SIX Nations: Italy vs Ireland – Live Game Article

Published 7 February 2015 | By grootblousmile

Italy (3) 3 / 26 (9) Ireland (Final Score)

Italy and Ireland did battle in the RBS 6 Nations at

Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy at 16:30 SA Time (15:30 Italy Time, 14:30 BST & GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Italy:

Penalties – Kelly Haimona (1)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – 0
Conversions – 0

Ireland:

Penalties – Ian Keatley (4)
Drop Goals – 0
Tries – Conor Murray (1), Tommy O’Donnell (1)
Conversions – Ian Keatley (2)

Teams:

Italy	Ireland
7 February at 16:30 SA Time
Team: 15 Andrea Masi, 14 Leonardo Sarto, 13 Michele Campagnaro, 12 Luca Morisi, 11 Luke McLean, 10 Kelly Haimona, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Sergio Parisse (Captain), 7 Francesco Minto, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 George Biagi, 4 Joshua Furno, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Matias Aguero Replacements: 16 Andrea Manici, 17 Alberto De Marchi, 18 Dario Chistolini, 19 Marco Fuser, 20 Marco Barbini, 21 Gulgielmo Palazzani, 22 Tommaso Allan, 23 Giovanbattista Venditti	Team: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Jared Payne, 12 Robbie Henshaw, 11 Simon Zebo, 10 Ian Keatley, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Jordi Murphy, 7 Tommy O’Donnell, 6 Peter O’Mahony, 5 Paul O’Connell (Captain), 4 Devin Toner, 3 Mike Ross, 2 Rory Best, 1 Jack McGrath Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 James Cronin, 18 Martin Moore, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 ??, 21 Isaac Boss, 22 Ian Madigan, 23 Felix Jones

Expected weather: Variable cloudiness with a couple of showers. High of 12°C and a low of 1°C
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
Assistant Referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Stuart Berry (SA)
TMO: Graham Hughes (England)

76 Responses to SIX Nations: Italy vs Ireland – Live Game Article

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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:11 pm

Ireland 9 / 0 Italy
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:11 pm

4 Minutes to go before halftime
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:13 pm

Italy penalty inside the Ireland 77, against O’Donnell, not releasing
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:14 pm

Azzurri prefer to pop the ball into the corner…
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:15 pm

Handbags… and an Irishman prone on the ground too, injured.

Another Azzurri penalty, 5m out.
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:16 pm

This time the Italians go for goal
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:17 pm

Ireland 9 / 3 Italy

Lemoenetyd
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:19 pm

OK, nou kan ek kouse en Cowboy boots aantrek… en my Stetson hoed regkry… die party is ‘n flippen Theme Party… modern Cowboy style…
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:20 pm

Oh… and I need a drink… from the saloon…
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Bullscot on 7 February 2015 at 5:23 pm

Looks like it is a fairly close game so far, surely Ireland will pull away in the second half. Taking longer here may miss the start of the game in Paris. Enjoy the second half.
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:24 pm

40 @ Bullscot:
Hey, you can’t miss the start… you’re doing the Live Game Thread!!!
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:31 pm

2nd Half ON!
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:33 pm

Italy penalty, deep in their own half
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:38 pm

Almost an Azzurri intercept… knocked.. he might have been away free and clear.
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:39 pm

Ireland scrum just inside the Azzurri 22… pich cut up… biggggg divits
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:40 pm

Ireland now deep in the 22
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:41 pm

2m out… then a knock
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:42 pm

Italy struggling to get away from their own line
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:43 pm

Ireland knock again, 7m out
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:46 pm

Azzurri with nothing on attack but their defence is pretty good!
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:47 pm

Ireland scrum, on the Azzurri 22, in front of the posts
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:49 pm

Ireland scrum penalty, right in front on the 22… easy peasy
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:50 pm

Ireland 12 / 3 Italy
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:51 pm

OK… time to be considering Bru picks… I need 2 more penalties from Ireland to be spot-on
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:51 pm

Forward pass by Italy… they just cannot seem to attack…
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:53 pm

Ireland happy to play the territory game, kicking for positioning
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:56 pm

Eish, not a good game… very scrappy at times.

Ireland really battling to break down the Italian defence.

Ireland penalty… this one very kickable again… but they pop it into the corner.
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:57 pm

Giraldini sent to the Bin…
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:58 pm

Try Conor Murray, Ireland
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grootblousmile on 7 February 2015 at 5:59 pm

Ireland 19 / 3 Italy

SIX Nations: Italy vs Ireland – Live Game Article

Italy (3) 3 / 26 (9) Ireland (Final Score)

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