Ireland v Italy

:01:00. > :01:15.The legend began 60 46 Nations games ago. 140 caps. A world record. There

:01:16. > :01:33.is only one of him. Two games to go. What rugby flesh must bear. War

:01:34. > :01:40.paint, smudges, here. Inc, suffering.

:01:41. > :01:55.Friday night and Wales' campus had to be right. This way lies true

:01:56. > :02:10.north. France, and be done until this night, crushed, out of luck.

:02:11. > :02:16.The mightiest reduced to the sneer. Wills' campus and the bearing of a

:02:17. > :02:24.captain who knows exactly where he's going. France reduced again to the

:02:25. > :02:35.cheap shot. This game settled long before the end. How different in

:02:36. > :02:43.Rome. Between Ray Nansen this suede one-way and the ever. -- between

:02:44. > :02:56.rain and snow. Advantage Italy. Alex Dunbar of Scotland. Double Alex

:02:57. > :03:03.Dunbar. Advantage Scotland. Italy missing a chance and nailing

:03:04. > :03:10.another. A perfect Sergio Parisse pass and Italy in ecstasy. Only four

:03:11. > :03:22.Duncan Weir to raise Scotland so very high at the death. And what

:03:23. > :03:42.might England do at home at last at Twickenham. Oh, no. Oh, no. The pain

:03:43. > :03:49.and the joyride of Rob Kearney. England's second-half revival. No

:03:50. > :03:57.team in round three would run free like Danny Care. Congestion at the

:03:58. > :04:01.top. They will be 22 other men wearing an

:04:02. > :04:05.Ireland 's jersey this afternoon but they are playing a supporting role

:04:06. > :04:09.to the elite player. The glue that has bound this Irish team together

:04:10. > :04:13.throughout the 21st-century. There is one potential stumbling blocks to

:04:14. > :04:16.a perfect farewell to Dublin, an Italian team still hurting from

:04:17. > :04:23.their last-gasp defeat to Scotland to it though. But today is all about

:04:24. > :04:25.one man. Once world player of the decade but even the greatest actors

:04:26. > :04:32.have to leave their favourite stage at one point and today is that Dave.

:04:33. > :04:40.For Brian O'Driscoll. Onto the broader issues of this year 's

:04:41. > :04:45.championship, it was always going to go to the wire and the points

:04:46. > :04:48.difference. France Ireland is the last match in Paris next weekend and

:04:49. > :04:52.that could be the decider depending on what happens today and dovecot

:04:53. > :04:57.tomorrow -- and of course tomorrow. Ireland have a substantial point

:04:58. > :05:03.advantage at the moment. I am joined by Keith Wood and Jeremy Guscott.

:05:04. > :05:08.The Irish cannot lose today can they? They cannot take their eye off

:05:09. > :05:13.the ball. They need to make sure they get a lot of points. They

:05:14. > :05:20.wanted to be a fitting farewell as well to Brian O'Driscoll. -- they

:05:21. > :05:26.want it. Italy have lost three but they are playing pretty well. They

:05:27. > :05:29.are playing with more balance and the way they are using the ball

:05:30. > :05:35.between forwards and backs. They are playing more expansive. The

:05:36. > :05:44.distribution is allowing them to score more tries. Today is so much

:05:45. > :05:47.but Brian O'Driscoll. An excellent programme that the Irish have

:05:48. > :05:52.produced today and a souvenir which includes this post of Brian

:05:53. > :05:57.O'Driscoll going back through the decades and the hair gets it has to

:05:58. > :06:06.be said. Is he the greatest centre you have seen? Yes. What has

:06:07. > :06:09.impressed me about him is his ability to adapt and change

:06:10. > :06:21.throughout his career. It shows how clever he is. He sets the standard.

:06:22. > :06:30.He is a classic rugby player. He has had some terrible hair styles! But

:06:31. > :06:33.he has set the place alike. He had one season when he dropped below his

:06:34. > :06:37.high standards before they are the 14 seasons he has been phenomenal.

:06:38. > :06:41.He will lead the side of the day and that will be a huge moment for him

:06:42. > :06:46.and every Irish fan in the Aviva Stadium. This match last year was

:06:47. > :06:57.not one of the highlights of his career because he got yellow carded

:06:58. > :07:08.the stamping and Ireland lost. -- for stamping.

:07:09. > :07:18.Italy lead Ireland 6-3. Gonzalo Garcia has extended the Italian

:07:19. > :07:26.league. Brian O'Driscoll is in the sin bin. The biggest roar of the

:07:27. > :07:38.afternoon so far. And Italy have beaten Ireland.

:07:39. > :07:44.In Rome last year, fantastic result, is there a whiff of an upset

:07:45. > :07:49.in Dublin today? You always play to win. It will be tough year in Dublin

:07:50. > :07:55.today. Ireland have a strong side and we will see how our team

:07:56. > :08:02.perform. We have some important players missing like the captain

:08:03. > :08:09.Sergio Parisse. If gives the team a good opportunity to prove themselves

:08:10. > :08:14.without the skipper. Marco Bortolami says he is out to destroy the party.

:08:15. > :08:19.What is the feeling like in the dressing room? We have to pay

:08:20. > :08:30.tribute to a fantastic player like Brian O'Driscoll. Congratulations to

:08:31. > :08:38.him for his great career. If you play you want to win. We would like

:08:39. > :08:46.to accept the celebrations but we pay great tribute to him.

:08:47. > :08:55.This is a much changed Italian team from the one beaten by Scotland.

:08:56. > :09:04.Martin Castrogiovanni will become Italy's most capped player. Marco

:09:05. > :09:17.Porta Lani will lead the side. -- Marco Bortolami. Robert Barbieri

:09:18. > :09:24.takes over from Sergio Parisse. Tito Tebaldi and Luciano Orquera Avenue

:09:25. > :09:37.halfback combination. The midfield duties go to Michele Campagnaro and

:09:38. > :09:39.Gonzalo Garcia. One of the key selections is Tito Tebaldi at scrum

:09:40. > :09:46.half because the halfbacks have been a problem to Italy. There is a lot

:09:47. > :09:52.resting on their shoulders at this afternoon. They will have to make

:09:53. > :09:56.some key decisions. They need to communicate those decisions to the

:09:57. > :09:59.team. It is his first international to two years so how difficult is it

:10:00. > :10:04.going to be for him to switch straight back in to what is going to

:10:05. > :10:09.be an extraordinary atmosphere estimate his first few actions will

:10:10. > :10:17.be on adrenaline but after that he will settle down. He has been

:10:18. > :10:24.playing well at the Ospreys. It is a step up but he'll be fine. Plenty of

:10:25. > :10:32.good players in the Irish team. This week we thought we would focus in --

:10:33. > :10:53.on the brothers in the Irish backline. Are you Rob or Dave? It is

:10:54. > :11:04.my house but he is very welcome. I'm the boss. I'm the quiet one. What is

:11:05. > :11:09.it like living together? You are looking at the most unstressed man

:11:10. > :11:14.in the country. He is easy to with. I might be the other way. Did you

:11:15. > :11:24.fight at kids? I think there is something wrong as kids if you are

:11:25. > :11:36.not bashing each other. What was it like you when you are looking at

:11:37. > :11:41.your older brother winning trophies? I was always known as his younger

:11:42. > :11:46.brother but it doesn't bother me. I think Dave 's biggest strength is

:11:47. > :11:52.the ability to not care and he waited until its time came. If the

:11:53. > :11:58.roles were reversed, I think I would struggle in that situation. Do you

:11:59. > :12:05.analyse each other's games? Yes. We review each other's games the same

:12:06. > :12:09.way that coaches would. We were looking at something in the England

:12:10. > :12:15.game last week and I said Joe Schmidt is going to say something to

:12:16. > :12:29.you about that. He will do the same. And did it come up? Yes. What would

:12:30. > :12:34.you describe as his weaknesses? Say it. You are thinking it. I would

:12:35. > :12:41.like to see him be a bit more vocal on the field. The days of winners

:12:42. > :12:47.are standing on their wing waiting for ball has gone. You have to be

:12:48. > :13:01.able to pick your right time and think if you phase is ahead. --

:13:02. > :13:13.think a few phases ahead. I am quite laid-back person. Rob the opposite.

