Ireland demolish Italy in 'farcical scenes'
Ireland vs Italy on Sunday afternoon was never expected to be a close encounter, but nobody expected it to become such a one sided affair as Italy were reduced to 10 men at the Aviva Stadium, losing 57-6.
A first-half red for replacement hooker Hame Faiva after a dangerous tackle meant that scrums had to be uncontested, with World Rugby laws stating that in this eventuality a back must be replaced by a front rower with another player also coming off, reducing Italy to 13.
