Ireland were magnificent in their second game of the 2017 Six Nations, beating Italy 63-10 and playing brilliant rugby throughout which included hat-tricks from man-of-the-match CJ Stander and Craig Gilroy.
You couldn't accuse Joe Schmidt's side's win of being lucky in any sense but if there was one sign that it was Ireland's day it was Paddy Jackson's horrifically (brilliantly?) struck conversion after Stander's first try (Ireland's second) flying between the posts.
(The kick comes at the end of the video below)
Schmidt was asked about the kick after the game and he responded with a comparison that, while totally left-field, makes perfect sense.
Jackson's second conversion "one of the ugliest I've ever seen, like a wounded duck" says Schmidt
— Rúaidhrí O'Connor (@RuaidhriOC) February 11, 2017
Schmidt on Jackson's second conversion "Like a wounded duck"
— david kelly (@dk3lly) February 11, 2017
By hook or by crook, as they say. It was a fine game for Jackson from the tee, his nine conversions equalling Jonny Wilkinson's Six Nations record, set sixteen years ago against the same opposition.
