Ireland 56-19 Italy
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Attendance: 51,700
Ireland v Italy Match Reports
Ireland scored eight converted tries as they racked up a 56-19 victory over Italy at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Centre Robbie Henshaw scored two of them, with winger Jacob Stockdale also grabbing a brace. Conor Murray, Bundee Aki, Keith Earls and Rory Best also went in. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Ireland score eight tries in 56-19 win over Italy
- BBC: Ireland run in eight tries to hammer Italy
- Telegraph: After try famine in Paris a feast against Italy, but Robbie Henshaw injury takes gloss off victory
- Daily Mail: Jacob Stockdale and Robbie Henshaw score twice as Joe Schmidt's side run in eight tries in Six Nations bonus-point win in Dublin
- Sky Sports: Joe Schmidt's side score eight Six Nations tries
- ESPN: Tadhg Furlong, Robbie Henshaw injuries blight Ireland victory
- RTE: Henshaw injury only cloud for Ireland after facile win
- Irish Independent: Ireland hammer Italy but big win marred by injuries to key men
- NatWest 6 Nations: Henshaw and Stockdale double up as Ireland cruise
- IRFU: Ireland Reel Off Eight Tries Against Italy To Go Top Of The Table
Ireland v Italy - Match Highlights
Ireland v Italy - Match Stats
Ireland: (28) 56
Try: Henshaw (11', 44'), Murray (14'), Aki (21'), Earls (35'), Best (53'), Stockdale (60', 70')
Conversion: Sexton (12', 16', 22', 37', 45'), Carbery (54', 61', 71')
Italy: (0) 19
Try: Allan (56'), Gori (66'), Minozzi (75')
Conversion: Allan (58', 66')
Man of The Match: Conor Murray (Ireland)
Ireland v Italy - Team Line-ups
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Jack McGrath
- 2 Rory Best (CAPTAIN)
- 3 Tadhg Furlong
- 4 Iain Henderson
- 5 Devin Toner
- 6 Peter O'Mahony
- 7 Dan Leavy
- 8 Jack Conan
Backs
- 9 Conor Murray
- 10 Jonathan Sexton
- 11 Jacob Stockdale
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Robbie Henshaw
- 14 Keith Earls
- 15 Rob Kearney
Replacements
- 16 Sean Cronin
- 17 Cian Healy
- 18 Andrew Porter
- 19 Quinn Roux
- 20 CJ Stander
- 21 Kieran Marmion
- 22 Joey Carbery
- 23 Jordan Larmour
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Nicola Quaglio
- 2 Luca Bigi
- 3 Simone Ferrari
- 4 Alessandro Zanni
- 5 Dean Budd
- 6 Sebastian Negri Da Oleggio
- 7 Abraham Steyn
- 8 Sergio Parisse (CAPTAIN)
Backs
- 9 Marcello Violi
- 10 Tommaso Allan
- 11 Mattia Bellini
- 12 Tommaso Castello
- 13 Tommaso Boni
- 14 Tommaso Benvenuti
- 15 Matteo Minozzi
Replacements
- 16 Leonardo Ghiraldini
- 17 Andrea Lovotti
- 18 Tiziano Pasquali
- 19 Federico Ruzza
- 20 Maxime Mata Mbanda'
- 21 Edoardo Gori
- 22 Carlo Canna
- 23 Jayden Hayward