There was no doubting the warmth in the huge ovation afforded Edwin Edogbo as he ran purposefully on to the pitch for his Ireland debut in the 70th minute of Saturday’s win over Italy. In the 80th minute Edogbo went for one of his trademark jackals after Caelan Doris had tackled Manuel Zuliani, quite legitimately it seemed, as the first man in. Edwin Edogbo made a big impact for Ireland after arriving in the 70th minute against Italy. Rónan Kelleher, Edwin Edogbo and Tadhg Beirne during the national anthems before Ireland's Six Nations clash with Italy on Saturday. I didn’t know they were going to do that, so that was pretty special as well.

Source: The Irish Times February 16, 2026 15:00 UTC