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Saturday 05 August 2023
Aviva Stadium
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Ref: Mathieu Raynal
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Ireland Men

33 - 17

HT: 21 - 3
Italy
Bank Of Ireland Nations Series: Ireland v Italy
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Match Page - Overview - Head to Head

Head to Head

45
Played
45
41
Wins
4
0
Draws
0

Match Page - Overview - Ireland Senior Form Guide

Recent Ireland Men Form

W

Ita

17 - 22

L

Fra

27 - 42

W

Wal

18 - 27

W

Sco

18 - 32

W

Eng

27 - 22

W

Aus

22 - 19

Match Page - Overview - Last 3 Meetings

Last 3 meetings

17 - 22
15/03/2025
Guinness Six Nations
36 - 0
11/02/2024
Guinness Six Nations
33 - 17
05/08/2023
Test Matches

World Ranking

3

Ireland

10

Italy

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Preview Lineups

Match Page - Preview - Lineups

Line Ups

Jimmy O'Brien

15

Tommaso Allan

Keith Earls

14

Paolo Odogwu

Robbie Henshaw

13

Nacho Brex

Stuart McCloskey

12

Tommaso Menoncello

Jacob Stockdale

11

Monty Ioane

Jack Crowley

10

Paolo Garbisi

Craig Casey

9

Steve Varney

Dave Kilcoyne

1

Danilo Fischetti

Rob Herring

2

Giacomo Nicotera

Tom O'Toole

3

Marco Riccioni

Iain Henderson

4

Dino Lamb

Joe McCarthy

5

Federico Ruzza

Ryan Baird

6

Sebastian Negri da Ollegio

Caelan Doris

7

Manuel Zuliani

Jack Conan

8

Lorenzo Cannone

Replacements

Tom Stewart

16

Luca Bigi

Cian Healy

17

Paolo Buonfiglio

Tadhg Furlong

18

Simone Ferrari

Tadhg Beirne

19

Niccolo Cannone

Cian Prendergast

20

Michele Lamaro

Caolin Blade

21

Giovanni Pettinelli

Ciaran Frawley

22

Alessandro Fusco

Calvin Nash

23

Lorenzo Pani

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Match Page - Headline Stats

Ireland Men Italy
60
Possession
40
65
Territory
35
Headline Stats
542
Metres Gained
261
101
Carries
50
5
Tries
2
216
Passes
136
16
Turnovers
16
13
Penalties Conceded
10

Tackles Made

114

204

Missed Tackles

9

19

Match Page - Live - Summary

Score Card

33-17

Tries

Dave Kilcoyne 12'

Caelan Doris 28' , 72'

Stuart McCloskey 35'

Cian Healy 64'

Lorenzo Pani 50'

Tommaso Menoncello 68'

Conversions

Jack Crowley 13' , 29' , 36'

Ciaran Frawley 73'

Tommaso Allan 51' , 69'

Penalties

Tommaso Allan 2'

Yellow Cards

Fischetti

Match Page - Live - Timeline

Match Timeline

33 - 17

Conversion 73'

Ciaran Frawley

33 - 17

Substitute 72'

Off: Sebastian Negri da Ollegio

On: Lorenzo Cannone

31 - 17

Try 72'

Caelan Doris

26 - 17

Conversion 69'

Tommaso Allan

26 - 15

Try 68'

Tommaso Menoncello

26 - 10

Missed conversion 65'

Jack Crowley

26 - 10

Try 64'

Cian Healy

21 - 10

Substitute 61'

Off: Robbie Henshaw

On: Calvin Nash

21 - 10

Substitute 59'

Off: Danilo Fischetti

On: Paolo Buonfiglio

21 - 10

Substitute 55'

Off: Giacomo Nicotera

On: Luca Bigi

21 - 10

Substitute 55'

Off: Iain Henderson

On: Tadhg Beirne

21 - 10

Substitute 51'

Off: Tom O'Toole

On: Tadhg Furlong

21 - 10

Substitute 51'

Off: Rob Herring

On: Tom Stewart

21 - 10

Substitute 51'

Off: Dave Kilcoyne

On: Cian Healy

21 - 10

Conversion 51'

Tommaso Allan

21 - 8

Try 50'

Lorenzo Pani

21 - 3

Substitute 45'

Off: Dino Lamb

On: Niccolo Cannone

21 - 3

Substitute 44'

