If you’re an Irish fan, and I’m assuming you are, is it better that Gonzalo Quesada’s Italy beat Scotland last weekend? I was in Rome, Italy are improving and there’s a lot in that. They are improving in real terms, in all facets of the game, in their detail and accuracies – and their creativity. They may come a cropper in Dublin on Saturday because Ireland should rebound strong, but don’t bank on it. A few weeks in Donnybrook can do awful things to a man.

Source: Irish Examiner February 13, 2026 08:51 UTC