Pool D FT: Ireland 16-9 Italy
Win sends Ireland into last eight
Earls try, Sexton con & 3 pens
Allan 3 pens for Italy
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Ireland 10-6 Italy
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Ireland 10-6 Italy
Johnny Sexton has another chance to add to Ireland's score after Quintin Geldenhuys lifts the legs of his opponent in the tackle. But this time the fly-half's usually reliable boot lets him down, the ball pinging against the right post and crashing back down into the hands of a grateful Sergio Parisse.
Denis Hickie
Former Ireland winger on BBC Radio 5 live
Image source, AP"I didn't think that was a pick and dump tackle but the officials are getting pretty hot on player protection rules, and that's a positive rather than a negative."
Image source, ReutersIreland have had to make more tackles than Italy in this first 30 minutes (48 to 44), but Italy flanker Simone Favaro tops the individual charts with eight.
David Humphreys
Former Ireland fly-half on Radio Ulster
Image source, Rex Features"Parisse is at the centre of everything good that Italy are doing. He has thrown several great passes and has the vision of a fly-half."
Image source, PAIrish indiscipline gives Italy another sniff. This time the Irish are punished for not releasing in their own half, but redeem themselves by nabbing the line-out when the Italians kick into touch. The Irish have been dominant in the set-piece so far, winning all of their three line-outs.
David Humphreys
Former Ireland fly-half on Radio Ulster
Image source, AP"Italy have made an impressive start. Their shape and accuracy has been excellent so far and they are trying to create overlaps as well, which is something we maybe weren't expecting."
Tommaso Allan
Image source, AFPTwo penalties, six points. Tommaso Allan produces another crisp strike off the tee from a central position. The Olympic Stadium is predominantly Irish today, but there's a healthy number of Italians in the crowd judging by the cheer which greets the score.
Ireland 10-3 Italy
Right, let's see what response Italy can muster. Quite a good one as it happens. Sergio Parisse - their talismanic number eight - goes on the charge and a couple of phases later the Irish are punished again for not rolling away. Another chance for Tommaso Allan...
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Record breaker!
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Jolly green giant.
Denis Hickie
Former Ireland winger
Image source, AFP"Great go-forward from Henderson, Earls followed Henshaw through the gap and finished it off. It was great centre play by Ireland."
Keith Earls, con Johnny Sexton
Image source, AFPBreakthrough for Ireland! Joe Schmidt's men disrupt the Italian lineout for the first time - and it pays dividends. The hard-working pack set up the platform by going round the corner before the recycled ball is popped back inside by Robbie Henshaw for fellow centre Keith Earls to scamper through.
Johnny Sexton knocks over the extras from in front of the sticks and there is light between the two teams.
Italy have edged the opening quarter of an hour, also having had the better of the metres made and carries stats.
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Tommaso Allan
No problem for Italy fly-half Tommaso Allan. He eyes up the target, then confidently slot over the kick. All square and that's what the Italians deserve.
Ireland 3-0 Italy
Italy go on the offensive again, forcing Ireland into conceding a penalty. Irish hands in the ruck is the offence, we are told. Italy decide to go for goal from just inside the Irish 22...
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Injured Italian centre Andrea Masi shows his support from the sofa.
A huge roar goes around the Olympic Stadium as the sides contest their first scrum of the match. "First scrum - very important. Stay on your shoulders," says French referee Jerome Garces. Italy's pack is slightly heavier than their Irish counterparts, and the Azzurri come out of the first heave with the ball.
Johnny Sexton
Image source, PAYou didn't doubt him, did you? Of course not. Johnny Sexton sticks his size 10 cleanly through the ball, clipping it over the posts. Easy peasy.