'That's the thing I'm most proud about' - Italy fall short in Dublin but make their mark

Italy are very much a team on the up. As for Ireland, the debate is whether the graph continues to slip, or if they are at a point where they can start to rediscover the heights that were the norm only a few short years ago.

MAKING THEIR MARK: Italy's Head Coach Gonzalo Quesada takes a selfie with fans after the match. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady.

Italy? Top class to the very end.

And that end point stretched to over an hour beyond the final whistle, to the last seconds of their press conference when, unprompted, captain Michele Lamaro made a point of mentioning Hollie Davidson.