:13:14. > :13:18.He is very serious sometimes. It is a Big Brother thing. They always

:13:19. > :13:27.tell the under brother what to do. Pack your bags. You are gone!

:13:28. > :13:36.You enjoyed meeting them didn't you? I did. It was like a competition.

:13:37. > :13:40.They are very comfortable. It is a great atmosphere for them. They know

:13:41. > :13:45.what they do from day-to-day and they are relishing every moment of

:13:46. > :13:49.it. We are going to talk a lot tomorrow but Mike Brown and Leigh

:13:50. > :13:54.Halfpenny. How well is Rob Kearney playing at the moment? Considering

:13:55. > :13:56.his Lions experience with he was injured and was expected to

:13:57. > :14:02.challenge Leigh Halfpenny, he has really started to play well. He is

:14:03. > :14:08.an incredibly talented full all. He has all the skill set. When he is on

:14:09. > :14:13.fire as we saw against New Zealand in the autumn, he does us do this

:14:14. > :14:22.side up. He is a quality player. Let's hear from the Irish coach. The

:14:23. > :14:27.newspapers devoted to Brian O'Driscoll and Jonny Sexton. How are

:14:28. > :14:34.both players? Brian is fine and he was kicked to come sooner than

:14:35. > :14:39.later. They has been a fair bit of fuss made about the final game at

:14:40. > :14:46.the Aviva Stadium but it is also a lot more than that. Being the first

:14:47. > :14:55.man to 140 caps is something which is exceptional. He is an exceptional

:14:56. > :14:58.player. He deserves that sort of award and I'm sure he will befit

:14:59. > :15:04.that with the right sort of performance today. So we'll Sexton.

:15:05. > :15:10.The injury is a non-issue. -- so we'll Jonny Sexton. He has trained

:15:11. > :15:16.well. There is no real issue with his injury. This championship will

:15:17. > :15:21.be decided by points difference. Are you expecting a lot of tries today?

:15:22. > :15:29.No. I'm expecting a very tough battle. The Italians are good across

:15:30. > :15:32.the. They have kept the least of any team so they are playing with the

:15:33. > :15:38.ball a lot so it's hard enough to get it off of them let alone play

:15:39. > :15:42.with it. We have to make sure we get the basic things right. We need to

:15:43. > :15:52.get in front and not try and chase any points differential. This is the

:15:53. > :15:58.team at the top of the Championship table. Rory Best has recovered form

:15:59. > :16:04.since the Lions. He is still coming to terms with his ankle injury. O

:16:05. > :16:10.Connell is always going to lead from the front but more is expected from

:16:11. > :16:13.Toner. Iain Henderson is yet to start this season in the back row.

:16:14. > :16:19.It is a big call. His future may be in the second row but today he has

:16:20. > :16:24.the huge task of filling the other player's boots. They have backed's

:16:25. > :16:29.kicking let him down last week. Marie Anne Sexton will look to take

:16:30. > :16:34.control. The end of an era. -- Merrimack and Sexton. The reaction

:16:35. > :16:38.of the crowd will tell you all you need to know about Brian O'Driscoll.

:16:39. > :16:43.Rob Kearney is back to his best and his brother has fit comfortably into

:16:44. > :16:49.International Rugby Board for all the facts and figures. --

:16:50. > :16:51.International Rugby. Brian O'Driscoll has played 800 more

:16:52. > :16:57.minutes of the Six Nations rugby than any other player. But he knows

:16:58. > :16:58.there is a match to be one today to end his lifelong romance with Dublin

:16:59. > :17:16.on a high note. Beautiful by Brian O'Driscoll!

:17:17. > :17:58.O'Driscoll! Just a genius! The record try scorer. A drop goal

:17:59. > :18:11.from O'Driscoll. Beautifully struck. A magnificent run, all the way.

:18:12. > :18:22.Will these go? Of course he will. That is why he is the best centre in

:18:23. > :18:34.the world. O'Driscoll scores! Beautiful pick-up! The one and only

:18:35. > :18:38.Brian O'Driscoll. And these are the men looking to

:18:39. > :18:43.spoil Brian O'Driscoll's farewell party at the Aviva Stadium today.

:18:44. > :18:48.Quite a considerable number of Italian fans in Dublin today walking

:18:49. > :18:54.around the City centre. From an Italian perspective, what are the

:18:55. > :18:58.key elements that Italy have to do? It seems that for a lot of the game

:18:59. > :19:01.this Championship, the team is playing well but individuals have

:19:02. > :19:11.made mistakes that have completely kibosh what they have been doing as

:19:12. > :19:15.a team. -- kiboshed. They need to start the game well. They need to

:19:16. > :19:20.get the game under control. The strike runners of Ireland will

:19:21. > :19:23.punish them. They need to assert dominance, to be able to allow them

:19:24. > :19:30.to earn the right to go back. How can they be dominant without

:19:31. > :19:33.Parisse? Everyone is needing to stand up and be counted. They need

:19:34. > :19:39.to communicate and be aggressive. They need to get their set pieces

:19:40. > :19:43.right and be precise with the rucks. This is the man of the moment. This

:19:44. > :19:49.is the man of the last 15 years of Irish rugby. This is his moment, one

:19:50. > :19:57.last time, to walk onto this playing field that he has graced with such

:19:58. > :20:02.distinction for 15 years. A huge ovation for Brian O'Driscoll on

:20:03. > :20:07.this, his 140th international appearance, breaking the world

:20:08. > :20:12.record. And there is a fantastic tribute to him in the Irish

:20:13. > :20:16.Independent newspaper today. As the rest of the team come out. Lots of

:20:17. > :20:23.his former team-mates being asked of their first impressions of them.

:20:24. > :20:27.Ten, 12, 15 years ago. Conor O'Shea, the director of rugby at Harlequins,

:20:28. > :20:31.he described meeting Brian O'Driscoll at the first time. He

:20:32. > :20:36.said he must have weighed two and a half stone, a spindly kid but the

:20:37. > :20:39.first time we saw him, we looked at each other and we knew that he had

:20:40. > :20:45.more skill in his little finger on the whole team put together. Is he

:20:46. > :20:50.Ireland's best ever? Yes, and certainly in the professional era by

:20:51. > :20:55.a stretch. And think we have the presidential anthem in at the

:20:56. > :20:59.moment. Maybe after he has hung up his boots, Brian O'Driscoll will be

:21:00. > :21:12.president of Ireland. You feel that he could have it in him to do that.

:21:13. > :21:17.What did you think of him when you met him? We were playing pool in the

:21:18. > :21:24.tearoom. He was wearing a pair of glasses, blind to fashion. The

:21:25. > :21:28.second he started playing, he was a legend. The president is here.

