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)
Free Kick Italy, they choose the scrum.
Ireland gets a scrum penalty
Nice high intensity , one for you one for me
Penalty Italy, hands in.
This one is kickable… just further than the 10m line
I just love this, Mallet written all over this Italian team
He hits the upriht… miss
Ireland hack it out
Bergamasco het nou vir jou n funny skop styl
Italy maul and drive the Irish meters and meters.
Italy penalty
Some wild punches thrown by No 7 of Italy…. that should at least be a card.
No card
Lemoenetyd
Only 3 points in it, tighter than I thought it would be
Nou wat sê julle nou?
I think Ireland looks to be a better off, but anything can happen
Daai skoppe wat Bergamasco miss gaan my en Italiee kos
Only 40 minutes of the Pool Stages left… one position in the Quarters still in the balance
71 @ superBul:
Elke span het 1 skop gemis, beide teen die regoppaal vas.
1 of 80 Halves left in the Pool Stages, how quickly it’s flown!
2nd Half On!
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Penalty adavantage to Ireland… and the penalty is given.
Well within range
@ grootblousmile:
74
alhoewel ek bly is daar is net 4 games die naweek gaan ons tog die aksie mis
75 @ superBul:
Sal net na die game verduidelik.
Ireland 12 / 6
77 @ superBul:
Ja, maar ons sal in die week kan werk, vir ‘n change!
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Ireland on attack again
@ grootblousmile:
78
dankie
Drop attempt by O’Gara, missed left
O’Gara plugging forthe corners… they want to stay in the Italy half of the field
Lovely try
@ grootblousmile:
79
jis ja ek het n klomp werk, geld moet nou bietjie begin inkom, het ook n stalletjie gehuur en daar is baie werk daar voor ek kan oopmaak
Tryyyyyyyyyyy Brian O’Driscoll!
Ireland 19 / 6
Now Italy will have to show their metal. The chips are down
Penalty Ireland…. te Italian tighthead losing the bind
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