History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Italy explained

The History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Italy dates back to New Year's Eve 1988 when Ireland defeated Italy in a tour test match, 31–15. Ireland have dominated the meetings, with the Italians having achieved only four victories. The teams' most recent meeting was in the 2024 Six Nations Championship in Dublin, where Ireland won 36–0.

Summary

Overview

DetailsPlayedWon by
Ireland		Won by
Italy		DrawnIreland pointsItaly points
In Ireland201910772263
In Italy141130454253
Neutral venue330010622
Overall3733401,332538

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

RecordIrelandItaly
Longest winning streak17 (10 April 1999 – 16 March 2013)3 (6 May 1995 – 10 April 1999)
Largest points for
Home61 (30 August 2003)37 (20 December 1997)
Away63 (11 February 2017)37 (4 January 1997)
Largest winning margin
Home55 (30 August 2003)15 (20 December 1997)
Away53 (11 February 2017)8 (4 January 1997)

Attendance

Up to date as of 11 February 2024.

Total attendance*
1,372,665
Average attendance*
42,896
Highest attendance
77,686
Ireland 29–11 Italy
6 February 2010
  • Excludes three matches in which no attendance was reported
    and two matches in which Covid restricted attendance

Results

No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetitionAttendance
131 December 1988Lansdowne Road, Dublin31–151988–89 Italy tour of Ireland[1]
26 May 1995Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso22–121995 Ireland tour of Italy[2]
33 January 1997Lansdowne Road, Dublin29–37 1997 Italy tour of Ireland25,000[3]
420 December 199737–221997 Ireland tour of Italy[4]
510 April 1999Lansdowne Road, Dublin39–30Six Nations Preperation International25,000[5]
64 March 2000Lansdowne Road, Dublin60–132000 Six Nations Championship40,000[6]
73 February 200122–412001 Six Nations Championship30,000[7]
823 March 2002Lansdowne Road, Dublin32–172002 Six Nations Championship49,000[8]
922 February 2003Stadio Flaminio, Rome13–372003 Six Nations Championship22,500[9]
1030 August 200361–62003 Rugby World Cup warm-up match14,000[10]
1120 March 2004Lansdowne Road, Dublin19–32004 Six Nations Championship49,250[11]
126 February 2005Stadio Flaminio, Rome17–282005 Six Nations Championship30,000[12]
134 February 2006Lansdowne Road, Dublin26–162006 Six Nations Championship49,500[13]
1417 March 2007 Stadio Flaminio, Rome24–512007 Six Nations Championship24,973[14]
1524 August 2007 23–202007 Rugby World Cup warm-up match14,100[15] [16]
162 February 2008 Croke Park, Dublin16–112008 Six Nations Championship75,387[17]
1715 February 2009Stadio Flaminio, Rome9–382009 Six Nations Championship32,000[18]
186 February 2010 Croke Park, Dublin29–112010 Six Nations Championship77,686[19]
195 February 2011Stadio Flaminio, Rome11–132011 Six Nations Championship32,000[20]
202 October 2011Otago Stadium, Dunedin (New Zealand)36–62011 Rugby World Cup28,027[21]
2125 February 2012Aviva Stadium, Dublin42–1051,000[22]
2216 March 2013Stadio Olimpico, Rome22–1574,174[23]
238 March 2014Aviva Stadium, Dublin46–752,000[24]
247 February 2015Stadio Olimpico, Rome3–2657,700[25]
254 October 2015Olympic Stadium, London (England)16–92015 Rugby World Cup53,817[26]
2612 March 2016Aviva Stadium, Dublin58–1551,700[27]
2711 February 2017Stadio Olimpico, Rome10–632017 Six Nations Championship50,197[28]
2810 February 2018Aviva Stadium, Dublin56–192018 Six Nations Championship51,700[29]
293 November 2018Soldier Field, Chicago (United States)54–72018 Autumn International35,000[30]
3024 February 2019Stadio Olimpico, Rome16–262019 Six Nations Championship49,720[31]
3110 August 2019Aviva Stadium, Dublin29–102019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match30,000[32]
3224 October 2020Aviva Stadium, Dublin50–172020 Six Nations Championship[33]
3327 February 2021Stadio Olimpico, Rome10–482021 Six Nations Championship[34]
3428 February 2022Aviva Stadium, Dublin57–62022 Six Nations Championship51,000[35] [36]
3525 February 2023Stadio Olimpico, Rome20–342023 Six Nations Championship51,034[37]
365 August 2023Aviva Stadium, Dublin33–172023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match43,500[38]
3711 February 2024Aviva Stadium, Dublin36–02024 Six Nations Championship51,700[39] [40]

