RECAP: Ireland v Italy
READERS’ FORUM: Welcome to our live coverage of the Six Nations Round Three encounter between Ireland and Italy in Dublin.
It is not who will win, but rather by how much Ireland will triumph.
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CONVERSION! The try is converted by @JohnnySexton!
Ireland 57-6 Italy after 80 minutes.
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— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 27, 2022
TRY! Ireland’s try is scored by @Treadz5!💪
Ireland 55-6 Italy after 80 minutes.
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— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 27, 2022
CONVERSION! The try is converted from the touchline by @JohnnySexton! 👏
Ireland 50-6 Italy after 76 minutes.
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ADVERTISEMENT— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 27, 2022
TRY! A second try of the match for @JamesLowe_03!💪
Ireland 48-6 Italy after 76 minutes.
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— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 27, 2022
CONVERSION! The try is converted by @JohnnySexton! 👏
Ireland 43-6 Italy after 70 minutes.
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TRY! Ireland’s try is scored by Ryan Baird!💪
Ireland 41-6 Italy after 69 minutes.
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— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 27, 2022
CONVERSION! The try is converted by @JohnnySexton!💪
Ireland 36-6 Italy after 58 minutes.
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— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 27, 2022
TRY! A second try of the game for debutant @michaellowry15! 👏
Ireland 34-6 Italy after 56 minutes.
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— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 27, 2022
TRY! Ireland’s try is scored by @JamesLowe_03!💪
Ireland 29-6 Italy after 52 minutes.
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— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 27, 2022
HALF TIME | Bonus point already in the bag 💼
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— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) February 27, 2022
Teams
Ireland: 15 Michael Lowry, 14 Mack Hansen, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 James Lowe, 10 Joey Carbery, 9 Jamison Gibson Park, 8 Caelan Doris, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Peter O’Mahony (captain), 5 Ryan Baird, 4 Tadhg Beirne, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Dan Sheehan, 1 Andrew Porter.
Replacements: 16 Rob Herring, 17 Dave Kilcoyne, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 Kieran Treadwell, 20 Jack Conan, 21 Craig Casey, 22 Johnny Sexton, 23 James Hume.
Italy: 15 Edoardo Padovani, 14 Pierre Bruno, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex, 12 Leonardo Marin, 11 Montanna Ioane, 10 Paolo Garbisi, 9 Stephen Varney, 8 Toa Halafihi, 7 Michele Lamaro (captain), 6 Giovanni Pettinelli, 5 Federico Ruzza, 4 Niccolo Cannone, 3 Pietro Ceccarelli, 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi, 1 Danilo Fischetti.
Replacements: 16 Epalahame Faiva, 17 Ivan Nemer, 18 Tiziano Pasquali, 19 David Sisi, 20 Manuel Zuliani, 21 Braam Steyn, 22 Alessandro Fusco, 23 Marco Zanon.
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistant referees: Matthew Carley (England), Christophe Ridley (England)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)
