IRELAND  51 V   ITALY  24
  COMPETITION:  6 Nations International Championship                                                            Updated 25.03.2007
  VENUE: Stadio Faminio, Rome DATE: 17 March 2007 SPECTATORS:
  REFEREE: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
HALFTIME: 18-12  
  SCORERS: SCORERS:
  TRIES: Dempsey (2), Hickie (2), Easterby, D'Arcy, S. Horgan,   TRIES: Bortolami, De Marigny
  O'Gara    
  CONVERSIONS: O'Gara (4) CONVERSIONS: Scanavacca
  PENALTY GOALS: O'Gara PENALTY GOALS: Pez (2)
  DROPPED GOALS: DROPPED GOALS: Pez (2)
   
15 Girvan Dempsey Leinster 15 Roland de Marigny Cammi Calvisano
14 Shane Horgan Leinster 14 Kaine Robertson Arix Viadana
13 Brian O'Driscoll (Capt.) (22) Leinster 13 Ezio Galon Overmach Parma
12 Gordon D'Arcy Leinster 12 Mirco Bergamasco Stade Français, France
11 Denis Hickie Leinster 11 Matteo Pratichetti Cammi Calvisano
10 Ronan O'Gara Munster 10 Ramiro Pez (21) Perpignan, France
9 Peter Stringer Munster 9 Alessandro Troncon (20) Clermont Auvergne, France
8 Denis Leamy Munster 8 Sergio Parisse (18) Stade Français, France
7 David Wallace Munster 7 Maurizio Zaffiri (19) Cammi Calvisano
6 Simon Easterby Llanelly, Wales 6 Alessandro Zanni Cammi Calvisano
5 Michael O'Driscoll (18) Munster 5 Marco Bortolami  (Capt.) Narbonne, France
4 Donncha O'Callaghan Munster 4 Santiago Dellape Agen, France
3 John Hayes Munster 3 Carlos Nieto Gloucester, England
2 Rory Best (16) Ulster 2 Carlo Festuccia (16) SKG Gran Parma
1 Marcus Horan (17) Munster 1 Salvatore Perugini (17) Stade Toulousain, France
   
16 Jerry Flannery (2) Munster 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini (2) Cammi Calvisano
17 Simon Best (1) Ulster 17 Fabio Staibano (1) Overmach Parma
18 Trevor Horgan (5) Munster 18 Valerio Bernabò (8) Cammi Calvisano
19 Niel Best Ulster 19 Josh Sole (7) Arix Viadana
20 Eion Redden London Wasps, England 20 Paul Griffen (9) Cammi Calvisano
21 Patrick Wallace Ulster 21 Andrea Scanavacca (10) Cammi Calvisano
22 Andrew Trimble (13) Ulster 22 Matteo Barbini Benetton Treviso
   
  COACH: Eddie O'Sullivan COACH: Pierre Berbizier
               
MATCH NOTES
Ireland had to wait for the completion of the France v Scotland game in Paris to learn that they had just missed out on the 6 Nations title. France's last minute try in Paris clinched the title.


Sources
http://www.planet-rugby.com./Story/0,18259,3558_1995164,00.html
http://www.planet-rugby.com./Story/0,18259,3889_1984909,00.html
http://www.itsrugby.fr/match_34111.html