22 Responses to Six Nations: Italy vs Ireland – Game Thread

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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 2:31 pm

  I’m in a bit of a conundrum…. SuperBees is at a wedding this afternoon… poor man… and this game overlaps largely with the Stormers / Sharks game…

  So, I’ll handle this game nicely untill about a half an hour in, thereafter sporadically update it whilst giving my full attention to the Stormers vs Sharks game.
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 4:23 pm

  Ok, shuffle up… Six Nations time, then Stormers & Sharks, then Six Nations again….
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 4:27 pm

  Ireland overwhelming adds on favourites… I played conservative and only picked Ireland by 18 on Bru, I think.

  Score could be bigger though, Italy have a forwards pack but not much in the backs.
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 4:32 pm

  OK, game on!
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 4:34 pm

  Penalty Ireland, too far out
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 4:37 pm

  Italty with most of the ball early on.
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 4:38 pm

  Penalty to Italy, about 10m line of Ireland, middle of the field, Bergamasco will go for goal
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 4:39 pm

  Italy gets first blood!

  Italy 3 / 0
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 4:43 pm

  Italian scrummie badly injured… looks like a broken shoulder or rib… off replaced
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 4:47 pm

  Ireland making basic mistakes…. and again… passing past the player and straight into touch
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 4:48 pm

  Compared to last night’s match, this one is cumbersome and error-ridden, so far
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 4:53 pm

  Very good play now by Ireland and then 5m out a brilliant Italian tackle which loosens the ball up and it ends up on the Italian side.
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 4:57 pm

  Will be going over to the Stormers vs Sharks thread just now…. but will keep the scores up at the top here too.
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 5:02 pm

  Penalty Ireland on the Italian 22, in front….

  3 / 3 as Sexton slots it
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 5:17 pm

  Lemoenetyd

  Italy 6 / 3
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  Blue Bird on 5 February 2011 at 5:26 pm

  @ grootblousmile:
  Afternoon GBS – So will the Paddy’s pull ahead in the second half?
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 5:35 pm

  Ireland 10 / 6 as O’Driscoll scores a try
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  Blue Bird on 5 February 2011 at 5:45 pm

  @ grootblousmile:
  Cat got your tongue?
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 5:54 pm

  18@ Blue Bird:
  Sorry, concentrating on the Stormers / Sharks game.

  Nothing much happening in this game, score wise.
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 6:11 pm

  Italy try…

  Italy 11 / 10
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 6:17 pm

  Drop goal by O’Gara…

  Ireland 13 / 11
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  grootblousmile on 5 February 2011 at 6:21 pm

  Final Score Ireland 13 / 11