IRE
	No.	Name
15Simon Zebo, FB
14Andrew Trimble, W T
13Jared Payne, C T
12Robbie Henshaw, C
11Keith Earls, W
10Johnny Sexton, FH  3 
9Conor Murray, SH
1Jack McGrath, P T
2Rory Best, H
3Mike Ross, P
4Donnacha Ryan, L
5Devin Toner, L
6CJ Stander, FL T
7Josh van der Flier, FL
8Jamie Heaslip, N8 T 2
Replacements
16Sean Cronin, R T
17Finlay Bealham, R
18Nathan White, R
19Ultan Dillane, R
20Rhys Ruddock, R
21Kieran Marmion, R
22Ian Madigan, R T  2
23Fergus McFadden, R T

ITALY
	No.	Name
15David Odiete, FB T
14Leonardo Sarto, W T
13Michele Campagnaro, C
12Gonzalo Garcia, C
11Mattia Bellini, W
10Edoardo Padovani, FH 
9Guglielmo Palazzani, SH
1Andrea Lovotti, P
2Davide Giazzon, H
3Dario Chistolini, P
4George Fabio Biagi, L
5Marco Fuser, L
6Francesco Minto, FL
7Alessandro Zanni, FL
8Sergio Parisse, N8
16Oliviero Fabiani, R
17Matteo Zanusso, R
18Pietro Ceccarelli, R
19Quintin Geldenhuys, R
20Braam Steyn, R
21Alberto Lucchese, R
22Kelly Haimona, R 
23Luke McLean, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Aviva Stadium

1:30 PM, March 12, 2016

2966dPA Sport

Ireland rout Italy with contender for try of the Six Nations

Ireland produced a nine-try mauling of Italy to silence some of coach Joe Schmidt's critics while simultaneously fueling the debate over whether the Six Nations needs promotion and relegation

Match Commentary

82'		ESPN's Rob Bartlett had this to say straight from the Aviva: "Well, what a difference 80 minutes can make. Ireland have trounced Italy and any murmurs of head coach Joe Schmidt's selection have seemingly disappeared. In truth, the Azzurri were awful for the majority and made it easy for the Irish to regain some much-needed confidence on the ball. That rip-roaring attack was back in style as Ireland put nine tries away -- and probably should have had a few more. St Patrick's Day will no doubt be a delight on Thursday -- next week's opponents Scotland may well be shaking in their boots. "
81'		Ireland just can't find that opening and they'll have to settle with just the nine tries today...FULL TIME
81'+1		58-15 End of second half

Match Stats

IRE

ITALY

58%

42%

56%

44%

IRE

ITALY

178	Runs	130
681	Metres Run	296
20	Clean Breaks	6
146	Tackles	200
10	Missed Tackles	21
7	Turnover Knock On	15

Standings

Six Nations
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	5	+84	20
2	FRA	5	+6	15
3	ENG	5	-5	14
4	SCOT	5	0	12
5	ITALY	5	-34	11
6	WALES	5	-51	4

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