Off: Craig Casey

On: Caolin Blade

21 - 3

Substitute 41'

Off: Steve Varney

On: Alessandro Fusco

21 - 3

Substitute 41'

Off: Jimmy O'Brien

On: Ciaran Frawley

21 - 3

Substitute 40'

Off: Manuel Zuliani

On: Michele Lamaro

21 - 3

Substitute 38'

Off: Paolo Buonfiglio

On: Lorenzo Pani

21 - 3

Conversion 36'

Jack Crowley

19 - 3

Try 35'

Stuart McCloskey

14 - 3

Substitute 35'

Off: Jack Conan

On: Cian Prendergast

14 - 3

Substitute 35'

Off: Lorenzo Pani

On: Paolo Buonfiglio

14 - 3

Conversion 29'

Jack Crowley

12 - 3

Try 28'

Caelan Doris

7 - 3

Yellow card 27'

Danilo Fischetti

7 - 3

Substitute 22'

Off: Paolo Odogwu

On: Lorenzo Pani

7 - 3

Conversion 13'

Jack Crowley

5 - 3

Try 12'

Dave Kilcoyne

0 - 3

Substitute 9'

Off: Marco Riccioni

On: Simone Ferrari

0 - 3

Penalty 2'

Tommaso Allan

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Match Page - Live - Summary

Score Card

33-17

Tries

Dave Kilcoyne 12'

Caelan Doris 28' , 72'

Stuart McCloskey 35'

Cian Healy 64'

Lorenzo Pani 50'

Tommaso Menoncello 68'

Conversions

Jack Crowley 13' , 29' , 36'

Ciaran Frawley 73'

Tommaso Allan 51' , 69'

Penalties

Tommaso Allan 2'

Yellow Cards

Fischetti

Match Page - Live - Timeline

Match Timeline

33 - 17

Conversion 73'

Ciaran Frawley

33 - 17

Substitute 72'

Off: Sebastian Negri da Ollegio

On: Lorenzo Cannone

31 - 17

Try 72'

Caelan Doris

26 - 17

Conversion 69'

Tommaso Allan

26 - 15

Try 68'

Tommaso Menoncello

26 - 10

Missed conversion 65'

Jack Crowley

26 - 10

Try 64'

Cian Healy

21 - 10

Substitute 61'

Off: Robbie Henshaw

On: Calvin Nash

21 - 10

Substitute 59'

Off: Danilo Fischetti

On: Paolo Buonfiglio

21 - 10

Substitute 55'

Off: Giacomo Nicotera

On: Luca Bigi

21 - 10

Substitute 55'

Off: Iain Henderson

On: Tadhg Beirne

21 - 10

Substitute 51'

Off: Tom O'Toole

On: Tadhg Furlong

21 - 10

Substitute 51'

Off: Rob Herring

On: Tom Stewart

21 - 10

Substitute 51'

Off: Dave Kilcoyne

On: Cian Healy

21 - 10

Conversion 51'

Tommaso Allan

21 - 8

Try 50'

Lorenzo Pani

21 - 3

Substitute 45'

Off: Dino Lamb

On: Niccolo Cannone

21 - 3

Substitute 44'

Off: Craig Casey

On: Caolin Blade

21 - 3

Substitute 41'

Off: Steve Varney

On: Alessandro Fusco

21 - 3

Substitute 41'

Off: Jimmy O'Brien

On: Ciaran Frawley

21 - 3

Substitute 40'

Off: Manuel Zuliani

On: Michele Lamaro

21 - 3

Substitute 38'

Off: Paolo Buonfiglio

On: Lorenzo Pani

21 - 3

Conversion 36'

Jack Crowley

19 - 3

Try 35'

Stuart McCloskey

14 - 3

Substitute 35'

Off: Jack Conan

On: Cian Prendergast

14 - 3

Substitute 35'

Off: Lorenzo Pani

On: Paolo Buonfiglio

14 - 3

Conversion 29'

Jack Crowley

12 - 3

Try 28'

Caelan Doris

7 - 3

Yellow card 27'

Danilo Fischetti

7 - 3

Substitute 22'

Off: Paolo Odogwu

On: Lorenzo Pani

7 - 3

Conversion 13'

Jack Crowley

5 - 3

Try 12'

Dave Kilcoyne

0 - 3

Substitute 9'

