Ireland v Italy LIVE: Six Nations 2024 score and result as hosts secure comfortable second win

Off to the bin goes Tommaso Menoncello! A sharp intercept from James Lowe defending on the outside, and Menoncello throws out a leg as he tries to accelerate away. It’s not exactly a Paolo Maldini challenge from Menoncello - he’ll have ten minutes to consider his actions on the naughty step.

A handful of Ireland changes: Ronan Kelleher, Jeremy Loughman, Tom O’Toole and Harry Byrne all on. Byrne is on for Hugo Keenan, who did look to have done an ankle in the build-up to that try. Ireland will hope that is just precautionary.

Danilo Fischetti has taken leave for Italy; Mirco Spagnolo on.

Robbie Henshaw crashes over. But the TMO wants a look. Eric Gauzins calls down to Luke Pearce - had Henshaw been tackled and gone again before reaching for the line?

Yep, it’s a bit of a scrabble from Henshaw - NO TRY. The centre had propelled himself with both knees, and doesn’t seem to have too many complaints as Pearce chalks the score off.

Italy push Ireland back, Craig Casey looping off Ryan Baird’s pull-back but absolutely clattered. Up into the 20s the phase count grows, and Italy look to be flagging.

What a tackle from Stephen Varney! The scrum half somehow denies Dan Sheehan what looked a certain hat-trick, hauling him back having appeared to have been speed bumped by the flying hooker.

Ireland’s ball still, though...

Can Italy find some fight? This is starting to get a little worrying now, Hugo Keenan making a cutting break almost immediately after the restart, latching on to a clever Craig Casey kick. Back into the Italy 22 Ireland go, though it appears Keenan might have hurt himself.

Inevitable. A second for Dan Sheehan, a fourth for Ireland and the bonus point is theirs.

All a little too easy for Ireland. Six Italian forwards pour in to the front to counter-drive, leaving only Gianmarco Lucchesi in the way as Ireland pivot the point of emphasis. Lucchesi engages before it fully detaches, ensuring that the three men ahead of Sheehan can drive forth, and the hooker has the most luxurious of armchair rides to the line.

Gianmarco Lucchesi compounds the error by throwing a wretched lineout, and Giosue Zilocchi is penalised after the latest scrum implosion. Ireland go in search of a bonus point score in the right corner...

Another midfield fumble from Italy. Juan Ignacio Brex goes for a no-look pop to Manuel Zuliani, who isn’t looking either - the flanker knocks on, Italy’s eighth handling error of the day.

You did wonder if Italy might try to compete slightly more often at the breakdown in this second half having really failed to slow Ireland down in the first half, and that’s a positive sign. Michele Lamaro can’t quite get to the ball in his jackal, but James Ryan is around the neck of Gianmarco Lucchesi as the hooker follows up his captain’s effort. Penalty Italy.