IRE
No.Name
15Rob Kearney, FB
14Tommy Bowe, W
13Brian O'Driscoll, C
T
12Gordon D'Arcy, C
11Keith Earls, W
T
2
10Ronan O'Gara, FH
2
4
9Conor Murray, SH
1Cian Healy, P
2Rory Best, H
3Mike Ross, P
4Donncha O'Callaghan, L
5Paul O'Connell, L
6Stephen Ferris, FL
7Sean O'Brien, FL
8Jamie Heaslip, N8
Replacements
16Sean Cronin, H
17Tom Court, P
18Donnacha Ryan, L
19Denis Leamy, FL
20Eoin Reddan, SH
21Johnny Sexton, FH
22Andrew Trimble, C

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Forsyth Barr Stadium
8:30 AM, October 2, 2011
Attendance: 28,027
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

82'36-6 End of half
82'36-6 End of half
81'+136-6 End of second half
80'+136-6 Conversion - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
80'34-6 Try - Keith Earls , Ireland
79'Try for Ireland!!!! Birthday boy Earls capitalises on good work from Trimble to go crashing into the corner - brilliant play from Trimble to carve up the Italian defence to unleash Earls - Sexton nails the extras from the touchline - brilliant nudge
77'Player substituted - Sergio Parisse , Italy
77'Substitute on - Luke McLean , Italy
75'Substitute on - Andrew Trimble , Ireland
75'Player substituted - Brian O'Driscoll , Ireland
74'Substitute on - Eoin Reddan , Ireland
74'Player substituted - Conor Murray , Ireland
73'Player substituted - Cian Healy , Ireland
73'Substitute on - Tom Court , Ireland
73'Substitute on - Denis Leamy , Ireland
73'Player substituted - Stephen Ferris , Ireland
70'29-6 Penalty goal - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
69'Sexton oozes confidence as he slots the three points
67'Player substituted - Leonardo Ghiraldini , Italy
67'Substitute on - Fabio Ongaro , Italy
67'Player substituted - Ronan O'Gara , Ireland
67'Substitute on - Johnny Sexton , Ireland
62'Substitute on - Marco Bortolami , Italy
62'Player substituted - Cornelius van Zyl , Italy
59'Substitute on - Donnacha Ryan , Ireland
59'Player substituted - Paul O'Connell , Ireland
57'Substitute on - Edoardo Gori , Italy
57'Player substituted - Fabio Semenzato , Italy
54'Substitute on - Sean Cronin , Ireland
54'Player substituted - Rory Best , Ireland
53'26-6 Conversion - Ronan O'Gara , Ireland
52'24-6 Try - Keith Earls , Ireland
51'Try for Ireland!!! Ferris shifts the ball wide and it's Earls on the end as the utility back dives over for the second score of the match - O'Gara adds the extras - this game is getting beyond Italy now
49'Substitute on - Paul Derbyshire , Italy
49'Player substituted - Mauro Bergamasco , Italy
49'19-6 Conversion - Ronan O'Gara , Ireland
48'17-6 Try - Brian O'Driscoll , Ireland
47'Try for Ireland !!!! Brilliant try from Ireland as Tommy Bowe makes an incisive break before offloading to BOD who crashes over under the posts - very clinical
43'12-6 Penalty goal - Ronan O'Gara , Ireland
42'Penalty for Ireland!!!! O'Gara knocks over his fourth penalty of the game to give Ireland a six point cushion
41'9-6 End of first half
40'Player substituted - Luciano Orquera , Italy
40'Substitute on - Riccardo Bocchino , Italy
40'9-6 Start of second half
35'Player substituted - Martin Castrogiovanni , Italy
35'Substitute on - Andrea Lo Cicero Vaina , Italy
35'9-6 Penalty goal - Ronan O'Gara , Ireland
34'Penalty for Ireland!!! O'Gara knocks over another penalty and Ireland have the edge on their opponents
34'Penalty for Ireland!!! O'Gara knocks over another penalty and Ireland have the edge on their opponents
21'6-6 Penalty goal - Mirco Bergamasco , Italy
20'Bergamasco draws the game level with another accurate strike
17'6-3 Penalty goal - Ronan O'Gara , Ireland
16'O'Gara adds the three to edge Ireland in front
11'3-3 Penalty goal - Mirco Bergamasco , Italy
10'Bergamasco gets Italy's first points on the board with a lazy strike
7'3-0 Penalty goal - Ronan O'Gara , Ireland
6'Penalty for Ireland!!!! O'Gara starts the scoreboard ticking over with a very well struck penalty
1'0-0 Start of first half

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