TheBreakdown
Full time20 December 1997
Italy
37–22
Ireland
Stadio Dall'Ara, Bologna, ItalyHead-to-head

Italy won by 15 points.

Scoring

  1. 1’CIreland conversion · Eric Elwood0–2
  2. 1’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys0–5
  3. 1’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys0–8
  4. 1’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys0–11
  5. 1’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys0–14
  6. 1’PIreland penalty · Eric Elwood0–17
  7. 1’TIreland try · Darragh O'Mahony0–22
  8. 13’PItaly penalty · Diego Dominguez3–22
  9. 31’PItaly penalty · Diego Dominguez6–22
  10. 40’PItaly penalty · Diego Dominguez9–22
  11. 52’PItaly penalty · Diego Dominguez12–22
  12. 61’TItaly try · Diego Dominguez17–22
  13. 68’PItaly penalty · Diego Dominguez20–22
  14. 73’CItaly conversion · Diego Dominguez22–22
  15. 73’TItaly try · Corrado Pilat27–22
  16. 77’CItaly conversion · Diego Dominguez29–22
  17. 77’TItaly try · Cristian Stoica34–22
  18. 96’PItaly penalty · Diego Dominguez37–22

Line-ups

Italy

  1. 1Massimo CuttittaProp
  2. 2Carlo OrlandiHooker
  3. 3Andrea CastellaniProp
  4. 4Giambatista CrociSecond row
  5. 5Carlo ChecchinatoSecond row
  6. 6Massimo GiovanelliFlanker
  7. 7Andrea SgorlonFlanker
  8. 8Julian GardnerNumber 8
  9. 9Alessandro TronconScrum-half
  10. 10Diego DominguezFly-half
  11. 11Marcello CuttittaWing
  12. 12Manuel DallanCentre
  13. 13Cristian StoicaCentre
  14. 14Paolo VaccariWing
  15. 15Corrado PilatFull-back
  16. 16Luca MartinBench
  17. 17Andrea ScanavaccaBench
  18. 18Gianluca GuidiBench
  19. 19Orazio ArancioBench
  20. 20Walter CristofolettoBench
  21. 21Giampiero De CarliBench

Ireland

  1. 1Reggie CorriganProp
  2. 2Keith WoodHooker
  3. 3Peter ClohessyProp
  4. 4Paddy JohnsSecond row
  5. 5Malcolm O'KellySecond row
  6. 6David ErskineFlanker
  7. 7Dillon O'GradyFlanker
  8. 8Eric MillerNumber 8
  9. 9Niall HoganScrum-half
  10. 10David HumphreysFly-half
  11. 11Darragh O'MahonyWing
  12. 12Mark McCallCentre
  13. 13Kevin MaggsCentre
  14. 14Denis HickieWing
  15. 15Kevin NowlanFull-back
  16. 16Conor O'SheaBench
  17. 17Brian O'MearaBench
  18. 18Eric ElwoodBench
  19. 19Justin FitzpatrickBench
  20. 20Victor CostelloBench
  21. 21Allen ClarkeBench

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Context

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

Italy going in
Ireland 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.