Ireland 50-17 Italy
Date:
Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Attendance: Played behind closed doors
Ireland v Italy Match Reports
Hugo Keenan scored a brace of tries on his debut as Ireland racked up a bonus-point 50-17 victory over Italy in Dublin. The debutant winger crossed three times in total, but an infringement during build-up play meant he was denied a hat trick. The comfortable seven-try victory put Ireland top of the Championship table with one round remaining. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Six Nations Guide: Ireland hammer Italy to keep Six Nations title hopes intact
- BBC: Debut tries for Hugo Keenan and Will Connors in Ireland's 50-17 win over Italy
- Guardian: Ireland in Six Nations driving seat as Keenan double leads thrashing of Italy
- Daily Mail: Andy Farrell's men storm to bonus point victory, giving them the lead over England in the title race as the Six Nations returns
- Sky Sports: Ireland go top of Six Nations but concede late try to hurt title chances
- ESPN: Ireland set up "Super Saturday" decider as Six Nations returns
- Irish Independent: Keenan on the double as Ireland keep Six Nations dream alive with dominant victory
Ireland v Italy - Match Highlights
Ireland v Italy - Match Stats
Ireland: (24) 50
Try: Stander (8'), Keenan (30', 36'), Connors (61'), Sexton (65'), Aki (69'), Heffernan (80')
Conversion: Sexton (9', 31', 37', 63', 71'), Byrne (80')
Penalty: Sexton (14')
Italy: (3) 17
Try: Padovani (55'), Garbisi (81'+1)
Conversion: Garbisi (56', 81'+2)
Penalty: Garbisi (4')
Man of the Match: Will Connors (Ireland)
Ireland v Italy - Team Line-ups
Ireland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Cian Healy
- 2 Rob Herring
- 3 Andrew Porter
- 4 Tadhg Beirne
- 5 James Ryan
- 6 Caelan Doris
- 7 Will Connors
- 8 CJ Stander
Backs
- 9 Conor Murray
- 10 Jonathan Sexton (Captain)
- 11 Hugo Keenan
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Andrew Conway
- 15 Jacob Stockdale
Replacements
- 16 Dave Heffernan
- 17 Ed Byrne
- 18 Finlay Bealham
- 19 Ultan Dillane
- 20 Peter O’Mahony
- 21 Jamison Gibson-Park
- 22 Ross Byrne
- 23 Robbie Henshaw
Italy Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Danilo Fischetti
- 2 Luca Bigi (Captain)
- 3 Giosuè Zilocchi
- 4 Marco Lazzaroni
- 5 Niccolò Cannone
- 6 Sebastian Negri
- 7 Braam Steyn
- 8 Jake Polledri
Backs
- 9 Marcello Violi
- 10 Paolo Garbisi
- 11 Mattia Bellini
- 12 Carlo Canna
- 13 Luca Morisi
- 14 Edoardo Padovani
- 15 Jayden Hayward
Replacements
- 16 Gianmarco Lucchesi
- 17 Simone Ferrari
- 18 Pietro Ceccarelli
- 19 David Sisi
- 20 Johan Meyer
- 21 Maxime Mbanda'
- 22 Callub Braley
- 23 Federico Mori