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

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PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:28
#81
14 Feb 2026, 17:28#81

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




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PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:30
#82
14 Feb 2026, 17:30#82

Brilliant!!!!


Italy in at the corner!


That was so well wokred

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:30
#83
14 Feb 2026, 17:30#83

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.

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:31
#84
14 Feb 2026, 17:31#84

Damn it. Lucky break for Ireland.

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PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:32
#85
14 Feb 2026, 17:32#85

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


Rubbish call

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:33
#86
14 Feb 2026, 17:33#86

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

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:33
#87
14 Feb 2026, 17:33#87

Great turnover Italy.

PL
PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:33
#88
14 Feb 2026, 17:33#88

Ireland attacking down the other end now. Cruel world

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:35
#89
14 Feb 2026, 17:35#89

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

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:36
#90
14 Feb 2026, 17:36#90

Crowley on for Prenny.

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PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:36
#91
14 Feb 2026, 17:36#91

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


Damn that was a nice steal by the Italian 1

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:38
#92
14 Feb 2026, 17:38#92

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.

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:39
#93
14 Feb 2026, 17:39#93

17-10 Ireland

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PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:39
#94
14 Feb 2026, 17:39#94

That was a nice finish by Balecoune.


Ireland put together a good few passes to finally score there

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:41
#95
14 Feb 2026, 17:41#95

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.

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PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:41
#96
14 Feb 2026, 17:41#96

Irish tails up now.


Lowe is much faster than he looks.


Italy living dangerously passing on their own line there

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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:43
#97
14 Feb 2026, 17:43#97

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.

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:44
#98
14 Feb 2026, 17:44#98

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

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PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:44
#99
14 Feb 2026, 17:44#99

Ireland to slot a penalty and take a 10 point lead

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:46
#100
14 Feb 2026, 17:46#100

Italy continues to crush the Ireland scrum.

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PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:46
#101
14 Feb 2026, 17:46#101

Ireland scrum destroyed yet again!!!

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:47
#102
14 Feb 2026, 17:47#102

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

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:47
#103
14 Feb 2026, 17:47#103

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.

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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:48
#104
14 Feb 2026, 17:48#104

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.

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PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:48
#105
14 Feb 2026, 17:48#105

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

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:49
#106
14 Feb 2026, 17:49#106

And Italy knocks it again just as they get momentum.

PL
PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:50
#107
14 Feb 2026, 17:50#107

Dammit Italy on the counter but drop the ball

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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:50
#108
14 Feb 2026, 17:50#108

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

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:50
#109
14 Feb 2026, 17:50#109

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.

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PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:52
#110
14 Feb 2026, 17:52#110

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

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:52
#111
14 Feb 2026, 17:52#111

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

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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:56
#112
14 Feb 2026, 17:56#112

Italy kick it away after some really good continuity.

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PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:56
#113
14 Feb 2026, 17:56#113

Italy shouldn't have kicked that.


they looked like they were gonna get the break

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:57
#114
14 Feb 2026, 17:57#114

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.

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:57
#115
14 Feb 2026, 17:57#115

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

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PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 17:58
#116
14 Feb 2026, 17:58#116

Italy with a penalty to go to the corner now.


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

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RooinekCaptain18,117 posts
14 Feb 2026, 18:00
#117
14 Feb 2026, 18:00#117

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

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PakieCaptain17,321 posts
14 Feb 2026, 18:00
#118
14 Feb 2026, 18:00#118

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.

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PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 18:01
#119
14 Feb 2026, 18:01#119

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

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PlumCaptain21,007 posts
14 Feb 2026, 18:01
#120
14 Feb 2026, 18:01#120

Solid scrum and Ireland clear

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