The big boys have rocked up to the south coast only to make the arduous trek home beaten black and blue after being slated and outplayed by Andoni Iraola's effervescent, warrior-like workhorses.
IAN HERBERT AT THE AVIVA STADIUM: When the anthems played, new captain Itoje looked like a man wound up like a coiled spring. It wasn't just the way he hurled out the words.