Ireland v Italy: Match Statistics

…The Irish team huddling before last February’s win in Rome…

2006 RBS 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: Saturday, February 4

IRELAND v ITALY, Lansdowne Road, 1.30pm (live RTE 2/BBC 1)

Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

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Previous Meetings: (Twelve Test matches, including six 6 Nations matches)

February 6, 2005: Six Nations: ITALY 17 IRELAND 28, Stadio Flaminio, Rome

March 20, 2004: Six Nations: IRELAND 19 ITALY 3, Lansdowne Road

August 30, 2003: International Friendly: IRELAND 61 ITALY 6, Thomond Park

February 22, 2003: Six Nations: ITALY 13 IRELAND 37, Stadio Flaminio

March 23, 2002; Six Nations: IRELAND 32 ITALY 17, Lansdowne Road

February 3, 2001: Six Nations: ITALY 22 IRELAND 41, Stadio Flaminio

March 4, 2000: Six Nations: IRELAND 60 ITALY 13, Lansdowne Road

April 10, 1999: International Friendly: IRELAND 39 ITALY 30, Lansdowne Road

December 20, 1997: International Friendly: ITALY 37 IRELAND 22, Bologna

January 4, 1997: International Friendly: IRELAND 29 ITALY 37, Lansdowne Road

May 6, 1995: International Friendly: ITALY 22 IRELAND 12, Treviso

December 31, 1988: International Friendly: IRELAND 31 ITALY 15, Lansdowne Road

Ireland (v Italy): Won: 9; Lost: 3; Points Scored: 411; Average Points Scored Per Match: 34.25; Points Against: 232; Tries Scored: 45; Average Tries Scored Per Match: 3.75; Tries Conceded: 20; Conversions Scored: 25; Penalties: 46; Drop Goals: 1

Italy (v Ireland): Won: 3; Lost: 9; Points Scored: 232; Average Points Scored Per Match: 19.33; Points Against: 411; Tries Scored: 20; Average Tries Scored Per Match: 1.66; Tries Conceded: 45; Conversions Scored: 17; Penalties Scored: 29; Drop Goals: 4

Record Win In The Series: IRELAND 61 ITALY 6 (2003)

Biggest Winning Margin: 55 points; IRELAND 61 ITALY 6 (2003)

Top Points Scorers: IRELAND: Ronan O’Gara 73 points (1 try, 13 conversions, 14 penalties) in five matches; David Humphreys 67 points (2 tries, 9 conversions, 13 penalties) in six matches; ITALY: Diego Dominguez 96 points (2 tries, 13 conversions, 167 penalties, 9 drop goals) in seven matches

Top Try Scorers: IRELAND: Denis Hickie 6 tries in 6 matches; Shane Horgan, John Kelly 4 each, Brian O’Driscoll, Girvan Dempsey, Rob Henderson 3 each, Geordan Murphy, Peter Stringer, David Humphreys, Conor O’Shea, Philip Matthews, Keith Crossan 2 each; ITALY: Paolo Vaccari 3 tries in 4 games; Diego Dominguez, Mauro Bergamasco, Corrado Pilat 2 each

Most Points In A Single Match: Ronan O’Gara 30 points (6 conversions, 6 penalties), IRELAND 60 ITALY 13 (2000)

Most Tries In A Single Match: Denis Hickie 4 tries, IRELAND 61 ITALY 6 (2003)

2000-2005 6 Nations Finishes: IRELAND: 2000: Third (W3 L2, Pts 6); 2001: Second (W4 L1, Pts 8); 2002: Third (W3 L2, Pts 6); 2003: Second (W4 L1, Pts 8); 2004: Second (W4 L1, Pts 8 (Triple Crown Winners)); 2005: Third (W3 L2, Pts 6)

ITALY: 2000: Sixth (W1 L4, Pts 2); 2001: Sixth (W0 L5, Pts 0); 2002: Sixth (W0 L5, Pts 0); 2003: Fifth (W1 L4, Pts 2); 2004: Fifth (W1 L4, Pts 2); 2005: Sixth (W0 L5, Pts 0)

Composite 6 Nations Record (2000-2005): IRELAND – Played 30 Won 21 Drawn 0 Lost 9; ITALY – Played 30 Won 3 Drawn 0 Lost 27

2005 Form: IRELAND: 2005 – won 28-17 v Italy (away), won 40-13 v Scotland (away), won 19-13 v England (home), lost 19-26 v France (home), lost 20-32 v Wales (away), won 44-12 v Japan (away), won 47-18 v Japan (away), lost 7-45 v New Zealand (home), lost 14-30 v Australia (home), won 43-12 v Romania (home)

ITALY: 2005 – lost 17-28 v Ireland (home), lost 8-38 v Wales (home), lost 10-18 v Scotland (away), lost 7-39 v England (away), lost 13-56 v France (home), lost 21-35 v Argentina (away), won 30-29 v Argentina (away), lost 21-69 v Australia (away), won 48-0 v Tonga (home), lost 22-39 v Argentina (home), won 23-8 v Fiji (home)

IRELAND: Most Capped Players: Malcolm O’Kelly 75, David Humphreys 72, Kevin Maggs 70, Mike Gibson 69, Willie John McBride 63, Anthony Foley 62, Girvan Dempsey 62, Fergus Slattery 61, Peter Stringer 61, Brian O’Driscoll 59

All-Time Leading Points Scorers: David Humphreys 560, Ronan O’Gara 531, Michael Kiernan 308, Eric Elwood 296

All-Time Leading Try Scorers: Brian O’Driscoll 27, Denis Hickie 25, Brendan Mullin 17, Geordan Murphy 16, Keith Wood 15, Kevin Maggs 15, Girvan Dempsey 14, George Stephenson 14, Shane Horgan 13

ITALY: Most Capped Players: Alessandro Troncon 90, Carlo Checchinato 82, Diego Dominguez 72

All-Time Leading Points Scorers: Diego Dominguez 983, Stefano Bettarello 483, Luigi Troiani 296

All-Time Leading Try Scorers: Marcello Cuttitta 25, Paolo Vaccari 22, Carlo Checchinato 21

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