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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