Teams

Italy	Ireland
Tries Dallan	Tries Humphreys, Kelly, Murphy, O'Driscoll, Stringer
Cons Pez	Cons Humphreys 3
Pens Dominguez, Pez	Pens Humphreys 2
Team 15 FB Paolo Vaccari 14 W Mauro Bergamasco 13 C Cristian Stoica 12 C Nanni Raineri 11 W Denis Dallan 10 FH Diego Dominguez 9 SH Alessandro Troncon (c) 1 P Giampiero de Carli 2 H Carlo Festuccia 3 P Ramiro Martinez Frugoni 4 L Cristian Bezzi 5 L Marco Bortolami 6 F Andrea de Rossi 7 F Aaron Persico 8 N8 Matthew Phillips     Replacements 16 Andrea Moretti 17 P Martin Castrogiovanni 18 Mark Giacheri 19 N8 Scott Palmer 20 Juan Manuel Queirolo 21 FH Ramiro Pez 22 W Mirco Bergamasco	Team 15 FB Geordan Murphy 14 W John Kelly 13 C Brian O'Driscoll (c) 12 C Kevin Maggs 11 W Denis Hickie 10 FH David Humphreys 9 SH Peter Stringer 1 P Reggie Corrigan 2 H Shane Byrne 3 P John Hayes 4 L Gary Longwell 5 L Malcolm O'Kelly 6 F Victor Costello 7 F Keith Gleeson 8 N8 Anthony Foley     Replacements 16 H Frank Sheahan 17 P Marcus Horan 18 L Leo Cullen 19 F Alan Quinlan 20 SH Guy Easterby 21 Paul Burke 22 W Rob Henderson

Notes

Result Ireland won by a margin of 24 points

Six Nations points Ireland 2, Italy 0

Ground name Stadio Flaminio, Rome

Attendance 22500

Referee AJ Spreadbury (England)

Italy Test debuts none

Ireland Test debuts none

Other scores

Six Nations
Wales	9 - 26	England	Millennium Stadium
Six Nations B
Georgia	34 - 3	Spain	Tbilisi
Portugal	16 - 15	Romania	Lisbon
Belgium tour
Netherlands	25 - 32	Belgium	Middelburg
Super 12
Crusaders	37 - 21	Hurricanes	Christchurch
Queensland Reds	19 - 22	Brumbies	Brisbane