Eight-year-old boy steals show singing Ireland’s Call before Six Nations clash with Italy

Leinster wing James Lowe eventually took the man-of-the-match honours for his all-action performance in Ireland’s 36-0 thrashing of Italy on Sunday. But most of social media had already awarded it to Stevie Mulrooney, an eight-year-old from Kilkenny whose belting rendition of Ireland’s Call before the game got the home team off to “a great start”, according to head coach Andy Farrell.