Andy Farrell looks to ‘bigger picture’ as Ireland escape with win over ItalyBy Edward Elliot, Press Association, DublinHead coach Andy Farrell praised Ireland’s resilience after they survived a major scare to scrape an unconvincing 20-13 Guinness Six Nations victory over Italy. Ireland’s Jack Conan, centre, celebrates with team-mates after his try against Italy (Niall Carson/PA) Photo by Niall Carson“That’s the bigger picture stuff, the character, because we were playing against a very good Italian side that was never going to go away,” said Farrell. The resilience we showed to win the game was fantastic to see. “I thought Jack played outstandingly well when he came on,” said Farrell. “It was a bit of a shank but that wouldn’t be the overriding thought that I took from Jack’s game.

Source: Irish Independent February 14, 2026 18:27 UTC