| IRELAND 23 | V | ITALY 20 | |||||
| COMPETITION: Friendly. Rugby World Cup warm up match Updated 23.11.2007 | |||||||
| VENUE: Ravenhill, Belfast | DATE: 24 August 2007 | SPECTATORS: 14,000 | |||||
| REFEREE: Nigel Owens (Wales) | HALFTIME: 10-13 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Trimble, O'Gara | TRIES: Troncon, Pratichetti | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: O'Gara (2) | CONVERSIONS: Bortolussi, De Marigny | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: O'Gara (2) | PENALTY GOALS: Bortolussi |
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| DROPPED GOALS: O'Gara | DROPPED GOALS: Bortolussi | ||||||
| 15 | Girvan Dempsey | Leinster | 15 | David Bortolussi (22) | Montpellier, France | ||
| 14 | Geordan Murphy | Leicester, England | 14 | Kaine Robertson | Arix Viadana | ||
| 13 | Andrew Trimble | Ulster | 13 | Gonzalo Canale (20) | Clermont Auvergne, France | ||
| 12 | Gordon D'Arcy | Leinster | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco (21) | Stade Français, France | ||
| 11 | Denis Hickie (22) | Leinster | 11 | Matteo Pratichetti | Cammi Calvisano | ||
| 10 | Ronan O'Gara | Munster | 10 | Roland de Marigny | Cammi Calvisano | ||
| 9 | Peter Stringer (20) | Munster | 9 | Alessandro Troncon | Clermont Auvergne, France | ||
| 8 | Denis Leamy | Munster | 8 | Sergio Parisse | Stade Français, France | ||
| 7 | Niel Best | Ulster | 7 | Robert Barbieri (19) | Overmach Parma | ||
| 6 | Simon Easterby | Llanelly, Wales | 6 | Alessandro Zanni | Cammi Calvisano | ||
| 5 | Donncha O'Callaghan | Munster | 5 | Marco Bortolami (Capt.) | Gloucester, England | ||
| 4 | Paul O'Connell (Capt.) (18) | Munster | 4 | Valerio Bernabò | Brive, France | ||
| 3 | John Hayes (17) | Munster | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni (1) | Leicester RFC, England | ||
| 2 | Rory Best (16) | Ulster | 2 | Fabio Ongaro | Benetton Treviso | ||
| 1 | Marcus Horan | Munster | 1 | Salvatore Perugini (17) (3) | Stade Toulousain, France | ||
| 16 | Jerry Flannery (2) | Munster | 16 | Leonardo Ghiraldini | Cammi Calvisano | ||
| 17 | Simon Best (3) | Ulster | 17 | Matias Aguero (1) | Arix Viadana | ||
| 18 | Malcolm O'Kelly (4) | Leinster | 18 | Josh Sole (19) | Arix Viadana | ||
| 19 | Alan Quinlan | Munster | 19 | Manoa Vasawai (7) (18) | Overmach Parma | ||
| 20 | Isaac Boss (9) | Ulster | 20 | Paul Griffen (13) | Cammi Calvisano | ||
| 21 | Patrick Wallace | Ulster | 21 | Pablo Canavosio (12) | Castres, France | ||
| 22 | Brian Carney (11) | Munster | 22 | Ezio Galon (15) | Overmach Parma | ||
| COACH: Eddie O'Sullivan | COACH: Pierre Berbizier | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES This was the first full rugby international test match at Ravenhill for 53 years. A last minute try to O'Gara gave Ireland the win. Bortolussi passed 100 test points for Italy. Murphy was playing his 50th test for Ireland. Sources http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/irish/6963016.stm http://www.ulsterrugby.com/4042_5600.php |
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