Last 5 Games: Italy v Ireland (2020)
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This fixture saw Irish talisman and fullback Hugo Keenan score a brace of tries on his international debut as Ireland racked up a bonus-point 50-17 victory over Italy in Dublin. This match saw Keenan start as a winger and he crossed three times in total, but an infringement during build-up play meant he was denied a hat trick. The comfortable seven-try victory put Ireland top of the Championship table with one round remaining. See how the match played out below:
Ireland: (24) 50
Try: Stander (8'), Keenan (30', 36'), Connors (61'), Sexton (65'), Aki (69'), Heffernan (80')
Conversion: Sexton (9', 31', 37', 63', 71'), Byrne (80')
Penalty: Sexton (14')
Italy: (3) 17
Try: Padovani (55'), Garbisi (81'+1)
Conversion: Garbisi (56', 81'+2)
Penalty: Garbisi (4')
Man of the Match: Will Connors (Ireland)
Ireland v Italy - Team Line-ups
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Rob Herring
- 3 Andrew Porter
- 4 Tadhg Beirne
- 5 James Ryan
- 6 Caelan Doris
- 7 Will Connors
- 8 CJ Stander
Backs
- 9 Conor Murray
- 10 Jonathan Sexton (Captain)
- 11 Hugo Keenan
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Andrew Conway
- 15 Jacob Stockdale
Replacements
- 16 Dave Heffernan
- 17 Ed Byrne
- 18 Finlay Bealham
- 19 Ultan Dillane
- 20 Peter O’Mahony
- 21 Jamison Gibson-Park
- 22 Ross Byrne
- 23 Robbie Henshaw
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Danilo Fischetti
- 2 Luca Bigi (Captain)
- 3 Giosuè Zilocchi
- 4 Marco Lazzaroni
- 5 Niccolò Cannone
- 6 Sebastian Negri
- 7 Braam Steyn
- 8 Jake Polledri
Backs
- 9 Marcello Violi
- 10 Paolo Garbisi
- 11 Mattia Bellini
- 12 Carlo Canna
- 13 Luca Morisi
- 14 Edoardo Padovani
- 15 Jayden Hayward
Replacements
- 16 Gianmarco Lucchesi
- 17 Simone Ferrari
- 18 Pietro Ceccarelli
- 19 David Sisi
- 20 Johan Meyer
- 21 Maxime Mbanda'
- 22 Callub Braley
- 23 Federico Mori