:21:29. > :21:31.Another great line in one of the papers about Brian O'Driscoll, a

:21:32. > :21:53.magician with the most perfect manners.

:21:54. > :22:01.And there is misses Driscoll senior, his mother, Geraldine. She will be

:22:02. > :22:04.very proud. The one thing that stood out about Brian from the first day

:22:05. > :22:09.was his attitude. It was uncompromising. He was so angry at

:22:10. > :22:17.himself if he made the slightest bit of a mistake. At training, he was

:22:18. > :22:20.superlative. For all Brian O'Driscoll and his achievements in

:22:21. > :22:25.the past, and what he hopes to achieve, Ireland have got to win

:22:26. > :22:31.upfront in the forward battle. Let's have a chat with Phil Matthews. What

:22:32. > :22:33.about the front five for Ireland and particularly the man playing

:22:34. > :22:39.alongside Paul O'Connell? Devin Toner, he has been sailing under the

:22:40. > :22:47.radar. It is a challenge for somebody of his height. But he has

:22:48. > :22:49.been fundamental to the stats this year, particularly strong in the

:22:50. > :22:55.line-out. He has taken so much pressure. He has added to the

:22:56. > :22:58.variety of Paul O'Connell, and he has been key to the success of the

:22:59. > :23:04.Irish ball and also to their territorial game. He's going to be

:23:05. > :23:09.hugely influential. It is Brian O'Driscoll's day but think Devin

:23:10. > :23:12.Toner will be a huge influence. If Italy are going to succeed, they are

:23:13. > :23:18.going to need to get on top of this Ireland eight. And how patient to do

:23:19. > :23:24.Ireland have to be? If it is 3-3 after 20 minutes, how patients do

:23:25. > :23:28.they have to be to think it is not going as they assumed? There is no

:23:29. > :23:31.question they are going to have to be patient. Italy will want to

:23:32. > :23:35.dominate. Joe Schmidt will have stressed, and think about who you

:23:36. > :23:39.are playing but think about our personal standards. Don't panic. Do

:23:40. > :23:45.not judge yourself by the opposition. Again, I think he has

:23:46. > :23:50.added another elements to this Irish team and hopefully it will be

:23:51. > :23:53.maintaining. Standards. They will not panic. That is the New Zealand

:23:54. > :24:04.way. Expect them to get on top in the second half. Can you see any way

:24:05. > :24:09.that Italy could win this game? If they are patient and mature in

:24:10. > :24:12.making at the right time, it could frustrate them. They need to stay in

:24:13. > :24:16.the fight. They need to be in control of what they are doing. The

:24:17. > :24:26.camera is focusing on Brian O'Driscoll. Like a radar, it seems.

:24:27. > :24:29.And the applause for his face on the big screen. It is one last time for

:24:30. > :24:35.the Irish public to see an Irish Euro on Irish soil in an Irish

:24:36. > :24:41.jersey. And the family are here in force. An unforgettable day to fill

:24:42. > :24:43.the family album. The commentary comes from Eddie Butler after the

:24:44. > :25:14.anthems. ITALIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM PLAYS.

:25:15. > :25:23.# Fratelli d'Italia. # L'Italia s'e desta.

:25:24. > :25:28.# Dell'elmo di Scipio. # S'e cinta la testa.

:25:29. > :25:34.# Dov'e la vittoria? # Le porga la chioma.

:25:35. > :25:42.# Che schiava di Roma. # Iddio la creo.

:25:43. > :25:55.# Fratelli d'Italia. # L'Italia s'e desta.

:25:56. > :26:00.# Dell'elmo di Scipio. # S'e cinta la testa.

:26:01. > :26:06.# Dov'e la vittoria? # Le porga la chioma.

:26:07. > :26:09.# Che schiava di Roma. # Iddio la creo.

:26:10. > :26:15.# Stringiamoci a coorte. # Siam pronti alla morte.

:26:16. > :26:19.# Italia chiamo. # Stringiamoci a coorte.

:26:20. > :26:20.# Siam pronti alla morte. # Siam pronti alla morte.

:26:21. > :27:08.# Italia chiamo #. Si! # Come the day and come the hour.

:27:09. > :27:13.# Come the power and the glory. # We have come to answer our

:27:14. > :27:20.country's call. # From the four proud provinces of

:27:21. > :27:24.Ireland. # Ireland, Ireland.

:27:25. > :27:26.# Together standing tall. # Shoulder to shoulder.

:27:27. > :27:29.# We'll answer Ireland's call. # Ireland, Ireland.

:27:30. > :27:31.# Together standing tall. # Shoulder to shoulder.

:27:32. > :29:06.# We'll answer Ireland's call. # We'll answer Ireland's call #.

:29:07. > :29:24.It is the day Brian O'Driscoll's farewell to his home stadium in

:29:25. > :29:34.Dublin. His last international today he wins captain cap 140, making it

:29:35. > :29:40.him the most capped and player in rugby history. Ian Henderson comes

:29:41. > :29:52.in, but it is all about one character. 132 caps plus eight for

:29:53. > :29:55.the Lions, 144 Brian O'Driscoll. -- 140 four Ryan O'Driscoll. No Parisse

:29:56. > :30:01.for Italy, the main character. Barbieri comes in to replace him at

:30:02. > :30:30.number eight. And there is a change at halfback. To Baldi -- Tebaldi. He

:30:31. > :30:35.takes over at nine. Nigel Owens of Wales is today's referee. Ireland

:30:36. > :30:40.have played three and 12. Ireland have lost their three games -- Italy

:30:41. > :30:49.have lost their three games. Can they hold out on this day charged

:30:50. > :31:00.with emotion? It is charged with emotion. It was a menace rendition

:31:01. > :31:09.of the anthem. This crowd are here to see Brian O'Driscoll off in

:31:10. > :31:19.style. Round four of the Six Nations. Ireland's final home game

:31:20. > :31:28.at the Aviva Stadium. The channel or carer Luciano Orquera kicks off. --

:31:29. > :31:35.Luciano Orquera kicks off. Jonny Sexton. Brian O'Driscoll goes into

:31:36. > :31:46.his first ruck. Rory Best, the harbour. -- the hooker. Not Jonny

:31:47. > :31:58.Sexton's finest kick. It is still loose. A half chance for Leonardo

:31:59. > :32:01.Sarto. Already signs that Ireland want to get the ball through the

:32:02. > :32:13.hands. A little bit of inaccuracy from Jonny Sexton. They might have

:32:14. > :32:21.gone wide but they set up the ruck and the Garryowen did not find its

:32:22. > :32:26.mark. A reasonable position for Italy here. Tito Tebaldi, the

:32:27. > :32:33.Italian scrum half plays his club rugby in Wales. He plays for the

:32:34. > :32:41.Ospreys. This is Rory Best who is Ulster through and through. A lot of

:32:42. > :32:54.those line-outs go to Devin Toner in the middle. Paul O'Connell is the

:32:55. > :32:59.target this time. That is a good start by the Irish forwards. Paul

:33:00. > :33:07.O'Connell who started it all with the catch in charge of the rolling

:33:08. > :33:16.maul. Conor Murray. Jonny Sexton. Brian O'Driscoll feeds Rob Kearney.

