Ah fudge it, let's watch some Ireland vs Italy

lol...I just posted all this on Rooi's book thread

Posted by: Plum (18264 posts)

Feb 14, 2026, 17:21

Ireland rumble over early in the half. They needed that.

Game on.

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Posted by: Plum (18264 posts)

Feb 14, 2026, 17:22

Pretender missed yet another conversion.

His distribution has been good though

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Posted by: Plum (18264 posts)

Feb 14, 2026, 17:24

First scrum of the half...

Are Ireland gonna give away an intentional free kick...

Destroyed, again.

Ireland scrum is terrible

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Posted by: Plum (18264 posts)

Feb 14, 2026, 17:26

Brilliant Italy down the wing.

Arendse would have scored there

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Posted by: Plum (18264 posts)

Feb 14, 2026, 17:27

Hahaha my bad! Couldn't see I was on the wrong thread

Brilliant!!!!

Italy in at the corner!

That was so well wokred

Brilliant break Menoncello, releases Lynagh for the score. They're checking the pass for forward, might have been a touch forward, not sure his hands went backwards on the release.

Damn it. Lucky break for Ireland.

They only said that was forward because the white line was there.

Rubbish call

Now Italy makes an absolute arse of a high ball and Ireland is rumbling.

Great turnover Italy.

Ireland attacking down the other end now. Cruel world

Menoncello with a failed hail mary offload, great passage of play starting with Zuliani just plucking it from a Irish hand and setting off.

Crowley on for Prenny.

Italy playing All Black rugby here stretching Ireland left and right.

Damn that was a nice steal by the Italian 1

Ireland beating the Italy rushes and making their way into the 22. Baloucoune scores. Ireland phase after phase continued to establish numbers outside of the Italian defense and it had to pay off.

17-10 Ireland

That was a nice finish by Balecoune.

Ireland put together a good few passes to finally score there

Yeah Ireland now starting to assert dominance. Italy too many mistakes, overthrow in the lineout, then Ioane tries to run from inside the 22 instead of booting it clear.

Irish tails up now.

Lowe is much faster than he looks.

Italy living dangerously passing on their own line there

Normal service seems to have been resumed. Ireland looking much the stronger team now.

Can't see Italy getting back into this . . . but hoping.

Proteas in control chasing 170-odd.

20-10. Italy will have to get way more accurate to claw this back.

Ireland to slot a penalty and take a 10 point lead

Italy continues to crush the Ireland scrum.

Ireland scrum destroyed yet again!!!

LOL, they scrummed Fuhrlong right out of the scrum, he bobbled on top it at the end there.

Garbisi with 3, 20-13. Garbisi so by the way has to be one of the best tacklers at 10 in the world right now.

Not sure if the Italian scrum is particularly good or if the Irish one is rubbish, but the scrum is keeping Italy in this contest.

They slot the penalty...

20--13 and all is not yet lost for Italy.

Regardless of what happens from here on out, they did themselves proud today

And Italy knocks it again just as they get momentum.

Dammit Italy on the counter but drop the ball

Ireland look so much better with JGP on the field. Not that Casey was terrible, mind you.

JGP puts it out 5 out. One knock and from attacking at midway you're defending 5m from your line. Italy's accuracy has let them down.

Now Ireland with a forward pass and Italy's scrum had the chance the walk them up the field again

Fractured Italian followup and Lowe finds space, forward pass ends what could have been big trouble for Italy.

Italy kick it away after some really good continuity.

Italy shouldn't have kicked that.

they looked like they were gonna get the break

Italy with plenty of attacking phases and Garbisi ends up kicking it high and Ireland wins it back. That was an admission of defeat from Italy, they didn't look like they had many ideas left with which to challenge the Irish defense.

Penalty Italy, they can go for the corner. Out just inside the 22, they would have wanted it closer than that.

Italy with a penalty to go to the corner now.

They need this mail to go well and perhaps win another penalty

Another Garbisi kick gives possession away. Worth a try a I guess but keep it in hand!

Italy chip and chase, Menocello just needed to collect the bounce and he was through but the ball decided to do an off break and he misses.

Big scrum need from Ireland here...right under their posts

Solid scrum and Ireland clear