Off: Marco Riccioni

On: Simone Ferrari

0 - 3

Penalty 2'

Tommaso Allan

Match Page - Lineups - Performance

Ireland Men Italy Compare
  • M - Metres Gained
  • C - Carries
  • P - Passes
  • T - Tackles
  • MT - Missed Tackles
  • TW - Turnovers Won
  • TC - Turnovers Conceded
  • DB - Defenders beaten
  • TA - Try Assists
  • O - Offloads
  • CB - Clean Breaks
  • LW - Lineouts Won
  • LS - Lineouts Stolen
Pos Player M C P T MT TW TC DB TA O CB LW LS
15 Jimmy O'Brien Ciaran Frawley 41' 28 7 8 2 - - - - - - - - -
14 Keith Earls 42 8 8 3 1 - 1 3 - 2 - - -
13 Robbie Henshaw Calvin Nash 61' 12 5 4 7 - 2 - - - - - - -
12 Stuart McCloskey 29 12 7 12 - 2 3 2 - 1 - - -
11 Jacob Stockdale 174 18 2 2 1 - 2 2 - - 2 - -
10 Jack Crowley 33 12 29 7 1 - 3 1 - - - - -
9 Craig Casey Caolin Blade 44' 29 5 58 1 - - - - - 1 - - -
1 Dave Kilcoyne Cian Healy 51' 7 7 - - - - 1 1 - - - - -
2 Rob Herring Tom Stewart 51' 8 4 4 5 1 - - - - - - - -
3 Tom O'Toole Tadhg Furlong 51' 9 6 3 8 - - - 1 - - - - -
4 Iain Henderson Tadhg Beirne 55' 25 11 5 1 - - 1 2 - 1 - 4 -
5 Joe McCarthy 20 11 - 8 - - - 2 - - - 1 -
6 Ryan Baird 37 8 5 7 1 - 1 - - 1 - 5 1
7 Caelan Doris 23 12 12 11 - 2 1 2 - 2 1 1 -
8 Jack Conan Cian Prendergast 35' 17 12 4 5 - - 1 - - - - 1 -
Replacements
16 Tom Stewart Rob Herring 51' 10 4 3 5 - 1 1 - - - - - -
17 Cian Healy Dave Kilcoyne 51' 1 2 2 3 1 - 1 - 1 - - - -
18 Tadhg Furlong Tom O'Toole 51' - 2 1 5 - - - - - - - - -
19 Tadhg Beirne Iain Henderson 55' 1 2 4 3 2 1 - 1 - - - - -
20 Cian Prendergast Jack Conan 35' 8 7 3 9 1 - - 1 - 1 - - -
21 Caolin Blade Craig Casey 44' 7 2 38 4 - - - - - - - - -
22 Ciaran Frawley Jimmy O'Brien 41' 14 3 16 5 - - - 1 - 1 - - -
23 Calvin Nash Robbie Henshaw 61' 7 2 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
Pos Player M C P T MT TW TC DB TA O CB LW LS
15 Tommaso Allan 28 9 13 2 - 1 2 1 1 - - - -
14 Paolo Odogwu Lorenzo Pani 22' - - 1 7 - - 1 - - - - - -
13 Juan Ignacio Brex 5 7 8 9 2 - - 1 1 - - - -
12 Tommaso Menoncello 27 11 2 13 1 - - 1 - - - - -
11 Monty Ioane 17 3 6 4 - - 2 - - - - - -
10 Paolo Garbisi 14 5 22 9 1 1 2 1 - 1 - - -
9 Stephen Varney Alessandro Fusco 41' 12 3 23 3 2 - 2 - - - - - -
1 Danilo Fischetti Paolo Buonfiglio 59' 10 1 1 12 - 1 - - - - - - -
2 Giacomo Nicotera Luca Bigi 55' 1 3 6 17 3 2 1 - - - - - -
3 Marco Riccioni Simone Ferrari 9' - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - -
4 Dino Lamb Niccolo Cannone 45' - 3 1 10 - - - - - - - 2 -
5 Federico Ruzza 4 4 3 10 1 - 1 - - - - 4 -
6 Sebastian Negri Lorenzo Cannone 72' 51 10 1 16 - 1 1 3 - - - 2 -
7 Manuel Zuliani Michele Lamaro 40' 6 1 3 16 2 - 1 - - - - - -
8 Lorenzo Cannone 8 8 6 22 1 2 1 1 - - - 3 -
Replacements
16 Luca Bigi Giacomo Nicotera 55' 4 3 1 4 - - - - - - - - -
17 Paolo Buonfiglio Lorenzo Pani 35' Danilo Fischetti 59' - - - 8 1 - - - - - - - -
18 Simone Ferrari Marco Riccioni 9' - 4 - 9 2 - - - - - - - -
19 Niccolo Cannone Dino Lamb 45' - 1 - 11 - - - - - - - 3 -
20 Michele Lamaro Manuel Zuliani 40' - 1 2 8 1 1 - - - - - - -
