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BEIRNING AMBITION: Ireland's Garry Ringrose, Tadhg Beirne, Jonathan Sexton and James Ryan celebrate their side's first try at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday.

Jonathan Sexton has hailed the strength in depth available to Andy Farrell as Ireland turn towards a possible tilt at the Guinness Six Nations title in Paris next weekend.

The Ireland head coach handed out four debuts in Saturday's 50-17, seven tries to two defeat of Italy in the first of the side's two championship games which had been postponed as a result of the pandemic last spring.