:33:17. > :33:24.Back goes Luke McLean. He has got a hefty left boot of his own. Ireland

:33:25. > :33:28.going to the maul very early and they did that against the land at

:33:29. > :33:34.Twickenham. They did not do it in the second half. They really want to

:33:35. > :33:50.get on top of this Italy eight through the maul. Cian Healy comes

:33:51. > :34:01.over to the front of the line-out. Ireland down to five. Paul O'Connell

:34:02. > :34:08.standing behind Devin Toner. It is Devin Toner this time who catches.

:34:09. > :34:28.Chris Henry. Rory Best tackled by his opposite

:34:29. > :34:45.number Leonardo Ghiraldini. Jamie Heaslip. Gordon D'Arcy. A good

:34:46. > :34:55.tackle by Luciano Orquera. This is Henderson. Cian Healy runs into

:34:56. > :35:00.Martin Castrogiovanni. He is Italy's most capped player. Gordon

:35:01. > :35:21.D'Arcy to Brian O'Driscoll. Jamie Heaslip. Devin Toner. Martin

:35:22. > :35:33.Castrogiovanni led the charge out of the line. Chris Henry. Quintin

:35:34. > :35:42.Geldenhuys. Andrew Trimble looking for work of his wing. Devin Toner

:35:43. > :35:56.again. Good tackle on him by Paul Derbyshire. Cian Healy. Andrew

:35:57. > :36:04.Trimble again. Paul Derbyshire again with the tackle. Jamie Heaslip. It

:36:05. > :36:09.is all very patient by Ireland but they are not making too much ground

:36:10. > :36:22.yet. Not even with Cian Healy in possession. Devin Toner again. I

:36:23. > :36:33.don't think he was expecting that. Andrew Trimble again. Very busy but

:36:34. > :36:43.very well tackled. Rory Best. Tackled by his opposite number

:36:44. > :36:48.again. We are apt to 20 phases. We have only played five minutes.

:36:49. > :36:55.Almost an interception by Luciano Orquera. 20 phases and they only

:36:56. > :36:59.made five metres. That is great defence by Italy. They are putting

:37:00. > :37:02.pressure on the Irish ball-carriers and are not giving them options are

:37:03. > :37:07.bright. Ireland looking to get width on the ball but being forced

:37:08. > :37:11.inside. They are packing the midfield and looking for those

:37:12. > :37:24.interceptions. No way through the Gordon D'Arcy. -- for Gordon D'Arcy.

:37:25. > :37:30.Is there a danger that Ireland might be trying to do too much early on?

:37:31. > :37:37.Yes there is. We saw shades of that at Twickenham. Both sides when

:37:38. > :37:42.they've got through to three phases were facing a wall of white wall of

:37:43. > :37:45.green and Ireland are struggling to get beyond that initial gain line.

:37:46. > :37:50.They will be more comfortable in the early stages and using them all to

:37:51. > :37:52.get them some go forward because they are not getting any go forward

:37:53. > :38:21.through with. -- with. Cian Healy is up against Mark --

:38:22. > :38:32.Martin Castrogiovanni. Rock-solid Irish scrum. Jonny Sexton. Brian

:38:33. > :38:43.O'Driscoll. Jonny Sexton on the loop. Jonny Sexton. The Leinster

:38:44. > :38:45.partnership works. Try for Ireland. This is something that Brian

:38:46. > :38:56.O'Driscoll has always brought to his game. The subtlety. He has taken a

:38:57. > :39:05.bit of a knock from that later shoulder charge. More winded than

:39:06. > :39:11.anything else, Jonny Sexton. We are going to have a review of an

:39:12. > :39:21.incident after Jonny Sexton touched down. Was he hit late? It is whether

:39:22. > :39:31.it was intentional or not. The try has been scored. I don't expect

:39:32. > :39:41.anything to come from that. He held his ground and opened his arms. I

:39:42. > :40:03.don't think there is anything wrong there. So Jonny Sexton scores the

:40:04. > :40:10.try and the conclusion is to come. -- converge on. That Jonny Sexton

:40:11. > :40:27.and Brian O'Driscoll combination works well again. Safely over. Jonny

:40:28. > :40:33.Sexton with seven points. That start will please Ireland but not Italy.

:40:34. > :40:38.That is the sleight of hand and adores -- it is all about the eyes.

:40:39. > :40:43.Bryant O'Driscoll is facing one way but is in Beijing the Italian

:40:44. > :40:56.defence and blindly gives the pasta Jonny Sexton. -- in gauging the

:40:57. > :41:05.Ireland -- Italy -- in gauging the Italian defence.

:41:06. > :41:13.It looks as if Italy is most capped player will have no further part to

:41:14. > :41:28.play. Of goes one of the great characters of the game. Of goes

:41:29. > :41:36.Martin Castrogiovanni and on terms Lorenzo Cittadini. -- on comes

:41:37. > :41:42.Lorenzo Cittadini. Andrew Trimble with a safe catch. He sets it up for

:41:43. > :42:05.Conor Murray. Irish line-outs are key. Ireland

:42:06. > :42:13.will want to defend this aggressively. One stolen by Ireland

:42:14. > :42:21.on the Italian through. Gordon D'Arcy. Luciano Orquera with the

:42:22. > :42:34.tackle. Jonny Sexton with a good pass to Rob Kearney. Michele

:42:35. > :42:41.Campagnaro misses the tackle. Jonny Sexton. Cian Healy knocked that

:42:42. > :42:50.forward. It is turnover ball for Italy. Luciano Orquera. A chance for

:42:51. > :42:59.Leonardo Sarto on the wing. He is still going through. Tito Tebaldi to

:43:00. > :43:10.Luciano Orquera. Luke McLean, the fullback. The pass from Joshua

:43:11. > :43:22.Furno. Foot in touch and out of play. That was a timely intervention

:43:23. > :43:31.by Brian O'Driscoll. Italy had numbers out wide but the Irish

:43:32. > :43:44.defence got across and it is an Irish line-out. The first bit of

:43:45. > :43:47.ball Italy have had from a turnover. Rory Best with his hands on the

:43:48. > :43:57.ball. Conor Murray having some treatment. Conor Murray stays back

:43:58. > :44:07.from the line-out. Chris Henry is standing in the scrum half position.

:44:08. > :44:10.That is over the top. Danger here if Leonardo Ghiraldini can pounce on

:44:11. > :44:22.the ball. Knock by him. Chris Henry clears up the scraps. The ball was

:44:23. > :44:30.out says the referee. Paul Derbyshire has made a lot of tackles

:44:31. > :44:44.in this opening quarter. A good catch by Angelo Esposito. Italy have

:44:45. > :44:59.numbers. Luke McLean. Leonardo Ghiraldini. That is a good pick-up.

:45:00. > :45:03.Michele Campagnaro with the dummy. He finds Gonzalo Garcia. Good work

:45:04. > :45:18.by the Italian centres. Paul Derbyshire. Marco Bortolami leaves

:45:19. > :45:27.the ball behind. Marco Bortolami takes the ball at this time. Luciano

:45:28. > :45:44.Orquera with the change of tactics. Paul Derbyshire intercepts. Angelo

:45:45. > :45:59.Esposito. Luke McLean. Leonardo Ghiraldini against Devin Toner. The

:46:00. > :46:47.number eight, Robert Barbieri. Alberto De Marchi, the prop. Ireland

:46:48. > :48:01.have stolen it. The ball is going forward. Well...

