Italy v Ireland - 橄欖球

Italy v Ireland

tadio Flaminio, Rome
Sunday, 6 February
Kick-off: 1430 GMT

Ireland have been widely tipped to win a first Six Nations Grand Slam
since 1948 and will be confident of a winning start against Italy in Rome
on Sunday.

RECENT MEETINGS
2004: Ireland 19-3 Italy
2003: Italy 13-37 Ireland
2002: Ireland 32-17 Italy
2001: Italy 22-41 Ireland
2000: Ireland 60-13 Italy

Italy: R De Marigny, Mirco Bergamasco, G Canale, A Masi, L Nitoglia,
L Orquera, A Troncon; A Lo Cicero, F Ongaro or G Intoppa, M Castrogiovanni,
S Dellape, M Bortolami (capt), A Persico, Mauro Bergamasco, S Parisse.
Replacements: S Perugini, G Intoppa or C Festuccia, C A Del Fava, D Dal Maso,
P Griffen or P Travagli, W Pozzebon, K Robertson.

Ireland: G Murphy; S Horgan, B O'Driscoll (capt), G D'Arcy, D Hickie;
R O'Gara, P Stringer; R Corrigan, S Byrne, J Hayes, M O'Kelly, P O'Connell,
S Easterby, D Leamy, A Foley.
Replacements: F Sheahan, M Horan, D O'Callaghan, E Miller, G Easterby,
D Humphreys, G Dempsey.

Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand).


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