Limerick winger Calvin Nash celebrates second Ireland Six Nations try in rout of Italy

LIMERICK and Munster Rugby winger Calvin Nash was among the tries as Ireland extended their winning start to the Guinness Six Nations Championship thanks to a resounding 36-0 bonus-point win over Italy at the Aviva Stadium yesterday afternoon.

It was the second week in a row that Nash touched down in a Six Nations fixture after also crossing the whitewash in the impressive opening round Six Nations win over France in Marseille.

Nash's Munster team-mate Jack Crowley scored his first Ireland senior try in the game at Lansdowne Road, while Dan Sheehan registered two of Ireland’s five five-pointers to take his tournament tally to three.

Back-row Jack Conan and man of the match James Lowe were also on the scoresheet for a team captained by Caelan Doris.
Ireland’s display could certainly have been more ruthless but it was more than enough to dispatch the championship’s perennial wooden spoon winners and secure a 17th successive home win.

The one-sided result was the first time Ireland had nilled a team in the championship since a 17-0 triumph over England in the 1987 Five Nations.

Andy Farrell’s men remain on course to become the first side to win back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slams ahead of hosting Wales on February 24 and March appointments with England at Twickenham and Scotland back at the Aviva Stadium.