Italy's three penalty misses from seven attempts, and a zero-from-two drop goal return aided Ireland in their quest for an opening win in the 2005 RBS Six Nations on Sunday.
Match Stats: Six Nations: Italy 17 Ireland 28, Stadio Flaminio, Rome
Tries: Italy 1; Ireland 3 Conversions: Italy 0/1; Ireland 2/3 Penalty goals: Italy 4/7; Ireland 3/3 Drop goals: Italy 0/2; Ireland 0/1
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Scrums won: Italy 5; Ireland 6 Scrums lost: Italy 0; Ireland 0 Lineouts won: Italy 18; Ireland 17 Lineouts lost: Italy 3; Ireland 1 Penalties conceded: Italy 6; Ireland 9 Freekicks conceded: Italy 3; Ireland 1 Mauls won: Italy 8; Ireland 6 Ruck and drive: Italy 8; Ireland 5 Ruck and pass: Italy 36; Ireland 31
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Ball won in open play: Italy 52; Ireland 42 Ball won in opponents' 22: Italy 10; Ireland 5 Ball won at set pieces: Italy 32; Ireland 29 Turnovers won: Italy 5; Ireland 4
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Passes completed: Italy 104; Ireland 91 Line breaks: Italy 1; Ireland 6 Possession kicked: Italy 34: Ireland 40 Errors from kicks: Italy 1; Ireland 13 Kicks to touch: Italy 10; Ireland 14 Kicks/passes: Italy 24%; Ireland 30%
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Tackles made: Italy 46; Ireland 57 Missed: Italy 7; Ireland 2 Tackle completion: Italy 86%; Ireland 96% Offloads in tackle: Italy 5; Ireland 9 Offloads/tackled: Italy 8%; Ireland 19%
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Errors made: Italy 8; Ireland 21 Errors/ball won: Italy 9%; Ireland 29% Minutes in possession: First half: Italy 07:39; Ireland 14:04 Second half: Italy 14:48; Ireland 13:29 Minutes in opponents' half: First half: Italy 27:09; Ireland 15:10 Second half: Italy 19:17; Ireland 26:40
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Top carries: De Marigny 9, Bortolami 7, Murphy 7, Parisse 7, Canale 6
Top tackles: Persico 8, O'Connell 7, Mauro Bergamasco 6, O'Driscoll 6, Canale 5
Top missed tackles: Canale 2, Troncon 2, Leamy 1, Masi 1, Mirco Bergamasco 1
Top offloads: Horgan 2, Bortolami 1, Canale 1, Hickie 1, Mauro Bergamasco 1
Top errors: O'Gara 12, Murphy 3, Mirco Bergamasco 2, Orquera 2, Horgan 2
*Stats compiled by Computacenter