Ireland (9) 36 / Italy (6) 6 (Final Score)
Ireland and Italy did battle in the final Pool Game of Rugby World Cup 2011, in Dunedin 09:30 SA Time (20:30 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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At Halftime it was still anybody’s game, Italy only 3 points adrift, but in the second half the Irish game flourished and the Italian game floundered. 3 Tries eventually for Ireland in the second stanza, taking Irealand out to a 30-point win.
The Quarter Finals now loom large, with some monsterous battles ahead, none more so than Ireland vs Wales and the Springboks vs the Wallabies!
Scorers:
Ireland:
- Penalties – Ronan O’Gara (4), Jonathan Sexton (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Brian O’Driscoll (1), Keith Earls (2)
- Conversions – Ronan O’Gara (2), Jonathan Sexton (1)
Italy:
- Penalties – Mirco Bergamasco (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – 0
- Conversions – 0
Teams:
Ireland: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Brian O’Driscoll (captain), 12 Gordon D’Arcy, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Ronan O’Gara, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Sean O’Brien, 6 Stephen Ferris, 5 Paul O’Connell, 4 Donncha O’Callaghan, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Rory Best, 1 Cian Healy.
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Tom Court, 18 Donnacha Ryan, 19 Denis Leamy, 20 Eoin Reddan, 21 Jonathan Sexton, 22 Andrew Trimble.
Italy: 15 Andrea Masi, 14 Tommaso Benvenuti, 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Gonzalo Garcia, 11 Mirco Bergamasco, 10 Luciano Orquera, 9 Fabio Semenzato, 8 Sergio Parisse (captain), 7 Mauro Bergamasco, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Cornelius van Zyl, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Salvatore Perugini.
Replacements: 16 Fabio Ongaro, 17 Andrea Lo Cicero, 18 Marco Bortolami, 19 Paul Derbyshire, 20 Edoardo Gori, 21 Riccardo Bocchino, 22 Luke McLean.
Date: Sunday2 October
Venue: Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Kick-off: 09:30 SA Time (20:30 NZ Time)
Expected weather: Mainly fine, though isolated showers are possible. High of 16°C, low of 9°C
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand), Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
Well…. Goooooooooo Azzurriiiiiiiiiiii!
… but I think Ireland will take it with ease…
If Ireland wins… they could just as well have dispatched with the Pool Games and just chosen the top 8 IRB ranked Rugby Nations to compete in RWC.
I see I’m just, just barely behind my good friend Kwagga, on SuperBru in the Rugby-Talk Pool
12 Minutes to kick-off
1 Kwagga 45.0 3.00 48.00
2 grootblousmile 44.0 3.75 47.75
3 Snoek 44.0 1.50 45.50
4 Koos 42.5 3.00 45.50
5 Rugbyprof 44.5 0.00 44.50
6 Winston Champ 44.5 0.00 44.50
7 Pokkel 43.0 1.00 44.00
8 Pappie 42.5 1.25 43.75
9 rugbybal 41.0 2.50 43.50
10 biltongbek 42.5 0.58 43.08
Once again, the SA Influence in the Italian team shines through…
Quintin Geldenhuys & Corniel van Zyl the 2 locks
Nick Mallett the coach
Last game for Nick Mallett as coach for Italy?
If Italy win, no, if Ireland win, yes!
Somehow you(GBS) and me went for the 2 ultimate predictions you highest and i am the only stuppid(daring) one that picked Italy
Can the eyeties go 2 points better than the 6N – if they do, it will make for a good game to finish off the pool matches
The freegin horingplayer blowing on his pipe till his eyes bulge out and his tingue pops out, eventually!
Teams coming out onto the indoor pitch
O and that gap between you and Kwagga is small who will be on top after this round?
8 @ superBul:
I went highest?
Well, well, well!
Goooooooooo Ireland!
Hahaha
Anthems!
Luckily for Loskoppie there won’t be a silly haka dance for this one
”car’s broken down, looks like your gonna have to push.”,”but i didnt bring my pushing shoes or my white get wet (yet incredibly tight) shirt. I cant be seen like that…
did you see this GBS
15 @ superBul:
What, where… who said this?
Game ON!
@ grootblousmile:
16
saw it on FB
Italy have the forwards, but not much more….
Ireland have good forwards, and hard-running backs
18 @ superBul:
But who said that?
@ grootblousmile:
bonsaai
Ireland with the initial onslaught… Italy lineout, deep in their own 22
Ireland looking to finish this one off in style
21 @ superBul:
Oh… wonder watse kakkas maak hulle nou weer!
Penalty Ireland, after a touch judge flag.
O’Gara going for goal
Ireland 3 / 0
Italian scrum on the Ireland 22
a tweet
Looks like no Italian fans got their hands on any tickets, House of Green more like! Come on Ireland!
Very Good Italian scrum… then a reset
Italy penalty, easy one for Bergamasco
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