:48:02. > :48:37.Not been many set pieces in this opening 40 minutes,

:48:38. > :48:39.again. Italy's defence, to the right, really organised. Forcing a

:48:40. > :48:46.mistake from Ireland. Good defence from Italy. A lot of Italian tight

:48:47. > :48:51.forwards being asked to make scrambling tackles. Do not imagine

:48:52. > :48:54.they can do that for 80 minutes. And Ireland's fitness levels are the

:48:55. > :48:59.highest in the championships, so you would expect things to start opening

:49:00. > :49:05.up as we get through into 60 minutes, particularly the last

:49:06. > :49:10.quarter. It is not surprising. Leonardo Ghiraldini is in no rush to

:49:11. > :50:14.get to this line-up. Everybody is panting. 15 minutes played.

:50:15. > :50:23.Relief for Italy, but they are being stretched. Rob Kearney, showing how

:50:24. > :50:27.strong he is. Spinning away, and giving those vital few yards extra.

:50:28. > :50:34.He keeps his legs pumping, looking for the off-load. Good decision. But

:50:35. > :50:41.that was not long enough for Paul O'Connell. Scrum to Italy.

:50:42. > :50:46.Ireland's scrum had been particularly strong so far. Let's

:50:47. > :50:50.see if they can really put pressure on the Italianate. Think we will

:50:51. > :50:54.have a replacement on the Irish side. Eoin Reddan. The scrum-half is

:50:55. > :51:09.coming off. I'm not sure why that is. But that

:51:10. > :51:12.would be a blow for Joe Schmidt. Conor Murray has nailed down his

:51:13. > :51:18.position this year. On the other hand, Eoin Reddan will be quicker to

:51:19. > :51:26.get the ball away. A quick word from Jason? I have been chatting to

:51:27. > :51:32.Sergio Parisse said. An injury update on Giovanni. He is being

:51:33. > :51:37.assessed right now but it turns out he has broken some ribs. His Six

:51:38. > :51:41.Nations is over. And without Castrogiovanni, the Italian scrum

:51:42. > :52:44.will go to Ireland. A little static from Ireland. Some

:52:45. > :52:49.of their ball-carriers taking the ball standing still. They need to go

:52:50. > :53:02.for it. Somebody needs to get beyond the gain line. -- game line. Left

:53:03. > :53:10.with little option, oh and Reddan. They need to be looking for space.

:53:11. > :53:19.-- Owen Reddan. Particularly from midfield positions.

:53:20. > :53:40.An important role for Ghiraldini. -- throw.

:53:41. > :53:50.A huge kick by Luke McLean. Have we had any penalties? Not yet, and very

:53:51. > :53:55.few set pieces. A rare opportunity to get the defenders out of the way

:53:56. > :53:57.and work something from a set piece. That is where Conor Murray has

:53:58. > :54:04.picked up his injury. It might be his shoulder. Jason is on the case

:54:05. > :54:08.and we will no doubt have an update from him. Rory Best. The forwards

:54:09. > :54:54.are slowing it all down. If they go right, Ireland have

:54:55. > :55:14.numbers. Instead, they have lost it. Audacity

:55:15. > :55:18.from Italy. Not what Esposito had in mind. Joe Schmidt is going to be

:55:19. > :55:22.frustrated. Creating decent situations, but Ireland are not

:55:23. > :55:28.playing heads up rugby, not seeing the space. And the execution, the

:55:29. > :55:34.ball attention is not what it should be. This is where they knock it on.

:55:35. > :55:51.Not clear how that has been spilled but it has led Italy off the hook.

:55:52. > :56:32.Jamie Heaslip with the headband at the front.

:56:33. > :56:42.REFEREE: Play on, the tackle was made.

:56:43. > :57:04.Brian O'Driscoll, plenty of space. It is certainly not on the gain

:57:05. > :57:08.line. They are really packing it. An opportunity again to get those

:57:09. > :57:11.defenders out of the midfield situation and into a set piece, to

:57:12. > :57:22.try to get some space and go forward.

:57:23. > :58:13.REFEREE: Them mole was formed. Scrum down. -- the maul. No penalties but

:58:14. > :58:18.good defence by Italy. They are really in the contact situation,

:58:19. > :58:21.stopping Ireland's momentum. They are static and upright, Ireland. The

:58:22. > :58:29.attention to detail is not there. Too many errors. 12 tackles made by

:58:30. > :58:34.Paul Derbyshire so far. That is a huge amount for the first 23

:58:35. > :58:37.minutes. I think the record is 29 tackles in a game. He is on track to

:58:38. > :58:52.do that. If this pace continues. Italy have had to make a lot of

:58:53. > :59:46.tackles and scrummagers. Sato for the line! One try for

:59:47. > :59:52.Ireland and now one for Italy. Italy were looking that more dangerous. It

:59:53. > :59:59.was a simple, one-on-one tackle. The first was missed. It is not going to

:00:00. > :00:11.be pretty viewing. Initially, it was Kearney's miss. But that was coming.

:00:12. > :00:15.It was from a turnover ball. Trimble taking the ball into contact and

:00:16. > :00:18.losing it. Ireland looked as though they had stifled it but a loose kick

:00:19. > :00:22.through has given them the opportunity. Rob Kearney really

:00:23. > :00:26.should have nailed his man there. He made it very difficult for Dave

:00:27. > :00:32.Kearney coming across. He was given a big inside. And Italy deserve that

:00:33. > :00:35.plucky defence in the face, giving Ireland no space at all, forcing

:00:36. > :00:44.turnovers and taking that opportunity.

:00:45. > :00:51.Luciano Orquera is taking his time with the kick. Ireland having a

:00:52. > :00:58.moment of carelessness. Three or four handovers -- turnovers they

:00:59. > :01:03.have handed to the Italians. They are not being patient. This Italian

:01:04. > :01:09.defence is really good. They are tying Ireland app. Ireland are not

:01:10. > :01:18.making any progress and they are getting frustrated. It was Brian

:01:19. > :01:21.O'Driscoll's boot which handed the ball to Leonardo Sarto. It was a

:01:22. > :01:34.great finish. He beat the fullback and the winner. Italy level at 7-7.

:01:35. > :01:39.Ireland not -- look more comfortable when they playing of the dominance

:01:40. > :01:52.their part. -- pack. They need to create those opportunities. Tito

:01:53. > :02:02.Tebaldi to Luciano Orquera. Back to Luke McLean. Jonny Sexton. He

:02:03. > :02:24.indicates he is going upwards. That is a bit too far. Luciano Orquera

:02:25. > :02:31.drops it. Henderson. Devin Toner. And again Italy closing down. Devin

:02:32. > :02:36.Toner taking it onwards. Paul O'Connell in support. If Ireland had

:02:37. > :02:40.not had the knock-on they would have turned that over again. This is the

:02:41. > :02:49.knock-on by Luciano Orquera. Ireland were not able to take advantage. A

:02:50. > :02:55.little update on Conor Murray. Apparently he is just feeling

:02:56. > :03:08.nauseous. Unless that is due to a collision on the ground and a knock

:03:09. > :03:15.on the head. The towering figure of Quintin Geldenhuys. Ireland's

:03:16. > :03:20.outside half has some planning to do. Maybe some rethinking about how

:03:21. > :03:25.to play this. They need to rethink this because they are frustratingly

:03:26. > :03:31.themselves. Italy's defence has been excellent so far. The pace of the

:03:32. > :03:39.game has been high from the start. Italy seem very carefully defending

:03:40. > :03:50.what Ireland are throwing at them. -- very comfortable. This is a nice

:03:51. > :03:56.position. That is the 22 metre line on the left. I would expect Jonny

:03:57. > :03:59.Sexton to play a little bit more of a territorial game and force some

:04:00. > :04:01.deep line-outs from which they can get them all going. That does not

:04:02. > :04:22.seem to be the tactic at the moment. This time Italy have turned one

:04:23. > :04:51.against the head. REFEREE: The ball came out of the

:04:52. > :05:23.eternal. -- of the kernel. -- of the candle.

