A 'very pleased' Andy Farrell breathed a sigh of relief after Ireland prevailed in a Six Nations battle with Italy in Rome on Saturday.
A “very pleased” Andy Farrell breathed a sigh of relief after Ireland prevailed in a Six Nations battle with Italy in Rome on Saturday.
“Obviously we’re very pleased to come away with a bonus point win. We were playing against a good side today… That was a proper Test match,” head coach Farrell told reporters.with five minutes left in the first half at the Stadio Olimpico looked to have sunk Italy but Ireland handed Pierre Bruno a score right on the buzzer and from there the Azzurri snapped at Ireland’s heels right to end.
“You just know with the Italians… they don’t go away any more do they? They continue to fight and we knew that was going to happen in the second half after the piggy back we gave them just before half-time.”Italy coach Kieran Crowley was disappointed that another good display from his team failed to bring a positive result, as he has two games remaining to reach the pre-tournament objective of two wins.
“We don’t want to become a team that gets pats on the backs because we played well or showed good style, we want to get over the line.
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