Ireland 54 Italy 7: Ireland player ratings

Jordan Larmour

Opposition defending was awful but Larmour numbers tell no lie: 245 meters covered from six clean and one of the defenders beaten, one turnover, three tackles (none missed), twinkle toes has arrived like this: international hat-trick puts on Messrs Kearney, Earls and Stockdale as Joe Schmidt certainly has 23 – positional flaws aside – for November and beyond (that means one from Bundee Aki, Garry Ringrose and Robbie Henshaw will not be selected). Rating: 9.

Andrew Conway

Solid performance on the track Luke McGrath's goal for the world in the field of Schmidt shots Larmour majesty leaves a jersey for Argentina and New Zealand is dependent upon injury, possibly two. Rating: 7.

Garry Ringrose

This heading is an epic duel between Aki and Henshaw to provide midfield muscle. Rating: 8.

Bundee Aki

Beat that ferocious work rate, Robbie. Typically combative but caught and stopped before the audience. Hard to drop but a possibility. Rating: 6.

Jacob Stockdale

Started like a locomotive, threatening to become one of rugby's great number 11's, but the game was almost a mini revival before Will Addison's arrival on 60 minutes. Much more to come. Rating: 6.

Joey Carbery

The standard is Sexton. Five of five goals but five missed tackles is a complete international 10. It will happen. Rating: 6.

Luke McGrath

Leinster tries when trailing Larmour's early break with this first start for Ireland providing enough evidence that the 25-year-old is Conor Murray's undisputed understudy. Now he needs to master the TJ Perenara art of closing games. Rating: 7.

Jack McGrath

An impressive prop return of 10 carries and 12 tackles (two really important) among the falling redwoods to reaffirm his value in the Ireland squad as Dave Kilcoyne's superior ventures were punctured by error. Rating: 7.

Niall Scannell

Another impressive performance of the rising Cork hooker cut short at half-time as the explosiveness of Sean Cronin keeps outsiders scratching their heads. Can Rory Best go where the ages of John Hayes and Paul O'Connell could not? We shall soon see. Rating: 6.

Andrew Porter

The progress of this freakish specimen should keep Tadhg Furlong top of the (global) tighthead stack. Someday, may not this season, but eventually the 22 year old will apply on his Wexford pal. Rating: 8.

Tadhg Beirne

A shade below the beast mode but it's promised. There is one great debate when the "Ireland Coaching Group" breaks bread together. Penny for the thoughts of Andy Farrell and Simon Easterby as the reporter's eye in the European Games – which included Peter O'Mahony and CJ Stander – and now a test match. One from Devin Toner and Iain Henderson must be discarded – nobody is dropping James Ryan – for Argentina and New Zealand unless Beirne provides backrow cover. Rich ridiculous. Rating: 8.

Quinn Roux

In Schmidt favorite, the South African heavyweight keeps Ultan Dillane out of the reckoning and despite has read Roux looked precisely what he is; a powerful scrummaging furniture remover. Rating: 7.

Rhys Ruddock

Must stay fit. Led by actions and subtle communication but this could be the last week of the US Eagles week. The embarrbadment of rich left at home informs that O'Mahony, Stander and Sean O'Brien remain with Josh van der Flier viciously scrapping with Ruddock for the Argentina bench. Rating: 8.

Josh van der Flier

Robotic but certain type of flanker. Schmidt has gone back to the red cap machine since 2016 Dan Leavy displays would not have occurred. Leavy lost time in preseason so, ridiculously, falls to third choice with van der Flier, on this showing, still behind O'Brien. Rating: 7.

Jack Conan

Tops the tackle count with 17 and 13 carries is second only to Ruddock's 18, and while Stander has not looked his superhuman self so far as the South African Munster man remains the primary number eight. Conan is close but not there yet. Rating: 7.

Bench

Brought real energy, Kilcoyne and Cronin as ever, but the true value was acclimatizing Will Addison and Ross Byrne for the long road ahead. John Cooney deserves to start against the US. Rating: 7.

trainer

Easterby gets the lions share of praise as Schmidt remained in Carton House to work on his new All Black formula. Interestingly, Devin Toner and James Ryan also traveled to Chicago. That should pay off this and next week. Rating: 7.