:05:24. > :05:33.He attacks on the blindside. Jamie Heaslip arrives. Cian Healy picks

:05:34. > :05:48.up. Penalty advantage to Ireland. Jamie Heaslip. He is held up. The

:05:49. > :05:58.ball hovering over the goal line. Marco Bortolami is the player

:05:59. > :06:04.penalised. That penalty by Marco Bortolami stopped an almost certain

:06:05. > :06:17.try. Italy did not have their defence organised. It was good heads

:06:18. > :06:25.up rugby by Eoin Reddan. Jonny Sexton has opted to go for goal.

:06:26. > :06:29.This is the yearly off the field at Ireland need to be playing in. They

:06:30. > :06:35.are playing too much in the middle off the field. They really need to

:06:36. > :06:40.start using territorial kicking to get more of the play deep into

:06:41. > :06:49.Italian territory. They need to start to play from line-outs. They

:06:50. > :06:50.are not getting the penetrating -- penetration yet because the Italian

:06:51. > :07:09.defence is solid. It is Cian Healy was having his

:07:10. > :07:37.right arm and shoulder attended to. -- who is having his right arm.

:07:38. > :07:47.Ireland are apt to ten. This is the scrum and this is the break by Eoin

:07:48. > :07:57.Reddan. The blindside wing forward had his head down. Eoin Reddan could

:07:58. > :08:04.not keep his feet. Marco Bortolami came in from an offside position.

:08:05. > :08:12.Ireland need to be converting those opportunities. Luciano Orquera high

:08:13. > :08:21.into the 22. Andrew Trimble. And the pressure from the try scorer,

:08:22. > :08:30.Leonardo Sarto. Luke McLean. He sets off again. Iain Henderson holds up.

:08:31. > :08:47.Luke McLean gets to ground. Luciano Orquera. Looking for somebody large

:08:48. > :08:52.to take it up. Luke McLean again. The dummy is bought. Luke McLean.

:08:53. > :09:00.Nobody on his shoulder. Now the blue shirts arrive. Leonardo Ghiraldini.

:09:01. > :09:10.Chris Henry brings the Italian hooker down. A tiny knock-on. Italy

:09:11. > :09:17.playing with enterprise but Ireland buying dummies and missing tackles.

:09:18. > :09:24.Paul O'Connell will not want to see that one on Monday morning. Ireland

:09:25. > :09:33.at the Institute actively. They have had most of the possession. They

:09:34. > :09:37.have had nearly 70% of the possession but they have not got the

:09:38. > :09:42.points to show for it. The territory is a bit different, closer to 47% of

:09:43. > :09:51.the game being played in Ireland's half. All the possession deep in

:09:52. > :09:55.their own half. Alberto De Marchi is the player receiving attention.

:09:56. > :10:02.There is a whole generation of extremely mobile props around now.

:10:03. > :10:07.Cian Healy is one. They are running around like three quarters. And the

:10:08. > :10:18.three quarters are the size of forwards now. Can Italy excel to any

:10:19. > :10:30.pressure on this defensive Irish scrum? Rory Best will have to strike

:10:31. > :10:34.for it. Leonardo Ghiraldini can support Alberto De Marchi on the

:10:35. > :10:44.drive. Eoin Reddan caught in possession by Tito Tebaldi. Ireland

:10:45. > :10:47.have done well to extricate themselves from that awkward

:10:48. > :10:56.situation. Cian Healy comes away with it. Gordon D'Arcy. Rob Kearney.

:10:57. > :11:03.That is not his longest kick. It is all under pressure. The slip at the

:11:04. > :11:07.base of the scrum by Eoin Reddan. It was a beautiful clean strike. That

:11:08. > :11:15.is just a little bit of miscommunication between Jamie

:11:16. > :11:20.Heaslip and Eoin Reddan. Eoin Reddan was not expecting that. This

:11:21. > :11:25.line-out for Italy has not been perfect. To have a fancy a drive?

:11:26. > :11:33.Maybe Luke McLean fancies a run into the line. This Italian back three

:11:34. > :11:40.look good with ball in hand. I suppose keeping Ireland honest and

:11:41. > :12:03.second guessing is the way to go. A bang on the head the Paul

:12:04. > :12:10.Derbyshire. The clock stops. There was a certain pessimism that came

:12:11. > :12:23.with the Italians knowing they did not have Sergio Parisse. On comes

:12:24. > :12:30.Manoa Vosawai. He will certainly add to the physicality. Let's talk to

:12:31. > :12:34.Carlo about the Italian performance. It is positive because they are

:12:35. > :12:39.looking to attack wide. They are fighting in the close contact

:12:40. > :12:49.areas. Tito Tebaldi is using the ball well. The distribution as well

:12:50. > :12:56.is making progress in the wider challenge -- channels. Here they

:12:57. > :13:04.come again through Leonardo Ghiraldini. There is a spring in the

:13:05. > :13:10.steps of the Italian runners. Penalty to Ireland. The Irish

:13:11. > :13:18.defence. Chris Henry receives the plaudits. The possession is a

:13:19. > :13:23.liability in this game because both defences are strong. Jonny Sexton to

:13:24. > :13:29.Gordon D'Arcy. Brian O'Driscoll to Rob Kearney. Rob Kearney heads back

:13:30. > :13:35.outside. Excellent thinking by Eoin Reddan at the breakdown. Luciano

:13:36. > :13:43.Orquera with the tackle. Jonny Sexton to Iain Henderson. He goes on

:13:44. > :13:53.his own. Tackled by Angelo Esposito. Cian Healy at the short side. Paul

:13:54. > :14:02.O'Connell. Josh Furno makes the tackle. Gordon D'Arcy cuts back and

:14:03. > :14:21.is held up by Marco Bortolami. Henderson again. Jamie Heaslip. Rory

:14:22. > :14:27.Best. Rob Kearney. Jamie Heaslip thought about the past but decided

:14:28. > :14:35.to go himself again. This is Mike Ross. 12 metres out from the Italian

:14:36. > :14:47.goal-line. With from Brian O'Driscoll. He floated out to Gordon

:14:48. > :14:54.D'Arcy. Manoa Vosawai makes his first tackle. Now he makes a second

:14:55. > :15:07.tackle. Devin Toner. It takes to bringing down. Dave Carney did well.

:15:08. > :15:16.Italy will break out. Great pass by Alberto De Marchi. Brian O'Driscoll

:15:17. > :15:29.with the rebound. Rob Kearney. Brian O'Driscoll again. Eoin Reddan. A

:15:30. > :15:35.flying kick by Leonardo Sarto. They are bodies down everywhere. Paul

:15:36. > :15:43.O'Connell heads for the medics. Jonny Sexton going around them. Dave

:15:44. > :16:00.Carney pretty close to them. Penalty advantage to Ireland. Long to Chris

:16:01. > :16:08.Henry. Mike Ross charges on. Andrew Trimble. Yes. Ireland's second try.

