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Published 14:14 13 Mar 2016 GMT
Updated 17:05 13 Mar 2016 GMT
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Ultan Dillane made his home debut for Ireland and carried on where he left off against England. The Tralee native, and Connacht lock, is pure brute force.
Perhaps it is due to his age [21] but Dillane carries and takes contact like a man with no lingering regard for his health.
22 metres made off five carries with another clean break and defender beaten, to prove Twickenham was no fluke. His tackling drew gasps from the crowd and breath from every Italian he connected with.
It was hard not to look ahead to the next decade and Itoje doing battle with Dillane in white and green. Team them up in red and we could have our next Alun Wyn Jones-Paul O'Connell partnership for 2017, 2021 and, while we are at it, 2025.

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