TheBreakdown
Full time12 March 2016
Ireland
58–15
Italy
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland · Six Nations 2016Head-to-head

Ireland won by 43 points.

Scoring

  1. 8’TIreland try · Andrew Trimble5–0
  2. 15’TIreland try · Jack McGrath10–0
  3. 15’CIreland conversion · Johnny Sexton12–0
  4. 24’PItaly penalty · Edoardo Padovani12–3
  5. 27’PIreland penalty · Johnny Sexton15–3
  6. 31’TIreland try · CJ Stander20–3
  7. 41’TIreland try · Jamie Heaslip25–3
  8. 43’TIreland try · Jared Payne30–3
  9. 44’CIreland conversion · Johnny Sexton32–3
  10. 49’TIreland try · Jamie Heaslip37–3
  11. 50’CIreland conversion · Johnny Sexton39–3
  12. 54’TIreland try · Sean Cronin44–3
  13. 55’CIreland conversion · Ian Madigan46–3
  14. 58’TItaly try · David Odiete46–8
  15. 60’CItaly conversion · Kelly Haimona46–10
  16. 64’TIreland try · Ian Madigan51–10
  17. 75’TItaly try · Leonardo Sarto51–15
  18. 79’TIreland try · Fergus McFadden56–15
  19. 80’CIreland conversion · Ian Madigan58–15

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Jack McGrathProp
  2. 2Rory BestHooker
  3. 3Mike RossProp
  4. 4Donnacha RyanSecond row
  5. 5Devin TonerSecond row
  6. 6CJ StanderFlanker
  7. 7Josh van der FlierFlanker
  8. 8Jamie HeaslipNumber 8
  9. 9Conor MurrayScrum-half
  10. 10Johnny SextonFly-half
  11. 11Keith EarlsWing
  12. 12Robbie HenshawCentre
  13. 13Jared PayneCentre
  14. 14Andrew TrimbleWing
  15. 15Simon ZeboFull-back
  16. 16Sean CroninBench
  17. 17Finlay BealhamBench
  18. 18Nathan WhiteBench
  19. 19Ultan DillaneBench
  20. 20Rhys RuddockBench
  21. 21Kieran MarmionBench
  22. 22Ian MadiganBench
  23. 23Fergus McFaddenBench

Italy

  1. 1Andrea LovottiProp
  2. 2Davide GiazzonHooker
  3. 3Dario ChistoliniProp
  4. 4George BiagiSecond row
  5. 5Marco FuserSecond row
  6. 6Francesco MintoFlanker
  7. 7Alessandro ZanniFlanker
  8. 8Sergio ParisseNumber 8
  9. 9Guglielmo PalazzaniScrum-half
  10. 10Edoardo PadovaniFly-half
  11. 11Mattia BelliniWing
  12. 12Gonzalo GarciaCentre
  13. 13Michele CampagnaroCentre
  14. 14Leonardo SartoWing
  15. 15David OdieteFull-back
  16. 16Oliviero FabianiBench
  17. 17Matteo ZanussoBench
  18. 18Pietro CeccarelliBench
  19. 19Quintin GeldenhuysBench
  20. 20Braam SteynBench
  21. 21Alberto LuccheseBench
  22. 22Kelly HaimonaBench
  23. 23Luke McLeanBench

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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.