:16:09. > :16:14.They kept their patience and it looked as if the Italian defence was

:16:15. > :16:51.going to hold firm. But Andrew Trimble with two defenders gets over

:16:52. > :16:55.the line this time. It was a great pass by Brian O'Driscoll. Just

:16:56. > :17:01.popping that ball into space, something he has always been very

:17:02. > :17:06.adept at. Is there a case for the medical operation getting in the way

:17:07. > :17:10.of the Italian defence? It was certainly a distraction for me. I'm

:17:11. > :17:14.not sure about the players. Italy seem to have the numbers there. But

:17:15. > :17:18.unfortunately, they gave Trimble too much of the inside. They were

:17:19. > :17:31.inviting him to cut back in and they did.

:17:32. > :17:35.That is relieving minimum that Ireland would have wanted coming

:17:36. > :18:05.away from this first half, with 70% of the possession.

:18:06. > :18:19.From the moment it left his boot, that was going in. Jonathan Sexton

:18:20. > :18:22.with three out of three. 17-7. The earlier pass from Brian O'Driscoll,

:18:23. > :18:35.always aware of where other people are and where the space is and able

:18:36. > :18:36.to improvise from tight situations. Paul Derbyshire is back on the

:18:37. > :18:49.field. We are into the red zone, the last

:18:50. > :19:07.play of the first half. Devin Toner is underneath it.

:19:08. > :19:13.Luke McLean takes the ball out of play and keeps on running down the

:19:14. > :19:18.tunnel. What a first half in terms of info about rugby. Very few set

:19:19. > :19:22.pieces. One of them produced a try for Ireland. Very interesting. It

:19:23. > :19:28.will be interesting to see how Ireland come out to the second half.

:19:29. > :19:32.That cameo at the end by Brian O'Driscoll, putting the ball behind

:19:33. > :19:36.the Italian defence, I expect to see more of that in the second half. At

:19:37. > :19:42.the interval, Ireland 17, Italy seven.

:19:43. > :19:47.It is Brian O'Driscoll's day, undeniably, and you only have to

:19:48. > :19:53.open the newspaper and CDs everywhere. He has been involved in

:19:54. > :20:02.a lot of the key players. Italy have a tendency to concede. But just when

:20:03. > :20:08.you thought Ireland might run away with it, a fantastic piece of play

:20:09. > :20:15.by Sarto. Trimble at the end, giving Ireland a ten point advantage at the

:20:16. > :20:21.break. Lots and lots, and what great entertainment. But the tackles made,

:20:22. > :20:25.three down for Italy. A record number of tackles made in an

:20:26. > :20:29.International is 200. And Italy have made 123 in the first half already.

:20:30. > :20:38.Just one line below that, the result was a danger of getting involved in

:20:39. > :20:41.a Nigel Owens loving, but only three penalties conceded in the whole of

:20:42. > :20:41.the first half. And that is why it is

:20:42. > :20:45.the first half. And that is why it such a good game. Ireland are

:20:46. > :20:49.leading but only just. And they think they would have been delighted

:20:50. > :20:54.after 20 minutes. Really worried after 35. I would expected that they

:20:55. > :21:04.would start faster in the second half. There was a huge furore for

:21:05. > :21:11.Driscoll, and does it did track? Maybe, but anything they played well

:21:12. > :21:14.enough. You could have scored tries and they did. But that is flattering

:21:15. > :21:22.for Ireland. Italy looked really threatening. Wales, in the first few

:21:23. > :21:26.minutes, there has been a tendency to concede a try early on and try to

:21:27. > :21:30.get back in the game. And then the compound things by conceding tries

:21:31. > :21:33.close to the break. Scoring a try right before half-time is almost

:21:34. > :21:41.worth double psychologically. You come out of the game in the second

:21:42. > :21:45.half and the first thing to do is think about the game, which the

:21:46. > :21:48.tracks from your game plan. They really need to have a good chat at

:21:49. > :21:53.half-time and keep up the good things they are doing. We know that

:21:54. > :21:56.O'Driscoll will be involved in a big way today, whether the scores a try

:21:57. > :22:01.it will be fascinating. But it was a lovely off-loads to put Sexton away

:22:02. > :22:06.at the start. This is something they have done with Leinster. It is a

:22:07. > :22:15.move they do very well with Ireland. You can see Garcia, his site is

:22:16. > :22:21.attracted. And when O'Driscoll does that wrap around, it is pretty easy.

:22:22. > :22:25.Garcia has got himself in a bad position. He does not know whether

:22:26. > :22:32.to go in or out and once he has decided, he is off-balance. And

:22:33. > :22:37.Sexton just pushes away. If you doubt it for a second, players of

:22:38. > :22:41.that quality will take advantage. It is a pretty simple move. A missed

:22:42. > :22:45.tackle at the end, with a lot of indecision. You would've thought

:22:46. > :22:49.with the practice that teams do at club and level, that everything is

:22:50. > :22:55.there a standard. And he has just got confused. He has been watching

:22:56. > :23:00.the men rather than the ball. And he is fit. It is fair to say that,

:23:01. > :23:07.after all the talk this week. For years we have seen an Italian scrum

:23:08. > :23:10.which was ruthlessly efficient. But Italy are now an exciting team to

:23:11. > :23:15.watch. They are looking more patient and composed. The fact that on your

:23:16. > :23:18.goal line you have the ability to play two on one and make your way

:23:19. > :23:27.down the touchline without losing a hit, it goes to show what the

:23:28. > :23:29.initial intention of the ball is. They have scored good tries in this

:23:30. > :23:33.Championship and they have ambition and they are creating. This

:23:34. > :23:38.highlight, they spotted the gap between Henderson and O'Driscoll.

:23:39. > :23:48.They came in and you would've thought from here, two on one, you

:23:49. > :23:55.are going score. But Anderson, Henderson, he does so well to get

:23:56. > :24:00.back and get the tackle. It is great that Italy have that ambition. There

:24:01. > :24:03.is something about Orquera, I think he would drive you to distraction.

:24:04. > :24:08.But he has great feet and great hands. Great football. Whether he is

:24:09. > :24:13.a Robbie Blair, that is another thing. Some of his passing is

:24:14. > :24:24.absolutely magic. From the most simple things. And a good try. --

:24:25. > :24:28.rugby player. They have been playing well. But whether they have enough

:24:29. > :24:33.to keep going for another 40 minutes. Trimble making this

:24:34. > :24:36.decision, that was just unfortunate. Kearney has kicked the ball. But

:24:37. > :24:43.Italy made the most of it and they are looking at space. Ireland have

:24:44. > :24:48.been defending better. They did it against Australia in the autumn,

:24:49. > :24:54.almost forcing the Italians in that direction. But when the site has

:24:55. > :24:57.more numbers in attack then you have in defence, you risk letting them

:24:58. > :25:00.through. Italy had the numbers and they can see the space. A little bit

:25:01. > :25:06.unfortunate but they have the numbers. And now this is just poor

:25:07. > :25:11.tackling. Kearney is very rarely missing a tackle and he does on that

:25:12. > :25:17.occasion. But you take that risk, with space and numbers. The style

:25:18. > :25:24.they want to play, push them wide with space. They are forcing them to

:25:25. > :25:31.look for a kick. But it is a fantastic finish. Kearney will be

:25:32. > :25:34.disappointed. The fact that he is holding the ball, looking for the

:25:35. > :25:41.try line, wanting to beat defenders, looking for options, and you can see

:25:42. > :25:45.that he is thrilled with this drive. It is a dynamic style of rugby. Is

:25:46. > :25:49.it a read Herring? We will see the Trimble tried. Eddie mentioned it in

:25:50. > :25:57.the commentary. When play is at that level, is there a reason to say,

:25:58. > :26:05.stop, when a player is being attended? That was a wreck us, and

:26:06. > :26:11.it looked wrong at that moment. It looked wrong. Is there an advantage?

