Ireland hold off a spirited Italy to secure a bonus-point win in Rome and keep alive their faint hopes of winning a third ...

Hooker Dan Sheehan scored a hat-trick of tries as champions Ireland laboured to a 22-17 bonus-point victory over hosts Italy ...

Result and reaction from Six Nations as visitors just about stay alive in title race - Italy 17-22 Ireland: The visitors weren’t hugely convincing but won and scored the four tries they needed to at l ...