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Game Info

Venue: London Stadium

4:45 PM, October 4, 2015

Attendance: 53,187

Match Commentary

81'		FULL TIME ANALYSIS ESPN's man on the ground had this to say: Tristan Barclay - @tbarclayESPN: "Ireland have been far from perfect this evening but have proven they can win ugly in the face of a bruising Italian effort. The Azzurri were mean in the tackle and disruptive at the breakdown, but in the end Irish experience and quality told. That itself shows you something about the title credentials of Joe Schmidt's side. They have been able to put the half-century of points on the likes of Canada, but against Tier One opponents they have shown they can hunker down and pick off their penalties. Italy go out of the tournament with an effort of which they can be proud. England fans would have handed over several limbs for a victory like Ireland's today." Italy can be proud of that effort but Ireland win ugly. That tells you something about their title credentials #IREvITA #RWC2015 — Tristan Barclay (@tbarclayESPN) October 4, 2015
81'		16-9 End of second half
80'		Sexton kicks into touch and it's over! Full time analysis on its way.

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