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Leinster duo both shone on their Ireland bows against Italy on a day to remember

Far-right League leader’s taste for travelling around the country is paying rich dividends

Momentum has a lifespan . . . captain, my captains . . . Ireland get their carry on

Schmidt relieved to get a bonus-point victory following a scrappy, error-ridden display

Joe Schmidt’s side limp home with bonus point after poor performance at the Stadio Olimpico

Joe Schmidt looking for an improved overall performance against plucky Italians

Patrick Madden profiles Conor O’Shea’s starting XV for the Rome game

Italians have clever players but lack athletes and grunt to execute momentum changes

Second-half blitz helps Joe Schmidt’s side run up a half-century of points in Chicago

A look at Conor O’Shea’s starting 15 who will look to cause an upset at Soldier Field

Jayden Hayward’s late penalty sees Treviso move off bottom of table

Traditional national game based upon a strong pack is undergoing a transformation

Ireland’s Pool D opponents’ skipper and talisman has undergone leg operation

Wales’s inferior points difference means if they equal their record Six Nations victory in Rome, 30 points 10 years ago, they would have an advantage of nine over Ireland and five over England