Ireland did their homework, beat Scotland and were crowned two-time champions

Ireland He is the king of European rugby. Again. The powerful XV del Trébol beat him this Saturday by 17 to 13 Scotland in Dublin and was crowned two-time champion in the Rugby Six Nations. The tries of Dan Sheehan (PT 12m) and Andrew Porter (ST 24m) converted by Jack Crowley, who also added a penalty, led the team led by Andy Farrell to victory, who were effective on offense and solid on defense. To such an extent that his rival only reached the goal four minutes from time with the try scored by Huw Jones. Finn Russell, with two penalties and the conversion, scored the other goals for the Cardo team.

It was pure relief for Ireland in a packed Aviva Stadium after the agonizing defeat suffered last Saturday against England prevented early consecration and left them undefeated and without the possibility of obtaining the coveted Grand Slam for the second consecutive year. However, those in green seem to have no cons in the Northern Hemisphere.

Italy, led by Argentine coach Gonzalo Quesada, closed its best participation in the Six Nations this Saturday by defeating Wales 24-21 in Cardiff, a result that condemned its opponent to last place and earned it the “spoon.” of wood”, the prize that no one wants and is awarded to that team that loses all its games.

For the Welsh team coached by the New Zealander Warren Gatland there was no exception to the rule and they ended up defeated for the fifth time in the competition – this had not happened for 21 years – against Italy, which a week ago surprised Scotland at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. by beating her 31-29.

Invigorated by that historic victory and the previous draw against France (13-13) in Lille, the “azzurra” came out determinedly and went into the break with an 11-0 lead, to seal the victory in the second period with a somewhat tighter score after the reaction of the host team, which fell 24-7 with six minutes remaining.

“This is just the beginning,” Quesada promised after that victory against Scotland, recognizing the “merit of the players” in the improvement experienced by Italy, which today achieved its second victory in history against Wales as a visitor and thus closed its best participation in the competition.

The Blue It had only won two games in the Six Nations (since it debuted in 2000) in the 2007 and 2013 editions, although the draw with France allowed it to crown a historic performance in the tournament this season, where it added 11 points and equaled the line of Scotland and France.