Two tries in three minutes while Leonardo Ghiraldini was in the sin-bin saved Ireland before they beat Italy 26-3 at the start of their RBS 6 Nations title defence. Conor Murray and Tommy O'Donnell sneaked scores while hooker Ghiraldini was off the field, after Ireland had laboured with scant return in a tryless first hour. Sean O'Brien suffered a hamstring injury in the warm-up, so the luckless Leinster flanker's wait for his first Test action since November 2013 goes on. Ireland scrum half Conor Murray burrows over for his side's opening try following a powerful maul from the pack Ireland flanker Tommy O'Donnell, who was called up late to the starting line-up following Sean O'Brien's hamstring injury, crosses late on
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Ian Keatley kicks 14 points on his Six Nations debut
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Ireland flanker Sean O'Brien was a late withdrawal after the backrower tweaked his hamstring in the warm-up
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Conor Murray powered over for Ireland's opening try in the 64th minute
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Tommy O'Donnell raced away for Ireland's second soon after
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