{"id":50894,"date":"2026-04-19T11:39:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/ireland-57-20-italy-we-showed-what-were-capable-of-in-italy-win-erin-king\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T11:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T11:39:15","slug":"ireland-57-20-italy-we-showed-what-were-capable-of-in-italy-win-erin-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/ireland-57-20-italy-we-showed-what-were-capable-of-in-italy-win-erin-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland 57-20 Italy: We showed what we’re capable of in Italy win – Erin King"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Captain Erin King said Ireland “showed what we are all about” in Saturday’s nine-try Six Nations win over Italy in Galway.<\/b><\/p>\n

Ireland bounced back from an opening defeat by world champions England with a 57-20 win over Italy<\/a>, as wing Beibhinn Parsons scored three tries.<\/p>\n

The victory moves Ireland up to third in the table before travelling to France on Saturday. <\/p>\n

“We place a lot of emphasis on putting our words into action,” said King, who was named Ireland captain ahead of the Six Nations at the age of 21.<\/p>\n

“We talk a lot about working hard and enjoying the game that we play. <\/p>\n

“We went out there and played with smiles on our faces. We showed what we are all about and capable of.”<\/p>\n

King said Ireland would enjoy their win, which came in front of a record crowd of 9200, and she said there was some “unbelievable work” from her team-mates.<\/p>\n

While Parsons got the headlines with her hat-trick, Emily Lane, Aoife Wafer, Robyn O’Connor, Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald, Ellena Perry and Brittany Hogan also crossed in Galway, while Dannah O’Brien landed 12 points from the tee.<\/p>\n

Ireland prepare to France with hope of gaining revenge for their narrow Six Nations loss in Belfast last year, as well as a defeat in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals in England in the autumn, and King admits it will be a “big job” for Scott Bemand’s side.<\/p>\n

“It meant so much to us after last week to come out and put in a dominant performance.<\/p>\n

“We will enjoy this win and we will get our heads down for our next job.<\/p>\n

“We are probably a little bit disappointed that we did let them in on a few occasions. But with a few minor tweaks we will regroup and go again.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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