International: FT: Ireland 43 Romania 12

Saturday’s man-of-the-match Andrew Trimble powering over for the first of his two tries

Ireland ended the permanent tsb autumn International series on a high note on Saturday as they ran in six tries against a plucky Romanian side at Lansdowne Road.

permanent tsb International: Saturday, November 26

IRELAND 43 ROMANIA 12, Lansdowne Road (Att: 25,000)

Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Trimble 2, N Best, O’Connor, Murphy, Dempsey; Cons: Humphreys 5; Pen: Humphreys
Romania: Pens: Mitu 4

5 minutes: Ireland penalty – David Humphreys – 3-0
8 mins: Romania penalty – Petre Mitu – 3-3
11 mins: Romania penalty – Petre Mitu – 3-6
23 mins: Ireland try – Andrew Trimble – 8-6; conversion – David Humphreys – 10-6
34 mins: Romania yellow card – Alexandru Manta
35 mins: Ireland try – Neil Best – 15-6; conversion – David Humphreys – 17-6
Half-time: Ireland 17 Romania 6
43 mins: Ireland try – Andrew Trimble – 22-5; conversion – David Humphreys – 24-6
48 mins: Romania penalty – Petre Mitu – 24-9
54 mins: Romania penalty – Petre Mitu – 24-12
58 mins: Ireland try – Johnny O’Connor – 29-12; conversion – David Humphreys – 31-12
68 mins: Ireland try – Geordan Murphy – 36-12; conversion – David Humphreys – 38-12
73 mins: Ireland try – Girvan Dempsey – 43-12; conversion missed – 43-12
Full-time: Ireland 43 Romania 12

TEAMS:

IRELAND: Geordan Murphy; Shane Horgan, Andrew Trimble, Gordon D’Arcy, Tommy Bowe; David Humphreys (capt), Kieran Campbell; Marcus Horan, Shane Byrne, Simon Best, Donncha O’Callaghan, Leo Cullen, Neil Best, Johnny O’Connor, Denis Leamy.

Replacements used: Mick O’Driscoll for O’Callaghan, Jerry Flannery for Byrne (both 69 mins), Peter Stringer for Campbell, Ronan O’Gara for Humphreys, Girvan Dempsey for Murphy (all 70), John Hayes for Horan (80). Not used: Simon Easterby.

ROMANIA: Catalin Fercu; Gabriel Brezoianu, Ionut Tofan, Valentin Maftei, Ioan Teodorescu; Ionut Dimofte, Petre Mitu; Petru Balan, Marius Tincu, Pepe Toderasc, Sorin Socol (capt), Cristian Petre, Florin Corodeanu, Alexandru Manta, Ovidiu Tonita.

Replacements used: Xabi Gal for Maftei (45 mins), Dan Vlad for Dimofte (56), Costica Mersoiu for Corodeanu (60), Marcello Socaciu for Toderasc (65), Cosmin Ratiu for Manta (70). Not used: Cezar Popescu, Lucien Sirbu.

Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia); Touch Judges: David Changleng, Peter Allen (both Scotland); Television Match Official: Derek Bevan (Wales).