TheBreakdown
Full time30 August 2003
Ireland
61–6
Italy
Thomond Park, Limerick, IrelandHead-to-head

Ireland won by 55 points.

Scoring

  1. 1’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys2–0
  2. 1’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys4–0
  3. 1’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys7–0
  4. 1’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys10–0
  5. 1’TIreland try · Girvan Dempsey15–0
  6. 1’TIreland try · Denis Hickie20–0
  7. 1’TIreland try · David Humphreys25–0
  8. 1’TIreland try · Shane Byrne30–0
  9. 1’PItaly penalty · Gert Peens30–3
  10. 1’PItaly penalty · Gert Peens30–6
  11. 37’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys33–6
  12. 41’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys35–6
  13. 41’TIreland try · John Kelly40–6
  14. 42’TIreland try · Denis Hickie45–6
  15. 43’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys47–6
  16. 67’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys49–6
  17. 67’TIreland try · Denis Hickie54–6
  18. 73’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys56–6
  19. 73’TIreland try · Denis Hickie61–6

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Marcus HoranProp
  2. 2Shane ByrneHooker
  3. 3Reggie CorriganProp
  4. 4Gary LongwellSecond row
  5. 5Leo CullenSecond row
  6. 6Simon EasterbyFlanker
  7. 7Eric MillerFlanker
  8. 8Victor CostelloNumber 8
  9. 9Guy EasterbyScrum-half
  10. 10David HumphreysFly-half
  11. 11Denis HickieWing
  12. 12Rob HendersonCentre
  13. 13Brian O'DriscollCentre
  14. 14John KellyWing
  15. 15Girvan DempseyFull-back
  16. 16Paul ShieldsBench
  17. 17Justin FitzpatrickBench
  18. 18Donncha O'CallaghanBench
  19. 19Kieron DawsonBench
  20. 20Brian O'MearaBench
  21. 21Geordan MurphyBench
  22. 22Jonathan BellBench

Italy

  1. 1Andrea Lo CiceroProp
  2. 2Fabio OngaroHooker
  3. 3Martin CastrogiovanniProp
  4. 4Christian BezziSecond row
  5. 5Mark GiacheriSecond row
  6. 6Andrea de RossiFlanker
  7. 7Mauro BergamascoFlanker
  8. 8Sergio ParisseNumber 8
  9. 9Alessandro TronconScrum-half
  10. 10Francesco MazzariolFly-half
  11. 11Diego SaccaWing
  12. 12Matteo BarbiniCentre
  13. 13Cristian StoicaCentre
  14. 14Nicola MazzucatoWing
  15. 15Gert PeensFull-back
  16. 16Carlo FestucciaBench
  17. 17Ramiro Martinez-FrugoniBench
  18. 18Aaron PersicoBench
  19. 19Matthew PhillipsBench
  20. 20Matteo MazzantiniBench
  21. 21Ramiro PezBench
  22. 22Andrea MasiBench

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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.