking qualities in Six Nations bonus-point Dublin win
• RTE: Ireland stay on course after six-try hammering of Italy
• Irish Independent: Rampant Ireland brush Italy aside to pick up bonus point victory and remain on track for Grand Slam
• Irish Times: Ireland run in six tries and complete shutout victory over Italy