Italy 10-63 Ireland
Date:
Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Attendance: 50,197
Italy v Ireland Match Reports
Ireland got their championship back on track with a dominant 63-10 bonus point win over Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. A brace of first half tries from both Keith Earls and CJ Stander saw Ireland collect the four-try bonus point by the 35th minute. Early in the second half, CJ Stander scored Ireland's fifth try to complete his hat-trick. Craig Gilroy then claimed his own hat-trick after coming on as a substitute. With Gary Ringrose also scoring, the nine-try romp was Ireland's biggest ever Six Nations victory. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Ireland score nine tries in thumping win over Italy
- Guardian: Ireland overwhelm Italy with CJ Stander and Craig Gilroy hat-tricks
- Telegraph: Stander and Gilroy score hat-tricks in brutal win
- Daily Mail: CJ Stander and Craig Gilroy score hat-tricks as visitors run in nine tries to romp to bonus-point Six Nations win
- Sky Sports: Ruthless visitors hammer Azzurri
- ESPN: Stander, Gilroy hat-tricks give Ireland 6 Nations' first bonus point win
- RTE: Stander and Gilroy hat-tricks as nine-try Ireland demolish Italy
- Irish Independent: Record Six Nations win for Ireland as Stander and Gilroy claim hat-tricks in bonus point rout
- RBS 6 Nations: Stander and Gilroy trebles complete Ireland's Italian Job
- Irish Rugby: Ireland Notch Nine Tries In Rome Rout
Italy v Ireland - Match Highlights
Italy v Ireland - Match Stats
Italy: (10) 10
Try: Penalty (31')
Conversion: Canna (32')
Penalty: Canna (16')
Ireland: (28) 63
Try: Earls (12', 26'), Stander (18', 35', 46'), Gilroy (68', 78', 81'+1), Ringrose (72')
Conversion: Jackson (14', 20', 28', 36', 47', 69', 73', 79', 81'+2)
Man of The Match: CJ Stander (Ireland)
Italy v Ireland - Team Line-ups
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Andrea Lovotti
- 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
- 3 Lorenzo Cittadini
- 4 Marco Fuser
- 5 Andries Van Schalkwyk
- 6 Maxime Mata Mbanda'
- 7 Simone Favaro
- 8 Sergio Parisse (CAPTAIN)
Backs
- 9 Edoardo Gori
- 10 Carlo Canna
- 11 Giovanbattista Venditti
- 12 Luke Mclean
- 13 Tommaso Benvenuti
- 14 Angelo Esposito
- 15 Edoardo Padovani
Replacements
- 16 Ornel Gega
- 17 Sami Panico
- 18 Dario Chistolini
- 19 George Biagi
- 20 Abraham Steyn
- 21 Giorgio Bronzini
- 22 Tommaso Allan
- 23 Michele Campagnaro
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Niall Scannel
- 3 Tadhg Furlong
- 4 Donnacha Ryan
- 5 Devin Toner
- 6 CJ Stander
- 7 Sean O'Brien
- 8 Jamie Heaslip (CAPTAIN)
Backs
- 9 Conor Murray
- 10 Paddy Jackson
- 11 Simon Zebo
- 12 Robbie Henshaw
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Keith Earls
- 15 Rob Kearney
Replacements
- 16 James Tracy
- 17 Jack McGrath
- 18 John Ryan
- 19 Ultan Dillane
- 20 Josh Van der Flier
- 21 Kieran Marmion
- 22 Ian Keatley
- 23 Craig Gilroy