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4th April 2022
10:09am BST

"My big aim was to raise the tempo and keep driving that and if I’ve managed to do it, I’ve done my job. That back line was ridiculous today, so playing a part in it was brilliant."
"To be fair, I wouldn’t say they’re an uncompetitive team; I thought we were outstanding today. I thought our physical effort was so intense that it probably made them look pretty ordinary, and they are not. "Italy have got some good players, a lot of threats, and they were terrific last week against France. I think it’s a massive ask for them to back up these two games, two huge games for them in France away and us following up. "It’s going to be tough for them and particularly when we have rotated the squad and had a really clear objective of the level of intensity we wanted to play at. So I just think the scoreline is more of a reflection of how we played."Italy must quickly dust themselves off, now, as they face Ireland on Sunday at Musgrave Park, in Cork. Elsewhere, at the weekend, Wales beat Scotland while Ireland lose 40-5 to a France side that will be England's closest title rivals again.
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