Injury scare for Jack Conan as Ireland ease past Italy

In a game in which Ireland had very little to gain and a lot to lose, Andy Farrell's side will head for next week’s training camp in Portugal worrying more about injuries than this performance.

The main black mark against this win against Italy will be a first-half injury to Jack Conan, who walked out of the game with a knock after just over 35 minutes.

Nothing is known yet about the No 8’s injury, although he was spotted wearing a protective boot as he sat on the sideline for the second half.

The Leinster man had looked sharp in the time he had on the pitch, with two slick pieces of handling sending Ireland into the 22 in the moments before he took that knock. The fact that he walked straight off the pitch without even a limp is somewhat reassuring.

Caelan Doris has his second try of the night and Ireland's fifth against Italy