Italy, and Schmidt, still trying to pin down Larmour

When you play as well as Jordan Larmour did in his first start for Ireland on Saturday night, it is difficult not to reach for the sky.

A stunning second-half hat-trick for the 21-year-old may have come against a weak Italian team but the skillset displayed by Larmour, first at full-back, then on the wing, was such that superlatives are the only option.