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Published 07:40 17 Jun 2017 BST
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Earls then teed up Leinster forward Dan Leavy for the first of his two tries with a stunning break and smart offload.
https://twitter.com/eirSport/status/875951126851588096
Earls then teed up Jack Conan for his second try and scored his second of the match, after the break. That makes four tries and two assists in two games.
Needless to say, with Warren Gatland calling up a slew of players [mostly Welsh] for the British & Irish Lions squad, many were calling for Earls to get the call, including Ronan O'Gara:
https://twitter.com/RonanOGara10/status/875950453967769600
O'Gara wasn't the only one raving about the 29-year-old winger.
https://twitter.com/colin_a_mcbride/status/875955542778314752
https://twitter.com/MaoriSideStep1/status/875952709815472128
https://twitter.com/noonatics/status/875954482940608515
https://twitter.com/Harry20Cork/status/875955103139856384
Conan also crossed for two tries in the match as Ireland had too much pace and power for their hosts.
Joe Schmidt also handed out Test debuts to Rory O'Loughlin [Leinster] and Kieran Treadwell [Ulster] in the second half:
https://twitter.com/IrishRugby/status/875965454862471168
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