Ireland v Italy player ratings: Stander shines again for the hosts
Man-for-man marking from Ireland's 58-15 win over Italy in the 2016 Six Nations.
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The hosts ran in nine tries against Italy with Jamie Heaslip scoring twice and Andrew Trimble, Jack McGrath, CJ Stander, Jared Payne, Sean Cronin, Ian Madigan as well as Fergus McFadden all joining him on the scoresheet.
Italy did manage to get two tries of their own through David Odiete and Leonardo Sarto, but the game was well won by that point.
Look through the gallery below to find out how the players fared...
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