Match Stats: Ireland 36 Italy 6
See below for a look at the official match statistics from Ireland’s well-judged Rugby World Cup Pool C victory over Italy at Otago Stadium on Sunday.
IRELAND:
Scoring –
Tries: 3
Conversions: 3/3
Penalty Goals: 5/6
Drop Goals: 0/1
Team Stats –
Scrums Won: 5
Scrums Lost: 2
Lineouts Won: 10
Lineouts Lost: 0
Penalties Conceded: 11
Turnovers Won (At Ruck And Maul): 6
Clean Line Breaks: 2
Tackles Made: 59
Tackles Missed: 2
Tackle Completion: 97%
Handling Errors: 7
Possession –
Full Match: 49%; Last 10 Mins: 42%
Territory –
Full Match: 51%; Last 10 Mins: 5%
Minutes In Opponents’ 22 –
Full Match: 9:37; Last 10 Mins: 0:08
ITALY:
Scoring –
Tries: 0
Conversions: 0/0
Penalty Goals: 2/3
Drop Goals: 0/0
Team Stats –
Scrums Won: 7
Scrums Lost: 3
Lineouts Won: 12
Lineouts Lost: 2
Penalties Conceded: 12
Turnovers Won (At Ruck And Maul): 3
Clean Line Breaks: 0
Tackles Made: 97
Tackles Missed: 13
Tackle Completion: 88%
Handling Errors: 6
Possession –
Full Match: 51%; Last 10 Mins: 58%
Territory –
Full Match: 49%; Last 10 Mins: 95%
Minutes In Opponents’ 22 –
Full Match: 6:33; Last 10 Mins: 3:17
Player Stats –
Most Tackles: Cornelius van Zyl, Alessandro Zanni 11 each, Sean O’Brien 9
Most Line Breaks: Tommy Bowe, Andrew Trimble 1 each
Most Handling Errors: Sean O’Brien 2, Paul O’Connell, Conor Murray 1 each
Most Offloads: Stephen Ferris 2, Donncha O’Callaghan, Sean O’Brien 1 each
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