WATCH: Joe Schmidt with some reaction after Ireland defeat Italy

Ireland moved to the top of the NatWest 6 Nations Championship table on points difference from England after their eight-try thumping of Italy in Dublin.

The 56-19 win was comfortable in the end and Schmidt was pleased with his team's performance overall.

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidtplaceholder image
Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt

However, a sloppy finish to the game saw the Italians go in for some for some soft tries - and nothing passes the eye of Schmidt.

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