Results by Decade

DecadeIrelandItalyDrawnSeries winner
1980s100
1990s130
2000s1200
2010s1310
2020s600

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ITALY TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 31 December 1988 . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  2. Web site: IRELAND TOUR - Treviso, 6 May 1995 . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  3. Web site: ITALY TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 4 January 1997 . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  4. Web site: IRELAND TOUR - Bologna, 20 December 1997 . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  5. Web site: ITALY TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 10 April 1999, 16:15 local, 15:15 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  6. Web site: Spellbinding Ireland crush Italy . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  7. Web site: SIX NATIONS - Rome, 3 February 2001, 14:00 local, 13:00 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  8. Web site: SIX NATIONS - Lansdowne Road, 23 March 2002, 14:00 local, 14:00 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  9. Web site: SIX NATIONS - Rome, 22 February 2003, 14:30 local, 13:30 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  10. Web site: Italy tour in Ireland/Scotland 2003 2003 . espnscrum . 22 April 2021.
  11. Web site: SIX NATIONS - Lansdowne Road, 20 March 2004, 13:30 local, 13:30 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  12. Web site: SIX NATIONS - Rome, 6 February 2005, 15:30 local, 14:30 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  13. Web site: SIX NATIONS - Lansdowne Road, 4 February 2006, 13:30 local, 13:30 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  14. Web site: SIX NATIONS - Rome, 17 March 2007, 14:30 local, 13:30 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  15. Web site: Late O’Gara Try Leads Ireland To Ravenhill Win . Irish Rugby . 21 April 2021.
  16. Web site: Ireland 23-20 Italy . BBC Sport . 21 April 2021.
  17. Web site: Ireland scrape past Italy . Sky Sports . 8 January 2022.
  18. Web site: SIX NATIONS - Rome, 15 February 2009, 15:30 local, 14:30 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  19. Web site: Ireland labour to opening win . espnscrum . 8 January 2022.
  20. Web site: SIX NATIONS - Rome, 5 February 2011, 15:30 local, 14:30 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  21. Web site: RUGBY WORLD CUP, Pool C - Dunedin, 2 October 2011, 20:30 local, 07:30 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  22. Web site: Six Nations 2012 . espnscrum . 6 October 2021.
  23. Web site: Italy claim historic victory over Ireland . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  24. Web site: Ireland take big step towards Six Nations title . Scrum. ESPN Sports Media. 8 March 2014. 8 March 2014.
  25. Web site: Ireland relieved by second-half try burst . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  26. Web site: RUGBY WORLD CUP, Pool D - London, 4 October 2015, 16:45 local, 15:45 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  27. Web site: Record-breaking Ireland bounce back in style. https://web.archive.org/web/20170110001842/http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/matchcentre/29772.php. dead. 10 January 2017. Six Nations Rugby. 9 October 2016.
  28. Web site: SIX NATIONS - Rome, 11 February 2017, 15:25 local, 14:25 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  29. Web site: Ireland 56-19 Italy . six nations guide . 4 November 2021.
  30. Web site: IRELAND TOUR / ITALY TOUR - Chicago, 3 November 2018, 15:00 local, 22:00 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  31. Web site: SIX NATIONS - Rome, 24 February 2019, 16:00 local, 15:00 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  32. Web site: Ireland 29-10 Italy . Autumn Internationals . 4 November 2021.
  33. Web site: Six Nations 2020: Debutants among tries as Ireland beat Italy 50-17 to go top . bbc.
  34. Web site: Italy (10) 10 - 48 (27) Ireland (FT) . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  35. Web site: Ireland rack up 57 points after red card forces Italy down to 13 players . the42 . 27 February 2022.
  36. Web site: Ireland 57-6 Italy: Michael Lowry scores twice on Test debut in Six Nations win against 13-man Azzurri . Sky Sports . 27 February 2022.
  37. Web site: Ireland survive Italy scare in Rome to keep Six Nations Grand Slam hopes alive . The Telegaph . 28 February 2023.
  38. Web site: Ireland 33-17 Italy . Autumn Internationals . 6 August 2023.
  39. Web site: Ireland 36-0 Italy . Six Nations Guide . 11 February 2024.
  40. News: Farrell 'happy enough' but Ireland can improve . 2024-02-11 . BBC Sport . en-GB.

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