Ireland 54-7 Italy
Date:
Venue: Soldier Field, Chicago
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Attendance: 35,081
Ireland v Italy Match Reports
Jordan Larmour played a starring role as Ireland kicked off their autumn international series with a resounding 54-7 rout of Italy in Chicago. Full-back Larmour, making his first Test start, scored three of Ireland's eight tries, with Tadhg Beirne also crossing twice for the Six Nations champions. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Jordan Larmour stars as Ireland crush Italy in Chicago
- BBC: Larmour hat-trick as Ireland beat Italy 54-7 in Chicago
- Telegraph: Fleet-footed Jordan Larmour dazzles for Ireland with sensational hat-trick as Italy are put to the sword in Chicago
- Daily Mail: Irish score eight tries in Chicago as they dominate on return to scene of All Blacks glory
- RTE: Larmour lights up Chicago with scintillating hat-trick as Ireland crush Italy
- Irish Independent: Tadhg Beirne and Jordan Larmour torment Italy in crushing win for Ireland in Chicago
- IRFU: Larmour And Beirne Make Big Impact In Chicago
- Belfast Telegraph: Addison makes debut as Larmour hat-trick helps Ireland to storming victory over Italy
Ireland v Italy - Match Highlights
Ireland v Italy - Match Stats
Ireland: (14) 54
Try: Beirne (5', 43'), McGrath (33'), Larmour (46', 64', 81'), Cronin (56'), Ringrose (66')
Conversion: Carbery (6', 34', 44', 47', 58'), Byrne (65', 68')
Italy: (7) 7
Try: Campagnaro (39')
Conversion: Canna (41')
Man of the Match: Jordan Larmour (Ireland)
Ireland v Italy - Team Line-ups
Ireland Team
Forwards
- 1 Jack McGrath
- 2 Niall Scannell
- 3 Andrew Porter
- 4 Tadhg Beirne
- 5 Quinn Roux
- 6 Rhys Ruddock (Captain)
- 7 Josh van der Flier
- 8 Jack Conan
Backs
- 9 Luke McGrath
- 10 Joey Carbery
- 11 Jacob Stockdale
- 12 Bundee Aki
- 13 Garry Ringrose
- 14 Andrew Conway
- 15 Jordan Larmour
Replacements
- 16 Sean Cronin
- 17 Dave Kilcoyne
- 18 Finlay Bealham
- 19 Devin Toner
- 20 Jordi Murphy
- 21 John Cooney
- 22 Ross Byrne
- 23 Will Addison
Italy Team
Forwards
- 1 Nicola Quaglio
- 2 Luca Bigi
- 3 Tiziano Pasquali
- 4 Marco Fuser
- 5 George Fabio Biagi
- 6 Johan Meyer
- 7 Abraham Steyn
- 8 Renato Giammarioli
Backs
- 9 Tito Tebaldi
- 10 Carlo Canna
- 11 Giulio Bisegni
- 12 Luca Morisi
- 13 Michele Campagnaro (Captain)
- 14 Mattia Bellini
- 15 Luca Sperandio
Replacements
- 16 Oliviero Fabiani
- 17 Cherif Traore'
- 18 Giosuè Zilocchi
- 19 Marco Lazzaroni
- 20 Federico Ruzza
- 21 Jimmy Tuivaiti
- 22 Guglielmo Palazzani
- 23 Ian Mckinley