Last 5 Games: Italy v Ireland (2021)
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Last 5 Games: Italy v Ireland (2021)
Ireland thumped Italy on their way to scoring six tries in Rome as they defeated Italy 48-10, to record their first victory of the 2021 Six Nations campaign. The visitors dominated their hosts throughout the match, scoring three tries in each half. The scoreline could have been even bigger as Ireland had three tries disallowed. See how the match played out below:
Italy v Ireland - Match Stats
Italy: (10) 10
Try: Meyer (41'+2)
Conversion: Garbisi (41'+3)
Penalty: Garbisi (4')
Ireland: (27) 48
Try: Ringrose (11'), Keenan (31'), Connors (36', 66'), Stander (43'), Earls (81')
Conversion: Sexton (11', 33', 38', 44', 67', 81'+2)
Penalty: Sexton (6', 18')
Man of the Match: Tadhg Beirne (Ireland)
Italy v Ireland - Team Line-ups
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Andrea Lovotti
- 2 Luca Bigi (Captain)
- 3 Marco Riccioni
- 4 Marco Lazzaroni
- 5 David Sisi
- 6 Sebastian Negri
- 7 Johan Meyer
- 8 Michele Lamaro
Backs
- 9 Callum Braley
- 10 Paolo Garbisi
- 11 Montanna Ioane
- 12 Carlo Canna
- 13 Juan Ignacio Brex
- 14 Luca Sperandio
- 15 Jacopo Trulla
Replacements
- 16 Gianmarco Lucchesi
- 17 Cherif Traore’
- 18 Giosuè Zilocchi
- 19 Niccolò Cannone
- 20 Maxime Mbanda’
- 21 Guglielmo Palazzani
- 22 Federico Mori
- 23 Mattia Bellini
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Dave Kilcoyne
- 2 Ronan Kelleher
- 3 Tadhg Furlong
- 4 Iain Henderson
- 5 James Ryan
- 6 Tadhg Beirne
- 7 Will Connors
- 8 CJ Stander
Backs
- 9 Jamison Gibson Park
- 10 Jonathan Sexton (Captain)
- 11 James Lowe
- 12 Robbie Henshaw
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Jordan Larmour
- 15 Hugo Keenan
Replacements
- 16 Rob Herring
- 17 Cian Healy
- 18 Andrew Porter
- 19 Ryan Baird
- 20 Jack Conan
- 21 Craig Casey
- 22 Billy Burns
- 23 Keith Earls
