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)
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Penalty awarded
Pietblou hey ou jy moet ons nie blymaak en loop nie , waars jy ?
119 @ superBul:
Janee, flok, ou Pietman raak stadig in sy ouderdom!
Defensive Irealand scrum, 5m from their own line, in front of the posts
Morning Boys
I see GBS sittting pretty at No.2, SuperBul at 14 on superBru…..best not dwell on my pics so far.!! 🙁
@ grootblousmile:
GBS selfs jy is nou stil , het die weer jou gebliksem, bedoel mooi . Jy se mos daars swaar weer.
Less than 7 minutes left
@ superBul:
Nee, ek is hier, besig om kos te maak, dan n power nappie vang, 4nm werk toe weer.
Penalty Ireland… a relieving one.
126 @ Blue Bird:
Helloooooooo
So, it is Italy vs Wales then, should be good….
Penalty Italy
Come on Ireland, defend my Bru!
@ Blue Bird:
GBS wil take top spot after this game
Mussolini’s men giving it one last go
Another Italy penalty… lineout 5m out again!
Do NOT fluck with my BRU!
3m out… now 7m out
Ireland drive them back
Still hope
Italian scrum, 15m out
2 Minutes left
Great finish
Ireland drive them back more… hack it forward… tryyyyyyyyyy Tommy Bowe!
No try… but maybe a penalty try…
@ grootblousmile:
tHIS TRY CAN COST YOU HALF A POINT , HOPE ITS NOT AWARDED
@ superBul:
Well I suppose after his dismal showing in the super 15 he needs a turn at the top.
Bit mean of us to hog the top spot every time!! 😉
Should be a penalty try for all money….
Try or penalty try NOT awarded
Strange decision that
Just reward
these commentators are bloody fools
Try to Keith Earls anyway…
grootblousmile wrote:
really, i think both went for the ball , fair contest
A week off, see you all on Saturday morning
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