| IRELAND 61 | V | ITALY 6 | |||||
| COMPETITION: World Cup 2003 pre tournament friendly. Updated 28.11.2007 | |||||||
| VENUE: Thomond Park, Limerick | DATE: 30 August, 2003 | SPECTATORS: 14,000 | |||||
| REFEREE: S. Lander (England) | HALFTIME: 23-6 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Hickie (4), Dempsey, Kelly, Humphreys, Byrne | TRIES: | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: Humphreys (6) | CONVERSIONS: | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Humphreys (3) | PENALTY GOALS: | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Giorvan Dempsey | Leinster | 15 | Gert Peens | Overmach Parma | ||
| 14 | John Kelly | Munster | 14 | Nicola Mazzucato | Ghail Calvisano | ||
| 13 | Robert Henderson | Munster | 13 | Cristian Stoica | Montpellier, France | ||
| 12 | Brian O'Driscoll (21) | Leinster | 12 | Matteo Barbini | Petraca Padova | ||
| 11 | Denis Hickey (22) | Leinster | 11 | Diego Sacci (22) | |||
| 10 | David Humphreys (C) | Ulster | 10 | Francesco Mazzariol | Overmach Parma | ||
| 9 | Guy Easterby (20) | Rotherham RFC, England | 9 | Alessandro Troncon (Capt.) | Benetton Treviso | ||
| 8 | Victor Costello (19) | Leinster | 8 | Sergio Parisse | Benetton Treviso | ||
| 7 | Eric Miller (18) | Leinster | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco | Stade Francaise, France | ||
| 6 | Simon Easterby | Llanelly RFC, Wales | 6 | Andrea de Rossi | Ghail Calvisano | ||
| 5 | Gary Longwell | Ulster | 5 | Marc Giacheri (19) | North Harbour, New Zealand | ||
| 4 | Leo Cullen | Leinster | 4 | Cristian Bezzi | Viadana | ||
| 3 | Reg Corrigan (17) | Leinster | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni | Ghail Calvisano | ||
| 2 | Shane Byrne (16) | Leinster | 2 | Fabio Ongaro (16) | Benetton Treviso | ||
| 1 | Marcus Horan | Munster | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero | Lazio and Primavera | ||
| 16 | Paul Shields (2) | Ulster | 16 | Carlo Festuccia (2) | Overmach Parma | ||
| 17 | Justin Fitzpatrick (3) | Ulster | 17 | Ramiro Martinez | Benetton Treviso | ||
| 18 | Donncha O'Callaghan (7) | Munster | 18 | Aaron Persico (22) | Viadana | ||
| 19 | Kieron Dawson (8) | 19 | Matthew Phillips (5) | Viadana | |||
| 20 | Brian O'Meara (9) | Leinster | 20 | Matteo Mazzantini | Viadana | ||
| 21 | Jonathan Bell (12) | Ulster | 21 | Ramiro Pez | Leicester, England | ||
| 22 | Geordan Murphy (11) | Leicester RFC, England | 22 | Andrea Masi (11) (18) | Viadana | ||
| COACH: Eddie Sullivan | COACH: John Kirwan | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES Ireland overwhelmed Italy in this pre World Cup warm up game. Sources http://www.scrum.com/41_3989.php?includeref=dynamic&fix=28025 IRB International Rugby Yearbook 2003-04, pgs 58-59 |
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