| IRELAND 16 | V | ITALY 11 | |||||
| COMPETITION: 6 Nations International Championship Updated 04.02.2008 | |||||||
| VENUE: Croke Park, Dublin | DATE: 2 February 2008 | SPECTATORS: 75,000 | |||||
| REFEREE: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) | HALFTIME: 10-3 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Dempsey | TRIES: Parisse | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: O'Gara | CONVERSIONS: | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: O'Gara (3) | PENALTY GOALS: Bortolussi (2) | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Girvan Dempsey | Leinster | 15 | David Bortolussi | Montpellier, France | ||
| 14 | Andrew Trimble | Ulster | 14 | Kaine Robertson | Arix Viadana | ||
| 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (Capt.) | Leinster | 13 | Gonzalo Canale | Clermont Auvergne, France | ||
| 12 | Gordon D'Arcy (22) | Leinster | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco | Stade Français, France | ||
| 11 | Geordan Murphy | Leicester, England | 11 | Pablo Canavosio (22) | Castres, France | ||
| 10 | Ronan O'Gara | Munster | 10 | Andrea Masi | Biarritz Olympique, France | ||
| 9 | Eion Redden (20) | London Wasps, England | 9 | Pietro Travagli | Overmach Parma | ||
| 8 | Denis Leamy | Munster | 8 | Sergio Parisse (Capt.) | Stade Français, France | ||
| 7 | David Wallace | Munster | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco | Stade Français, France | ||
| 6 | Simon Easterby (19) | Llanelly, Wales | 6 | Josh Sole (20) | Arix Viadana | ||
| 5 | Malcolm O'Kelly (18) | Leinster | 5 | Carlo Del Fava (19) | Ulster, Ireland | ||
| 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | Munster | 4 | Santiago Dellape | Biarritz Olympique | ||
| 3 | John Hayes (17) | Munster | 3 | Martin Castrogiovanni (18) | Leicester RFC, England | ||
| 2 | Rory Best (16) | Ulster | 2 | Leonardo Ghiraldini (16) | Cammi Calvisano | ||
| 1 | Marcus Horan | Munster | 1 | Andrea Lo Cicero (17) | Metro Racing, France | ||
| 16 | Bernard Jackman (2) | Leinster | 16 | Carlo Festuccia (2) | Metro Racing, France | ||
| 17 | Anthony Buckley (3) | Munster | 17 | Salvatore Perugini (1) | Stade Toulousain, France | ||
| 18 | Michael O'Driscoll (5) | Munster | 18 | Lorenzo Cittadini (3) | Cammi Calvisano | ||
| 19 | James Heaslip (6) | Leinster | 19 | Tommaso Reato (5) | Rovigo, Italy | ||
| 20 | Peter Stringer (9) | Munster | 20 | Alessandro Zanni (6) | Cammi Calvisano | ||
| 21 | Patrick Wallace | Ulster | 21 | Andrea Marcato | Benetton Treviso | ||
| 22 | Robert Kearney (12) | Leinster | 22 | Ezio Galon (11) | Overmach Parma | ||
| COACH: Eddie O'Sullivan | COACH: Nik Mallett | ||||||
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| MATCH NOTES | |||||||
| This was Nik Mallets first game as coach of Italy. He had previously been a coach of South Africa. | |||||||
| Travagli last played for Italy v New Zealand in 2004. This test was Castrogiovanni's 50th for Italy. Cittadini and Reato were making their test debuts for Italy. | |||||||
| Yellow cards: Dellapé (Italy) 29m, Easterby (Ireland) 49m. | |||||||
| Sources | |||||||
| http://www.planet-rugby.com/Story/0,18259,3558_3103822,00.html | |||||||
| http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/ireland-16-italy-11-dark-day-for-osullivan-as-ireland-stutter-to-ugly-victory-777457.html | |||||||