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Men's Rugby World Cup 2015 · The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London · 4 October 2015Head-to-head
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Ireland won by 7 points.Half-time 10–6 · Tries 1–0 · IRE 1 yellow card

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9′15′24′32′52′58′62′67′80′193850Attacks1116Ball won971292635198164633910539351043%Own 2243%Own half55%Opp half73%Opp 22
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
IRE10610
ITA15220
← Italy attack · Ireland attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
19′IrelandTry, Keith Earls, converted8–3
9′IrelandPenalty goal scored
15′ItalyPenalty goal scored
24′ItalyPenalty goal scored
32′IrelandPenalty goal missed
52′ItalyPenalty goal scored
58′IrelandPenalty goal scored
62′IrelandPenalty goal scored
67′ItalyPenalty goal missed
80′IrelandPenalty goal missed
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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19′Keith Earls
IRE

Team stats

ITA
57%Possession43%
62%Territory38%
126Carries121
388Metres gained372
4Clean breaks1
20Defenders beaten10
154Passes165
2Offloads10
106Tackles made152
10Tackles missed20
110/112Rucks won82/84
10/10Lineouts won12/17
5/6Scrums won4/4
3/4Mauls won2/7
7Turnovers won4
10Penalties conceded9
43Kicks from hand28
402Kick metres408
Goal kicking
IRE conversions 1/1, penalties 3/5 · ITA conversions 0/0, penalties 3/4. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown.

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Jack McGrathProp
  2. 2Rory BestHooker
  3. 3Mike RossProp
  4. 4Iain HendersonSecond row
  5. 5Paul O'ConnellSecond row
  6. 6Peter O'MahonyFlanker
  7. 7Sean O'BrienFlanker
  8. 8Jamie HeaslipNumber 8
  9. 9Conor MurrayScrum-half
  10. 10Johnny SextonFly-half
  11. 11Dave KearneyWing
  12. 12Robbie HenshawCentre
  13. 13Keith EarlsCentre
  14. 14Tommy BoweWing
  15. 15Simon ZeboFull-back
  16. 16Sean CroninBench
  17. 17Cian HealyBench
  18. 18Nathan WhiteBench
  19. 19Devin TonerBench
  20. 20Chris HenryBench
  21. 21Eoin ReddanBench
  22. 22Ian MadiganBench
  23. 23Luke FitzgeraldBench

Italy

  1. 1Matias AgueroProp
  2. 2Andrea ManiciHooker
  3. 3Lorenzo CittadiniProp
  4. 4Quintin GeldenhuysSecond row
  5. 5Josh FurnoSecond row
  6. 6Francesco MintoFlanker
  7. 7Simone FavaroFlanker
  8. 8Sergio ParisseNumber 8
  9. 9Edoardo GoriScrum-half
  10. 10Tommaso AllanFly-half
  11. 11Giovanbattista VendittiWing
  12. 12Gonzalo GarciaCentre
  13. 13Michele CampagnaroCentre
  14. 14Leonardo SartoWing
  15. 15Luke McLeanFull-back
  16. 16Davide GiazzonBench
  17. 17Michele RizzoBench
  18. 18Dario ChistoliniBench
  19. 19Alessandro ZanniBench
  20. 20Mauro BergamascoBench
  21. 21Guglielmo PalazzaniBench
  22. 22Carlo CannaBench
  23. 23Tommaso BenvenutiBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, Ireland 35–4 Italy in 39 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
Italy going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.