Ireland beat Italy 50-17 to go top

Debutants Hugo Keenan and Will Connors were among the try scorers as Ireland went top of the Six Nations table courtesy of a comfortable 50-17 win over Italy this morning.

Having easily secured the maximum five points, Ireland will travel to Paris knowing a bonus-point win against France will ensure they become Six Nations champions.

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Doris ➡️ Aki ➡️ Murray ➡️ Keenan 👊

We could watch it 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘆 long 🤩 ☘️#ShoulderToShoulder #GuinnessSixNations #IREvITA

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— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) October 24, 2020

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𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁! 🤩🔥

We hope you enjoyed that as much as we did! 💚 #ShoulderToShoulder #GuinnessSixNations #IREvITA pic.twitter.com/IP93PFfFc0

— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) October 24, 2020

Italy now must gear up for the daunting prospect of England, but are now guaranteed to finish bottom of the table for the fifth year in a row.

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗿! 🤩 💪@JohnnySexton enjoyed that one! 💚#ShoulderToShoulder #GuinnessSixNations #IREvITA pic.twitter.com/JHTlVy6AWa

— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) October 24, 2020

[Source: BBC]