21 Giovanni Pettinelli 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - -
22 Alessandro Fusco Stephen Varney 41' 14 5 36 8 - - - - - - - - -
23 Lorenzo Pani Paolo Odogwu 22' Paolo Buonfiglio 38' 59 5 1 4 - 1 2 1 - - 2 - -
Pos Player M C P T MT TW TC DB TA O CB LW LS
15 Jimmy O'Brien Ciaran Frawley 41' 28 7 8 2 - - - - - - - - -
15 Tommaso Allan 28 9 13 2 - 1 2 1 1 - - - -
14 Keith Earls 42 8 8 3 1 - 1 3 - 2 - - -
14 Paolo Odogwu Lorenzo Pani 22' - - 1 7 - - 1 - - - - - -
13 Robbie Henshaw Calvin Nash 61' 12 5 4 7 - 2 - - - - - - -
13 Juan Ignacio Brex 5 7 8 9 2 - - 1 1 - - - -
12 Stuart McCloskey 29 12 7 12 - 2 3 2 - 1 - - -
12 Tommaso Menoncello 27 11 2 13 1 - - 1 - - - - -
11 Jacob Stockdale 174 18 2 2 1 - 2 2 - - 2 - -
11 Monty Ioane 17 3 6 4 - - 2 - - - - - -
10 Jack Crowley 33 12 29 7 1 - 3 1 - - - - -
10 Paolo Garbisi 14 5 22 9 1 1 2 1 - 1 - - -
9 Craig Casey Caolin Blade 44' 29 5 58 1 - - - - - 1 - - -
9 Stephen Varney Alessandro Fusco 41' 12 3 23 3 2 - 2 - - - - - -
1 Dave Kilcoyne Cian Healy 51' 7 7 - - - - 1 1 - - - - -
1 Danilo Fischetti Paolo Buonfiglio 59' 10 1 1 12 - 1 - - - - - - -
2 Rob Herring Tom Stewart 51' 8 4 4 5 1 - - - - - - - -
2 Giacomo Nicotera Luca Bigi 55' 1 3 6 17 3 2 1 - - - - - -
3 Tom O'Toole Tadhg Furlong 51' 9 6 3 8 - - - 1 - - - - -
3 Marco Riccioni Simone Ferrari 9' - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - -
4 Iain Henderson Tadhg Beirne 55' 25 11 5 1 - - 1 2 - 1 - 4 -
4 Dino Lamb Niccolo Cannone 45' - 3 1 10 - - - - - - - 2 -
5 Joe McCarthy 20 11 - 8 - - - 2 - - - 1 -
5 Federico Ruzza 4 4 3 10 1 - 1 - - - - 4 -
6 Ryan Baird 37 8 5 7 1 - 1 - - 1 - 5 1
6 Sebastian Negri Lorenzo Cannone 72' 51 10 1 16 - 1 1 3 - - - 2 -
7 Caelan Doris 23 12 12 11 - 2 1 2 - 2 1 1 -
7 Manuel Zuliani Michele Lamaro 40' 6 1 3 16 2 - 1 - - - - - -
8 Jack Conan Cian Prendergast 35' 17 12 4 5 - - 1 - - - - 1 -
8 Lorenzo Cannone 8 8 6 22 1 2 1 1 - - - 3 -
Replacements
16 Tom Stewart Rob Herring 51' 10 4 3 5 - 1 1 - - - - - -
16 Luca Bigi Giacomo Nicotera 55' 4 3 1 4 - - - - - - - - -
17 Cian Healy Dave Kilcoyne 51' 1 2 2 3 1 - 1 - 1 - - - -
17 Paolo Buonfiglio Lorenzo Pani 35' Danilo Fischetti 59' - - - 8 1 - - - - - - - -
18 Tadhg Furlong Tom O'Toole 51' - 2 1 5 - - - - - - - - -
18 Simone Ferrari Marco Riccioni 9' - 4 - 9 2 - - - - - - - -
19 Tadhg Beirne Iain Henderson 55' 1 2 4 3 2 1 - 1 - - - - -
19 Niccolo Cannone Dino Lamb 45' - 1 - 11 - - - - - - - 3 -
20 Cian Prendergast Jack Conan 35' 8 7 3 9 1 - - 1 - 1 - - -
20 Michele Lamaro Manuel Zuliani 40' - 1 2 8 1 1 - - - - - - -
21 Caolin Blade Craig Casey 44' 7 2 38 4 - - - - - - - - -
21 Giovanni Pettinelli 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - -
22 Ciaran Frawley Jimmy O'Brien 41' 14 3 16 5 - - - 1 - 1 - - -
22 Alessandro Fusco Stephen Varney 41' 14 5 36 8 - - - - - - - - -
23 Calvin Nash Robbie Henshaw 61' 7 2 - 1 - - - - - - 1 - -
23 Lorenzo Pani Paolo Odogwu 22' Paolo Buonfiglio 38' 59 5 1 4 - 1 2 1 - - 2 - -
Teams Players

