IRE
No.Name
15Geordan Murphy, -
14Shane Horgan, -
13Brian O'Driscoll, -
12Gordon D'Arcy, -
11Tommy Bowe, -
T
10Ronan O'Gara, -
2
4
9Peter Stringer, -
1Marcus Horan, -
2Jerry Flannery, -
T
3John Hayes, -
4Malcolm O'Kelly, -
5Paul O'Connell, -
6Simon Easterby, -
7David Wallace, -
8Denis Leamy, -
Replacements
16Rory Best, -
17Simon Best, -
18Donncha O'Callaghan, -
19Johnny O'Connor, -
20Eoin Reddan, -
21David Humphreys, -
22Andrew Trimble, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Aviva Stadium
8:30 AM, February 4, 2006
Attendance: 49,500
6857d

Italy run rusty Ireland close

Ireland emerged as lucky winners in the opening game of the 2006 RBS 6 Nations Championship as a dubious try and the kicking guile of Ronan O'Gara saw them defeat a well-drilled Italian side 26-1

Match Commentary

80'26-16 End of second half
77'26-16 Penalty goal - Ronan O'Gara , Ireland
68'Substitute on - Martin Castrogiovanni , Italy

Match Stats

IRE
Possession
ITALY
67%
33%
Territory
0%
0%
IRE
ITALY
0Runs0
0Meters Run0
0Clean Breaks0
0Tackles0
0Missed Tackles0
0Turnover Knock On0

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