Ireland vs Italy match thread

by WillyGilly Sun 02 Oct 2011, 7:18 am

First topic message reminder :

Ireland:
15 - Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
14 - Tommy Bowe (Ospreys)
13 - Brian O'Driscoll (UCD/Leinster) (capt)
12 - Gordon D'Arcy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
11 - Keith Earls (Young Munster/Munster)
10 - Ronan O'Gara (Cork Constitution/Munster)
9 - Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
1 - Cian Healy (Clontarf/Leinster)
2 - Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
3 - Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
4 - Donncha O'Callaghan (Cork Constitution/Munster)
5 - Paul O'Connell (Young Munster/Munster)
6 - Stephen Ferris (Dungannon/Ulster)
7 - Sean O'Brien (Clontarf/Leinster)
8 - Jamie Heaslip (Naas/Leinster)

Replacements:

16 - Sean Cronin (Leinster)
17 - Tom Court (Malone/Ulster)
18 - Donnacha Ryan (Shannon/Munster)
19 - Denis Leamy (Cork Constitution/Munster)
20 - Eoin Reddan (Lansdowne/Leinster)
21 - Jonathan Sexton (St. Mary's College/Leinster)
22 - Andrew Trimble (Ballymena/Ulster)

Italy:
15 Andrea Masi
14 Tommaso Benvenuti
13 Gonzalo Canale
12 Gonzalo Garcia
11 Mirco Bergamasco
10 Luciano Orquera
9 Fabio Semenzato
8 Sergio Parisse (captain)
7 Mauro Bergamasco
6 Alessandro Zanni
5 Cornelius van Zyl
4 Quintin Geldenhuys
3 Martin Castrogiovanni
2 Leonardo Ghiraldini
1 Salvatore Perugini.

Replacements:
16 Fabio Ongaro
17 Andrea Lo Cicero
18 Marco Bortolami
19 Paul Derbyshire
20 Edoardo Gori
21 Riccardo Bocchino
22 Luke McLean.

Fresh thread. Morning!

Forget what we did to the Aussies (well don't forget it, it was awesome just put it to one side). Still work required. Wales looking good against Fiji so let's hope we're up by halftime so we can start resting the more breakable players. Say a prayer for young Jonny as well should we need his kicking boots.

3 2 1...

Go...

by Glas a du Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:40 am

Don't panic mun, it's not as if...you've played badly against them...erm...in the last two 6N matches...erm

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:42 am

Italy are going to turn the screw here. Ireland need to front up here.

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:42 am

It'll come Ireland...just cool heads....good Italian scrum there.

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:43 am

Feck that is very ominous.

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:43 am

Bergamasco kicks for a penalty.

3 all.

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:43 am

ooo c'mon Mirco, have your kicking boots on. (I know I want Ireland to win, but honestly how great would it be for Italy? I do love them as a rugby team)

awww and he got it! fair play to him still for being the only Italian who has put their hand up for the kicking duty.

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:44 am

I think we're in serious trouble if we keep playing like this. Far too sloppy whereas Italy look so controlled.

by Glas a du Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:44 am

Italy and Fiji would be on a par quality wise would you think?

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:45 am

Thats better from ROG, standing a bit flatter and using the inside runners off his shoulder.

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:45 am

I think you're rushing things a bit rodders, need to calm yourselves a bit.

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:45 am

nah Italy are better than Fiji, Glas.

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:46 am

Ireland on the attack now...keep it up goys....penalty to Ireland. ROG kicking for points again. Build up the points on the board...

Oh! It bounces off the post!!

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:46 am

Glas a du wrote:Italy and Fiji would be on a par quality wise would you think?

No way. Italy are miles better than Fiji on current form. I'd say this Italy side would be on par with Scotland and Argentina.

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:46 am

ooh you don't want to run into Ferris...I bet that hurt.

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:47 am

oh! Shoved into touch...so close.

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:48 am

Go on Murray lad!

Feck we have to take points up here!

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:48 am

Ireland need to start running straight and not crabbing across the field.

by Cowshot Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:48 am

One of those games where you don't really want either side to lose!

Cracking game so far. Absolutely loving the battle in the tight.

Ireland have the best loose forward unit in the NH, I reckon.

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:48 am

Very poor from ROG and BOD there.

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:49 am

Straighten up and fly right... music

ROG going for another penalty.

Nails it. 6 - 3.

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:50 am

Gees ROG is striking the ball well.

by dubh_linn Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:50 am

Morning all ...good start by ireland ...scrums are going to be brutal hopelly healy and ross can hold their own.......hoping for a win without any key injuries!

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:51 am

Italy playing very well here.

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:52 am

Masi still continuing his great form from the 6N's.

Italy not looking too bad at all, will they be able to take their point scoring chances though?

by Gibson Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:52 am

Believe.

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:53 am

I think Italy are looking the stronger side. They are beasting us up front.

by **Notch** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:53 am

It was always going to be like this. All along this is the game they've been targeting. It's war!

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:53 am

Squeaky bum time for Ireland.

If Italy win this, who will play Wales?

by **Notch** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:54 am

Australia Cari.

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:54 am

6-6

Cari, I think we'd play Australia because I reckon they'd finish top then not Ireland...I think Headscratch

by WillyGilly Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:54 am

Frig that was nasty. Italians well up for this. Good kick from Mirco.

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:54 am

Healy losing his cool.

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:55 am

Cian Healy losing his rag...apparently there was gouging...

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:55 am

sorry that was blatant eye gouging attempt...

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:55 am

That is awful! No wonder Healy went bananas!

by eirebilly Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:55 am

Disgusting

by WillyGilly Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:55 am

Oh that ain't pretty.

by **Notch** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:56 am

Italians getting stuck into Healys eyes there. Store it up and give it to them in the next scrum.

I really want us to beat these guys!

by Pot Hale Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:56 am

And the Italians resorting to eye-gouging already

by Cymroglan Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:56 am

Ban him without question

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:56 am

Huge tackle from Earls!

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:56 am

ooo would have to see that replay again to see if that was intentional or not.

Ah I don't think it was, but really stupid to grab someone around the face. Close call really. Understandable reaction from Healy there.

by Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:56 am

Obvious delibertae gouge on the replay

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:56 am

Will the Italian get cited for that? Healy's not long had an injury to his eye socket as well.

by Cari Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:57 am

It's pished off the Irish anyway, so hopefully they'll have their revenge.

by Guest Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:58 am

maybe Cari, but the Italian player wasn't even looking, I honestly don't think that was intentional. The slow mo replay doesn't look good at all though. Up to the citing commissioner now.

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:58 am

Feck that is really poor play. O'Gara keeps pushing us out to the touchline!

by **rodders** Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:59 am

Stupid from O'Connell. This has been a very poor 25 minutes from Ireland.

by Peter Seabiscuit Wheeler Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:59 am

rugbydreamer wrote:ooo would have to see that replay again to see if that was intentional or not.

Ah I don't think it was, but really stupid to grab someone around the face. Close call really. Understandable reaction from Healy there.

Mate it was clealry deliberate, llook at the anglke of his had whist the other hand holds the head in place. The fingers are pinching at his eyes. You wont get a clearer one that that. This wasnt just a case of a player trying to get a grip and cathching the players face like the one on Haskell

by Cymroglan Sun 02 Oct 2011, 8:59 am

It was deliberate he has no defence, It's the most cowardly act performed on a rugby field and it needs to be eradicated.

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