Ireland v Italy LIVE: Six Nations 2024 score and result as hosts secure comfortable second win

Ireland 36-0 Italy: Ireland’s bid for back-to-back grand slams continues with a one-sided victory over the Azzurri

Andy Farrell hails Ireland's composure with Six Nations win in France

Ireland continued their pursuit of back-to-back Six Nations grand slams as they swept aside Italy in Dublin.

A much-changed home side retained plenty of its usual fluency, with Jack Crowley again pulling the strings impressively from fly half in a 36-0 win, crossing for his first try in senior rugby to lead the hosts to a 17th straight Aviva Stadium victory.

Consecutive bonus points victories leave Andy Farrell’s men top of the table after two rounds, two points clear of England, while an outstanding defensive display meant Ireland kept an opponent scoreless in this competition for the first time since 1987.

For Italy, it was a disappointing follow-up to an encouraging start against England, a flat performance leaving Gonzalo Quesada to lament his side’s set-piece struggles and lack of intensity in defence as the Azzurri failed to trouble the scores.

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Ireland vs Italy LIVE: Latest Six Nations updates

• Ireland host Italy in the Six Nations, live on ITV1
• Ireland team news: Caelan Doris set to captain for the first time in much-changed line-up
• Italy team news: Ange Capuozzo returns but two key forwards out due to injury
• TRY! IRELAND 36-0 Italy (Calvin Nash try, 78 minutes)
• TRY! IRELAND 29-0 Italy (James Lowe try, 62 minutes)
• TRY! IRELAND 24-0 Italy (Dan Sheehan try, 50 minutes)
• TRY! IRELAND 19-0 Italy (Jack Conan try, 38 minutes)
• TRY! IRELAND 12-0 Italy (Dan Sheehan try, 24 minutes)
• TRY! IRELAND 5-0 Italy (Jack Crowley try, 8 minutes)

[11 February 2024 16:20 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

YELLOW CARD! Tommaso Menoncello is sent to the sin bin! Ireland 24-0 Italy, 58 minutes

Off to the bin goes Tommaso Menoncello! A sharp intercept from James Lowe defending on the outside, and Menoncello throws out a leg as he tries to accelerate away. It’s not exactly a Paolo Maldini challenge from Menoncello - he’ll have ten minutes to consider his actions on the naughty step.

[11 February 2024 16:18 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Ireland 24-0 Italy, 57 minutes

A handful of Ireland changes: Ronan Kelleher, Jeremy Loughman, Tom O’Toole and Harry Byrne all on. Byrne is on for Hugo Keenan, who did look to have done an ankle in the build-up to that try. Ireland will hope that is just precautionary.

Danilo Fischetti has taken leave for Italy; Mirco Spagnolo on.

[11 February 2024 16:14 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

No try! Ireland 24-0 Italy, 56 minutes

Robbie Henshaw crashes over. But the TMO wants a look. Eric Gauzins calls down to Luke Pearce - had Henshaw been tackled and gone again before reaching for the line?

Yep, it’s a bit of a scrabble from Henshaw - NO TRY. The centre had propelled himself with both knees, and doesn’t seem to have too many complaints as Pearce chalks the score off.

[11 February 2024 16:13 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Ireland 24-0 Italy, 55 minutes

Italy push Ireland back, Craig Casey looping off Ryan Baird’s pull-back but absolutely clattered. Up into the 20s the phase count grows, and Italy look to be flagging.

[11 February 2024 16:12 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Ireland 24-0 Italy, 53 minutes

What a tackle from Stephen Varney! The scrum half somehow denies Dan Sheehan what looked a certain hat-trick, hauling him back having appeared to have been speed bumped by the flying hooker.

Ireland’s ball still, though...

[11 February 2024 16:11 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Ireland 24-0 Italy, 52 minutes

Can Italy find some fight? This is starting to get a little worrying now, Hugo Keenan making a cutting break almost immediately after the restart, latching on to a clever Craig Casey kick. Back into the Italy 22 Ireland go, though it appears Keenan might have hurt himself.

[11 February 2024 16:09 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

TRY! IRELAND 24-0 Italy (Dan Sheehan try, 50 minutes)

Inevitable. A second for Dan Sheehan, a fourth for Ireland and the bonus point is theirs.

All a little too easy for Ireland. Six Italian forwards pour in to the front to counter-drive, leaving only Gianmarco Lucchesi in the way as Ireland pivot the point of emphasis. Lucchesi engages before it fully detaches, ensuring that the three men ahead of Sheehan can drive forth, and the hooker has the most luxurious of armchair rides to the line.

[11 February 2024 16:08 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Ireland 19-0 Italy, 49 minutes

Gianmarco Lucchesi compounds the error by throwing a wretched lineout, and Giosue Zilocchi is penalised after the latest scrum implosion. Ireland go in search of a bonus point score in the right corner...

[11 February 2024 16:06 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Ireland 19-0 Italy, 48 minutes

Another midfield fumble from Italy. Juan Ignacio Brex goes for a no-look pop to Manuel Zuliani, who isn’t looking either - the flanker knocks on, Italy’s eighth handling error of the day.

[11 February 2024 16:05 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Ireland 19-0 Italy, 46 minutes

You did wonder if Italy might try to compete slightly more often at the breakdown in this second half having really failed to slow Ireland down in the first half, and that’s a positive sign. Michele Lamaro can’t quite get to the ball in his jackal, but James Ryan is around the neck of Gianmarco Lucchesi as the hooker follows up his captain’s effort. Penalty Italy.