| IRELAND 38 | V | ITALY 9 | |||||
| COMPETITION: 6 Nations International Championship | DATE: 15 February 2009 Updated: 03.04.2009 | ||||||
| VENUE: Rome | SPECTATORS: 30,000 | ||||||
| REFEREE: Chris White (England) | HALFTIME: 14-9 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Fitzgerald (2), Bowe, D.Wallace, O'Driscoll | TRIES: | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: O'Gara (4), Kearney | CONVERSIONS: | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: O'Gara | PENALTY GOALS: Mclean (3) | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Robert Kearney | Leinster | 15 | Andrea Masi | Biarritz Olympique, France | ||
| 14 | Thomas Bowe | Neath Swansea Ospreys | 14 | Kaine Robertson (22) | Montepashi Viadana | ||
| 13 | Brian O'Driscoll (Capt.) | Leinster | 13 | Gonzalo Canale (21) | Clermont Auvergne, France | ||
| 12 | Patrick Wallace (21) | Ulster | 12 | Mirco Bergamasco | Stade Français, France | ||
| 11 | Luke Fitzgerald | Leinster | 11 | Matteo Pratichetti | Cammi Calvisano | ||
| 10 | Ronan O'Gara | Munster | 10 | Luke Mclean (20) | Cammi Calvisano | ||
| 9 | Tomas O'Leary (20) | Munster | 9 | Paul Griffen | Cammi Calvisano | ||
| 8 | James Heaslip | Leinster | 8 | Sergio Parisse (Capt.) | Stade Français, France | ||
| 7 | David Wallace | Munster | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco | Stade Français, France | ||
| 6 | Stephan Ferris (19) | Ulster | 6 | Alessandro Zanni | Cammi Calvisano | ||
| 5 | Paul O'Connell (18) | Munster | 5 | Tommaso Reato (19) | Femi RZ Rovigo | ||
| 4 | Donncha O'Callaghan | Munster | 4 | Santiago Dellapé (18) | Toulon, France | ||
| 3 | John Hayes | Munster | 3 | Martin Castrogiovani (17) | Leicester Tigers, England | ||
| 2 | Jeremy Flannery (16) | Munster | 2 | Fabio Ongaro (16) | Saracens, England | ||
| 1 | Marcus Horan (17) | Munster | 1 | Salvatore Perugini | Stade Français, France | ||
| 16 | Rory Best (2) | Ulster | 16 | Carlo Festuccia (2) | Racing Metro Paris, France | ||
| 17 | Thomas Court (1) | Ulster | 17 | Carlos Nieto (3) | Gloucester RFC, England | ||
| 18 | Malcolm O'Kelly (5) | Leinster | 18 | Carlo Antonio Del Fava (4) | Ulster, Ireland | ||
| 19 | Denis Leamy (6) | Munster | 19 | Joshua Sole (5) | Montepashi Viadana | ||
| 20 | Peter Stringer (9) | Munster | 20 | Giulio Toniolatti (10) | Almaviva UR Capitolina | ||
| 21 | Gordan D'Arcy (12) | Leinster | 21 | Gonzalo Garcia (13) | Cammi Calvisano | ||
| 22 | Geordan Murphy | Leicester Tigers, England | 22 | Andrea Bacchetti (14) | Femi RZ Rovigo | ||
| HEAD COACH: Declan Kidney | HEAD COACH: Nik Mallett | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES Court was making his test debut for Ireland. Both Hayes and O'Kelly were making their 91st test appearances for Ireland. The first of Fitzgerald's tries was his first for Ireland. Bacchetti was making his test debut for Italy. Yellow Card: O'Gara (32) Sources http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7891402.stm |
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