Dunedin, Otago Stadium – domenica 2 ottobre2011
Rugby World Cup, Pool C – IV° giornata
IRLANDA – ITALIA 36 – 6 (9 – 6)

Marcatori: p.t. 6’ cp. O’Gara (3-0); 10’ cp. Bergamasco Mi. (3-3); 17’ cp. O’Gara (6-3); 20’ cp. Bergamasco (6-6); 34’ cp. O’Gara (9-6); s.t. 2’ cp. O’Gara (12-6); 7’ m. O’Driscoll tr. O’Gara (19-6); 11’ m. Earls tr. O’Gara (26-6); 29’ cp. Sexton (29-6); 39’ m. Earls tr. Sexton (36-6)

Irlanda: Kearney; Bowe, O’Driscoll (cap, 33’ st, Trimble), D’Arcy, Earls; O’Gara (27’ st. Sexton), Murray (33’ st. Reddan); Heaslip, O’Brien, Ferris (33’ st. Leamy); O’Connell (18’ st., Ryan), O’Callaghan; Ross, Best R. (13’ st. Cronin), Healy (33’ st. Court)
all. Kidney

Italia: Masi; Benvenuti T., Canale G., Garcia, Bergamasco Mi.; Orquera (1’ st. Bocchino), Semenzato (16’ st. Gori); Parisse (cap, 37’ st. McLean), Bergamasco Ma. (9’ st. Derbyshire), Zanni; Van Zyl (20’ st. Bortolami), Geldenhuys; Castrogiovanni (34’ pt. Lo Cicero), Ghiraldini L. (27’ st. Ongaro), Perugini
all. Mallett

Arbitro. Kaplan (Sudafrica)
Man of the match: O’Brien (Irlanda)