On a day when the wind and the rain battered down on Lansdowne Road, the Computacenter stats showed Ireland ahead ahead in almost every department
Minutes in Opponents Half. First half: Ireland 37.12 - Italy 04.08. Second half: Ireland 13.01 - Italy 31.40.
Minutes in Possession. First half: Ireland 19.16 - Italy 09.28. Second half: Ireland 17.05 - Italy 15.40. Scrums won: Irl 12-9 It. Scrums lost: Irl 0-1 It. Lineouts won: Irl 21-8 It. Lineouts lost: Irl 5-4 It. Pens conceded: Irl 12-15 It. Freekicks conceded: Irl 4-2 It. Mauls won: Irl 11-3 It. Ruck & Drive: Irl 57-50 It. Ruck & Pass: Irl 31-22 It. Ball won in open play: Irl 99-75 It. Ball won in opp 22: Irl 34-24 It. Ball won at set piece: Irl 48-29 It. Turnovers won: Irl 7-5 It. Passes completed: Irl119-90 It. Line breaks: Irl 5-1 It. Possession kicked: Irl19-19 It. Errors from kicks: Irl 2-9 It. Kicks to touch: Irl 8-7 It. Tackles made: 91-113 Tackles missed: 12-21 Total errors made: 22-29
Top Ball Carrier: Foley (11-), O'Kelly (11). O'Driscoll (10), D'Arcy (9), Murphy (8).
Top Tacklers: Barbini (12), De Rossi (12), Persico (12), O'Kelly (11), Bortolomi (10).
Most Missed Tackles: Barbini (4), de Marigny (4), Castrogiovanni (2), Checchinato (2), Gleeson (2).