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33 mins ago 6:25PM HALFTIME: Ireland 45 Italy 10 Wow, that’s the pick of the bunch so far! A great offload from Parsons, Wafer makes more ground, she gets the ball back to Parsons and the Galway winger does the rest. That’s three first-half tries for Parsons, and seven first-half tries for Ireland! O’Brien added the conversion, and that’s the last action of the half. Ireland lead 43-10 at the break. Brilliant stuff from Scott Bemand’s team.
36 mins ago 6:22PM TRY! Parsons!
40 mins ago 6:18PM 35mins: Ireland 38 Italy 10 Ellena Perry muscles over, with O’Brien converting. There was a TMO check for a knock-on in the act of scoring. The on-field decision was that the try is good, and that stands following the review. Ireland lead by 28! Wafer made another powerful carry before that score, Italy just can’t live with her at the moment.
42 mins ago 6:16PM TRY – Ellena Perry!
44 mins ago 6:14PM 32mins: Ireland 31 Italy 10 Italy hit back out of nowhere. Minuzzi breaks a tackle and the fullback has the pace to run it home from deep, outpacing two Ireland defenders. Winger Gaia Buso misses the conversion.
45 mins ago 6:13PM ITALY TRY - Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi
46 mins ago 6:12PM 31mins: Ireland 31 Italy 5 Ireland are on fire here, and look like scoring with every attack. Ireland attack off a scrum, with Wafer carrying hard again. Lane then gets the ball out to Parsons quickly, and she beats a couple of defenders to score. O’Brien can’t convert. That all came after O’Connor almost scored on the far side, but the 20-year-old had a foot in touch as she collected a crossfield kick.
48 mins ago 6:10PM TRY – Parsons again!
52 mins ago 6:06PM 24mins: Ireland 26 Italy 5 What a moment for Robyn O’Connor on her Ireland debut! Ireland are flying, and some really clinical play leads to try number four for the home side. Ireland play with pace again to get the ball wide to O’Connor, and the 20-year-old shows great pace to beat the last defender and score. O’Connor can’t convert, but Ireland already have a bonus point. As I type, Wafer forces another Ireland penalty after a big tackle from Aoife Dalton.
55 mins ago 6:03PM TRY FOR IRELAND – Robyn O’Connor
57 mins ago 6:01PM 19mins: Ireland 21 Italy 5 Really nice from Ireland as quick hands sends Parsons over in the corner, Stacey Flood throwing a wonderful pass. The Galway native is a popular tryscorer at the Dexcom. That move all started with Brittany Hogan winning the ball back in the Ireland half. O’Brien then nails another brilliant conversion.
59 mins ago 5:59PM TRY FOR IRELAND – Béibhinn Parsons!
1 hr ago 5:56PM 14mins: Ireland 14 Italy 5 It takes Ireland just two minutes to respond to that Italy try. Wafer makes a massive carry off a scrum, and it leads to an Ireland lineout, where the same player pushes through at the back of the maul to score. Dannah O’Brien’s conversion is a beauty. Some start in Galway!
1 hr ago 5:55PM TRY FOR IRELAND – Aoife Wafer!
1 hr ago 5:53PM 11mins: Ireland 7 Italy 5 Italy are on the scoreboard. Initially, it’s out-half Emma Stevanin who goes for the line, but she’s held up. It didn’t look a great decision but the Italians had penalty advantage. At the second chance, Italy’s lineout is clean, the maul is strong and hooker Vittoria Vecchini powers over. The conversion is off target.
1 hr ago 5:52PM Try for Italy – Vittoria Vecchini
1 hr ago 5:48PM 6mins: Ireland 7 Italy 0 Stacey Flood collects a loose Italian kick, and Ireland attack with real purpose. After winning a penalty, Ireland scrum-half Emily Lane opts for the tap-and-go and gets over for the game’s opening score, with Dannah O’Brien converting. That’s a great start for Ireland!
1 hr ago 5:46PM TRY FOR IRELAND! Emily Lane
1 hr ago 5:45PM 4mins: Ireland 0 Italy 0 Italy get into the Ireland 22 but a strong defensive set holds them out, with Aoife Wafer in the thick of it, before Dannah O’Brien kicks long downfield. Ireland then have a lineout in the Italy half but Italy manage to steal the ball back.
1 hr ago 5:42PM We’re underway in Galway. Here’s a reminder of how the two times lineup. Italy opened their campaign with a 40-7 loss to France last weekend. IRELAND: Stacey Flood; Béibhinn Parsons, Aoife Dalton, Nancy McGillivray, Robyn O’Connor; Dannah O’Brien, Emily Lane; Ellena Perry, Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald, Linda Djougang; Ruth Campbell, Fiona Tuite; Brittany Hogan, Erin King , Aoife Wafer. Replacements: Neve Jones, Niamh O’Dowd, Sadhbh McGrath, Dorothy Wall, Sam Monaghan, Katie Whelan, Eve Higgins, Anna McGann. ITALY: Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi; Gaia Buso, Alyssa D’Incà, Sara Mannini, Aura Muzzo; Emma Stevanin, Sofia Stefan; Gaia Maris, Vittoria Vecchini, Alessia Pilani; Valeria Fedrighi, Elettra Costantini; Francesca Sgorbini, Alissa Ranuccini, Elisa Giordano. Replacements: Chiara Cheli, Silvia Turani, Vittoria Zanette, Giordana Duca, Beatrice Veronese, Alia Bitonci, Veronica Madia, Michela Sillari.
1 hr ago 5:40PM KICK-OFF
1 hr ago 5:37PM The teams are out and it’s anthem time.
1 hr ago 5:30PM Scott Bemand likes to make a couple of changes to his team week to week, and it’s no different today with three tweaks to the side that lost to England in round one. Twenty-year-old Leinster wing Robyn O’Connor gets her senior Test debut on the left wing, with Vicky Elmes Kinlan dropping out of the matchday 23. At inside centre, 33-times capped Eve Higgins moves to the bench as Exeter Chiefs midfielders Nancy McGillivray comes into the starting side, winning her fifth cap The third change sees Ruth Campbell named in the second row as Dorothy Wall moves to the bench.
1 hr ago 5:22PM Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Ireland’s clash with Italy in the Women’s Six Nations. It’s a massive day in Galway, with the Dexcom Stadium set to welcome a record crowd. More than 8,500 tickets had been sold by Friday afternoon – the existing record is 7,754 from Ireland’s Six Nations clash with England last year in Cork. Kick-off is at 5.40pm, and the game is live on Virgin Media One if you’re looking to tune in. Advertisement
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