TheBreakdown
Full time4 January 1997
Ireland
29–37
Italy
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, IrelandHead-to-head

Italy won by 8 points.

Scoring

  1. 1’PIreland penalty · Paul Burke3–0
  2. 1’PIreland penalty · Paul Burke6–0
  3. 1’PIreland penalty · Paul Burke9–0
  4. 1’PIreland penalty · Paul Burke12–0
  5. 1’PIreland penalty · Paul Burke15–0
  6. 1’PIreland penalty · Paul Burke18–0
  7. 1’PIreland penalty · Paul Burke21–0
  8. 1’PIreland penalty · Paul Burke24–0
  9. 1’TIreland try · Jonathan Bell29–0
  10. 7’CItaly conversion · Diego Dominguez29–2
  11. 7’TItaly try · Paolo Vaccari29–7
  12. 24’CItaly conversion · Diego Dominguez29–9
  13. 24’TItaly try · Massimo Cuttitta29–14
  14. 28’PItaly penalty · Diego Dominguez29–17
  15. 45’PItaly penalty · Diego Dominguez29–20
  16. 55’PItaly penalty · Diego Dominguez29–23
  17. 62’CItaly conversion · Diego Dominguez29–25
  18. 62’TItaly try · Paolo Vaccari29–30
  19. 80’CItaly conversion · Diego Dominguez29–32
  20. 80’TItaly try · Diego Dominguez29–37

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Nick PopplewellProp
  2. 2Keith WoodHooker
  3. 3Paul WallaceProp
  4. 4Gabriel FulcherSecond row
  5. 5Jeremy DavidsonSecond row
  6. 6David CorkeryFlanker
  7. 7Eric MillerFlanker
  8. 8Anthony FoleyNumber 8
  9. 9Steve McIvorScrum-half
  10. 10Paul BurkeFly-half
  11. 11Dominic CrottyWing
  12. 12Mark McCallCentre
  13. 13Jonathan BellCentre
  14. 14Jimmy ToppingWing
  15. 15Conor O'SheaFull-back
  16. 16David HumphreysBench
  17. 17Niall HoganBench
  18. 18Denis McBrideBench
  19. 19Paddy JohnsBench
  20. 20Paul FlavinBench
  21. 21Allen ClarkeBench

Italy

  1. 1Massimo CuttittaProp
  2. 2Carlo OrlandiHooker
  3. 3Franco Properzi-CurtiProp
  4. 4Giambatista CrociSecond row
  5. 5Walter CristofolettoSecond row
  6. 6Andrea SgorlonFlanker
  7. 7Julian GardnerFlanker
  8. 8Orazio ArancioNumber 8
  9. 9Alessandro TronconScrum-half
  10. 10Diego DominguezFly-half
  11. 11Marcello CuttittaWing
  12. 12Stefano BordonCentre
  13. 13Cristian StoicaCentre
  14. 14Paolo VaccariWing
  15. 15Javier PertileFull-back
  16. 16Alessandro MoscardiBench
  17. 17Andrea CastellaniBench
  18. 18Carlo ChecchinatoBench
  19. 19Gianluca GuidiBench
  20. 20Francesco MazzariolBench
  21. 21Nicola MazzucatoBench

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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.