Match Page - Headline Stats

Ireland Men Italy
60
Possession
40
65
Territory
35
Headline Stats
542
Metres Gained
261
101
Carries
50
5
Tries
2
216
Passes
136
16
Turnovers
16
13
Penalties Conceded
10

Tackles Made

114

204

Missed Tackles

9

19

Match Page - Statistics - Team Performance

Ireland Men Ita
Performance
4
Conversions
2
0
Penalties
1
80%
Goal Kick Success %
100%
0
Drop Goals
0
88%
Tackle success Rate %
82%
Attack
18
Total Kicks
17
4
Clean Breaks
2
19
Defenders Beaten
9
97%
Rucks Won %
92%
8
Mauls Won
7
10
Offloads
1
Set Pieces
100%
Scrums on own Feed %
82%
3
Scrums Won
9
0
Scrums Lost
0
100%
Lineouts won on own throw%
88%
12
Lineouts won
14
Discipline
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0

Match Page - Statistics - Player Statistics

Ireland Men Italy
Attack
Points
Caelan Doris 10
Tommaso Allan 7
Tries
Caelan Doris 2
Tommaso Menoncello 1
Lorenzo Pani 1
Try Assists
Cian Healy 1
Tommaso Allan 1
Juan Ignacio Brex 1
Conversions
Jack Crowley 3
Tommaso Allan 2
Metres Gained
Jacob Stockdale 174
Lorenzo Pani 59
Carries
Jacob Stockdale 18
Tommaso Menoncello 11
Defenders beaten
Keith Earls 3
Sebastian Negri 3
Clean Breaks
Jacob Stockdale 2
Lorenzo Pani 2
Passes made
Craig Casey 58
Alessandro Fusco 36
Off Loads made
Keith Earls 2
Caelan Doris 2
Paolo Garbisi 1
Turnovers Conceded
Stuart McCloskey 3
Jack Crowley 3
Tommaso Allan 2
Monty Ioane 2
Stephen Varney 2
Paolo Garbisi 2
Lorenzo Pani 2
Kicking
Penalty Goals
Tommaso Allan 1
Kicks from hand
Craig Casey 5
Paolo Garbisi 5
Defences
Tackles Made
Stuart McCloskey 12
Toa Halafihi 22
Lorenzo Cannone 22
Missed Tackles
Tadhg Beirne 2
Giacomo Nicotera 3
Turnovers Won
Robbie Henshaw 2
Stuart McCloskey 2
Caelan Doris 2
Giacomo Nicotera 2
Toa Halafihi 2
Lorenzo Cannone 2
Set Plays
Successful Lineouts takes
Ryan Baird 5
Federico Ruzza 4
Stolen Lineouts
Ryan Baird 1
Discipline
Penalties conceded
Dave Kilcoyne 3
Caelan Doris 3
Federico Ruzza 2
Toa Halafihi 2
Lorenzo Cannone 2
Tommaso Menoncello 2
Yellow Cards
Danilo Fischetti 1