Six Nations: Ireland did their homework, beat Scotland and were crowned champions twice

Ireland He is the king of European rugby. Still. The powerful Trébol XV beat him this Saturday 17 to 13 Scotland in Dublin and was twice crowned Rugby Six Nations champion. Tries from Dan Sheehan (PT 12m) and Andrew Porter (ST 24m) converted by Jack Crowley, who also added a penalty, brought victory to the team led by Andy Farrell, effective in attack and solid in defence. To such an extent that his rival only reached the net four minutes from time with the try scored by Huw Jones. Finn Russell, with two penalties and the conversion, scored the other goals for Cardo’s team.

It was pure relief for Ireland at a packed Aviva Stadium after last Saturday’s heartbreaking defeat to England prevented early recognition and left them unbeaten and without a chance of achieving the coveted Grand Slam for second consecutive year. However, those in green do not appear to have any disadvantages in the Northern Hemisphere.

Italy has made history

Italy, led by Argentine coach Gonzalo Quesada, closed their best participation in the Six Nations on Saturday by beating Wales 24-21 in Cardiff, a result which condemned their opponent to last place and earned them the “spoon of wood”, the prize that no one wants and is awarded to the team that loses all the matches.

For the Welsh coached by New Zealander Warren Gatland there was no exception to the rule and they were defeated for the fifth time in the competition – it hadn’t happened for 21 years – against Italy, who a week ago had surprised Scotland at the Olympics Stadium in Roma beating them 31-29.

Reinvigorated by that historic victory and the previous draw against France (13-13) in Lille, the Italians came out determined and went to half-time with an 11-0 lead, to seal the victory in the second period with a slightly better result. tight. scores after the reaction of the hosts, who lose 24-7 with six minutes to go.

“This is just the beginning,” Quesada promised after that victory against Scotland, recognizing the “merit of the players” in the improvement experienced by Italy, who today achieved their second victory in history against Wales as guests and thus closed their best participation in the competition.

THE Blue They had won just two Six Nations matches (since their debut in 2000) in the 2007 and 2013 editions, although the draw with France allowed them to cap a historic performance in the tournament this season, where they added 11 points and equaled the line of Scotland and France.