Ireland v Italy: Match Stats

Italy’s three penalty misses from seven attempts, and a zero-from-two drop goal return aided Ireland in their quest for an opening win in the 2005 RBS Six Nations on Sunday.

Italy’s three penalty misses from seven attempts, and a zero-from-two drop goal return aided Ireland in their quest for an opening win in the 2005 RBS Six Nations on Sunday.

Match Stats: Six Nations:
Italy 17 Ireland 28, Stadio Flaminio, Rome

Tries: Italy 1; Ireland 3
Conversions: Italy 0/1; Ireland 2/3
Penalty goals: Italy 4/7; Ireland 3/3
Drop goals: Italy 0/2; Ireland 0/1

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Scrums won: Italy 5; Ireland 6
Scrums lost: Italy 0; Ireland 0
Lineouts won: Italy 18; Ireland 17
Lineouts lost: Italy 3; Ireland 1
Penalties conceded: Italy 6; Ireland 9
Freekicks conceded: Italy 3; Ireland 1
Mauls won: Italy 8; Ireland 6
Ruck and drive: Italy 8; Ireland 5
Ruck and pass: Italy 36; Ireland 31

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Ball won in open play: Italy 52; Ireland 42
Ball won in opponents’ 22: Italy 10; Ireland 5
Ball won at set pieces: Italy 32; Ireland 29
Turnovers won: Italy 5; Ireland 4

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Passes completed: Italy 104; Ireland 91
Line breaks: Italy 1; Ireland 6
Possession kicked: Italy 34: Ireland 40
Errors from kicks: Italy 1; Ireland 13
Kicks to touch: Italy 10; Ireland 14
Kicks/passes: Italy 24%; Ireland 30%

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Tackles made: Italy 46; Ireland 57
Missed: Italy 7; Ireland 2
Tackle completion: Italy 86%; Ireland 96%
Offloads in tackle: Italy 5; Ireland 9
Offloads/tackled: Italy 8%; Ireland 19%

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Errors made: Italy 8; Ireland 21
Errors/ball won: Italy 9%; Ireland 29%
Minutes in possession: First half: Italy 07:39; Ireland 14:04
Second half: Italy 14:48; Ireland 13:29
Minutes in opponents’ half: First half: Italy 27:09; Ireland 15:10
Second half: Italy 19:17; Ireland 26:40

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Top carries: De Marigny 9, Bortolami 7, Murphy 7, Parisse 7, Canale 6

Top tackles: Persico 8, O’Connell 7, Mauro Bergamasco 6, O’Driscoll 6, Canale 5

Top missed tackles: Canale 2, Troncon 2, Leamy 1, Masi 1, Mirco Bergamasco 1

Top offloads: Horgan 2, Bortolami 1, Canale 1, Hickie 1, Mauro Bergamasco 1

Top errors: O’Gara 12, Murphy 3, Mirco Bergamasco 2, Orquera 2, Horgan 2

*Stats compiled by Computacenter