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73′ – Italy take advantage of their one man advantage in the scrum as they win yet another penalty at the set piece. Predictably, they boot the ball to touch but Chris Henry is there at the back to clean it up as Ireland advance up the field. IRE 16-9 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
71′ – Ireland will finish with 14 after Peter O’Mahony is sent to the bin for a no arms clean out on Josh Furno. For those who aren’t watching, very similar to Michael Hooper on Mike Brown last night. Italy kick for touch as they look to level things here in London. IRE 16-9 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
70′ – Ireland win the scrum and Murray breaks down the blindside before dinking a little kick in over the top boxing Italy inside their own 22. Italy win the lineout but Ireland start to turn the pressure up defensively. IRE 16-9 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
69′ – Sean Cronin comes on for Rory Best as Ireland have a scrum just past the 40 metres mark as they look to put this game beyond a one score game. IRE 16-9 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
66′ – Mauro Bergamasco comes on and competes in his fifth world cup joining Samoa’s Brian Lima as the only two players to do so. Bergamasco replaces Favaro while for Ireland Devin toner comes on for Iain Henderson. IRE 16-9 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
65′ – Italy win a penalty around the halfway line after Sean O’Brien is penalised for not rolling away. Replacement outhalf Carlo Canna points towards goal but his effor drifts wide and short of the right hand upright. IRE 16-9 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
64′ – Henderson holds up his opposite number and wins Ireland a scrum as he continues to have a brilliant game. Meanwhile Sergio Parisse is replaced by Alessandro Zanni as the Italian captain’s first game back comes to an end. IRE 16-9 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
61 – Brunel follows Schmidt’s suit and makes changes in the front row as Rizzo and Chistolini replace Aguero and Cittadini. IRE 16-9 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
60′ – Ireland win a penalty right in front of goal about 25 metres out as Keith Earls crash ball see’s Italy pinned for not releasing. Earls runs straight and hard off the first phase from a scrum but as predicted, as the game wore on Italian discipline would come into question as Sexton extends Ireland’s lead to 7. IRE 16-9 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
58′ – Cian Healy enters the fold as Jack McGrath’s day comes to an end. IRE 13-9 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
56′ – Ireland march slowly up the field as Best, O’Connell and Henderson all try to take Ireland further up the field. Sexton tries a crosskick tot he corner but Sexton knows he has advantage and when the play is brought back for the penalty the Leinster outhalf points straight towards the posts as Sexton extends Ireland lead back out to four points. IRE 13-9 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
53′ – After Ireland turn it over again in the Italian half, Italy boot the ball down the field but only as far as Tommy Bowe who puts it up in the air before winning Ireland a scrum with his challenge in the air. The Irish forwards look lethargic and the introduction of Healy, Cronin and Henry may be the lift Ireland desperately need. IRE 10-9 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
50′ – Allan tries a crosskick to Sarto and After the winger is unable to take it in, Garces brings the play back for an Italian penalty as Allan makes it a one point game kicking his third penalty. IRE 10-9 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
49′ – Ireland win the lineout and Conor Murray clears the danger as Ireland look to regather themselves and find a way back into this game. IRE 10-6 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
48′ – Josh Furno looks like he may have grabbed Italy’s first try of the game after a sustained passage in the Irish half. Garces has referred it to the TMO but it looks like Peter O’Mahony has done enough to put Furno out of touch as Garces waves for an Irish lineout. IRE 10-6 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
46′ – Conor Murray puts an end to a stagnant passage of Irish play with a no look inside ball that is broken up by the Italian defence. Italy continue to hang around and absorb everything Ireland has to throw at them. IRE 10-6 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
42′ – Ireland continue to show poor discipline as Peter O’Mahony grabs Josh Furno in the air. Ireland are making good momentum on one hand but shooting themselves in the foot with the other. Iain Henderson charges down a kick as he continues to impress after displacing Devin toner form the starting lineup. IRE 10-6 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
41′ – Second-half resumes with only one change at the break as Davide Giazzon comes on fro Andrea Manici. Italian coach Jacques Brunel obviously not impressed by Manici’s lineout throwing and thus his day comes to an end. IRE 10-6 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
40′ – Halftime as Ireland enter the break with a four point lead. Ireland look composed when in possession but have coughed it up cheaply too many times and have showed poor discipline within their own half. The Boys in Green should probably be even further ahead after Jonny Sexton hit the post with a late first-half penalty and the Irish forwards misfired from close range, but the same could be said for Italy who wasted a number of chances of their own deep inside the Irish half. The Irish backs have been good when given clean ball but have also been out of sync as a number of balls have been a second or two off. Been a very tight first-half and a much closer contest than most would have expected but if the Italians can turn their pressure into points and continue to be dominant at scrum time, they could have a good shot of pulling off an upset here. HALFTIME SCORE – IRE 10-6 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
38 – After a quick rest, Italy outmuscle Ireland in the scrum and win a penalty in the process as Ireland waste a massive opportunity to increase their lead. A missed penalty from Sexton and now a failed lineout 5 metres out may come back to haunt Ireland as they sit only 4 points clear of a strong Italian outfit. IRE 10-6 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
36′ – Ireland press and press inside the Italian 22 in search of a try and while the Italians show some excellent defnce they give a penalty away in the process as sexton kicks right in the corner 5 metres out. Ireland attempt to maul it over but when the maul shows no signs of going anywhere, Murray fumbles and knocks it on giving the Italians a much needed lifeline. IRE 10-6 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
32′ – Ireland get a bit of a roll on going from the lineout as they maul about 10 metres forward but Italy second rower Ouintin Geldenhuys does brilliantly to come through the middle of the maul, tackle Rory Best and win a scrum for his side in the process. IRE 10-6 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
30′ – Italy look to have originally won a scrum after Jack McGrath knocks on but Garces is made aware of foul play from Campagnaro after the outside centre is penalised for a tip tackle. Sexton opts to have a shot at goal but hits the post from 45 metres as Italy get off the hook. IRE 10-6 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
28′ – Italy make a mess of the lineout as Ireland turn the ball over and counter through Robbie Henshaw. Danger averted for Ireland as they survive and attack through the middle. IRE 10-6 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog
75′ – Sexton shows his class and pins Italy back into their 22 with an inch perfect kick to touch as Italy must now march 85 metres in just over four minutes. Meanwhile Luke Fitzgerald replaces Keith Earls for Ireland. IRE 16-9 ITA
Ireland vs Italy highlights: Rugby World Cup scores, blog