Near miss could be blessing in disguise

Yes, it was a wake-up call, a reality check, and, yes, we did win ugly. Did we deserve to come out on top against Italy on Sunday? Maybe on balance just about but had Josh Furno made it to the corner or, more accurately, had Peter O'Mahony not pulled off the try-saving tackle that he did, momentum at that point in the contest would have been reflected on the scoreboard and with it the outcome in the final quarter might well have gone the other way.