:26:12. > :26:14.When we look back, none of the Italian players were affected by it.

:26:15. > :26:18.But you would say that there is probably a duty of care to make

:26:19. > :26:22.certain that nobody runs into somebody who is lying on the ground.

:26:23. > :26:32.I think it should have been pulled up. Afterwards, it did not look as

:26:33. > :26:35.if it make made any difference. You thought at 10-7 that Italy were in

:26:36. > :26:42.it but this seven points made such a difference. The way it unfolded, you

:26:43. > :26:45.have to hope that that inside defender looks after the player that

:26:46. > :26:51.is coming underneath. The fact that Sato got out of shape in defence and

:26:52. > :26:57.opened up the space, to have the vision to pop the ball over the top

:26:58. > :27:01.was really what you need. -- Sarto. Two assists for the Irish tries,

:27:02. > :27:09.that was a great pass. Past with force. Is he going to score in the

:27:10. > :27:12.second half? I think in as too. It is funny how the Italian team seems

:27:13. > :27:18.to have gone full circle. Very exciting in attack but now, very

:27:19. > :27:22.very unconvincing in a set piece. -- he has to do. There is a lack of

:27:23. > :27:27.detail in the opening phases. You can see that the right option is to

:27:28. > :27:33.go to Derbyshire and what he needs to do is pull it as close as he can

:27:34. > :27:37.to his body, to evade anything that is coming from the top. And in the

:27:38. > :27:42.second instance, there is a lack of detail. He needs to be as low as

:27:43. > :27:50.possible underneath the knees. And the distance that he loses is the

:27:51. > :28:00.same distance that Josh misses the catch by. Italy's line-out is

:28:01. > :28:03.flatter. In this instance, they are getting out of shape. The initial

:28:04. > :28:09.position is good and as the pressure comes on, his shoulders drop. He

:28:10. > :28:16.loses that position and the shape and power that can come from behind

:28:17. > :28:19.ends up lost. We will talk more about what might happen in the

:28:20. > :28:22.second half in just a moment but this is also deep in ultimate

:28:23. > :28:26.weekend of the women's Six Nations and here is how things stand.

:28:27. > :28:30.England made seven changes from the side that defeated Scotland in round

:28:31. > :28:34.two with the visit of the unbeaten Irish. And it paid off after only

:28:35. > :28:38.eight minutes. Sarah Hunter went over following a powerful scrum from

:28:39. > :28:45.the home side. Ireland got a penalty before the scrum-half, Muldoon,

:28:46. > :28:49.spotted a gap at the back of the Irish maul. On the stroke of

:28:50. > :28:53.half-time, England fought back with the try of the game. Emily Skerrett

:28:54. > :29:01.finishing a lovely crossfield move to put Kay Wilson in at the corner.

:29:02. > :29:05.The only try of the second half when to the English, too. As they avenge

:29:06. > :29:12.their defeat last year in Dublin. Packer scored on the hour. The final

:29:13. > :29:14.score, 17-10. Wales versus France at Port Talbot

:29:15. > :29:23.was the proverbial game of two halves. The Welsh Trail 3-0 at the

:29:24. > :29:34.break but a pushover try finally got the Blues firing. This following

:29:35. > :29:38.attack finished a -- with a French touchdown to finish the second half.

:29:39. > :29:48.Wales had no answer and conceded two more late tries. First scored by the

:29:49. > :29:51.centre. The final score, 27-0. French are the Olesya Vladykina with

:29:52. > :29:53.the chance of a Grand Slam. We don't have any pictures of the

:29:54. > :29:55.Scotland Italy the chance of a Grand Slam.

:29:56. > :30:01.We don't have any game but the result of that match was 45-5 to the

:30:02. > :30:09.Italians. The match last night saw England beat Wales 35-3. That is how

:30:10. > :30:11.the leaderboard looks. All of those matches are replicated this weekend

:30:12. > :30:18.in the men's Championship, meaning that after we finished, in Dublin,

:30:19. > :30:23.we have the match at Murrayfield between Scotland and France at

:30:24. > :30:29.4:40pm. And tomorrow, England against Wales, revenge in the air

:30:30. > :30:33.for England, but Wales determined to pick up from where they left off

:30:34. > :30:35.against the French. 2:30pm tomorrow. Talking of Wales, just a quick word

:30:36. > :30:39.about Niger Lohan. Talking of Wales, just a quick word

:30:40. > :30:42.about Niger Matches can be blighted by bad refereeing but they can be

:30:43. > :30:47.made by good refereeing. All the way through that match, you were saying

:30:48. > :30:54.that the referee was making the right call. And it is about

:30:55. > :31:11.communication. The players should understand what they can and cannot

:31:12. > :31:19.do. He has let the flow of the game go. A lot of it is to do with the

:31:20. > :31:24.players and how they want to play the game. It is a lot to do with the

:31:25. > :31:29.skill levels as well. They are being very clear and decisive at the

:31:30. > :31:38.breakdown and making it easier for Nigel Owens to referee. This is the

:31:39. > :31:44.last 40 minutes that Brian O'Driscoll will play in an Irish

:31:45. > :31:48.jersey on Irish soil. Currently Ireland lead 17-7 but the Italians

:31:49. > :31:51.have done their best to spoil the farewell party in the first half.

:31:52. > :31:57.They will be doing their best in the second half but maybe it is written

:31:58. > :32:00.in the stars somewhere that if Ireland score in the second half it

:32:01. > :32:01.will be the man in the number 13 jersey. Back now to our commentary

:32:02. > :32:15.team. One last reattachment of the leases

:32:16. > :32:21.at home. We thought he was retiring last year but I think this really is

:32:22. > :32:29.it. I noticed a bit of emotion on his face after he received the

:32:30. > :32:37.accolades. Off we go with the second half. Brian O'Driscoll's final game

:32:38. > :32:42.in Dublin. Ireland will go to France and if they carry on like this, in

:32:43. > :32:51.the lead, they will go there with a tilt at the championship title. Dave

:32:52. > :32:54.Carney cannot take it. Luciano Orquera sees a lot of space behind

:32:55. > :33:00.Gordon D'Arcy and that is a very good kick. That is an excellent

:33:01. > :33:06.kick. That is the type of game Ireland should be playing. It has

:33:07. > :33:16.given Italy a good attacking situation. Can they sought the

:33:17. > :33:27.detail out and secure this line-out? I expect you to have a look at where

:33:28. > :33:34.Italy are boosting their jumpers. Rory Best finds Devin Toner. That is

:33:35. > :33:38.a good Irish drive from the line-out. Chris Henry in charge.

:33:39. > :33:47.They have made 20 metres. Still going. Paul Derbyshire now wearing

:33:48. > :34:00.the scrum cap and trying to wrap up Chris Henry. Ireland have the

:34:01. > :34:05.penalty. That worked. They got the penalty and now they have an

:34:06. > :34:10.opportunity to get 80 line-out and play from there. -- to get a deep

:34:11. > :34:33.line-out. Deliberately placed downfield by

:34:34. > :34:38.Jonny Sexton. They might go for them all again. This is a well-organised

:34:39. > :34:49.maul. The danger of being turned into touch but Italy were penalised

:34:50. > :35:09.for pulling it down. Chris Henry goes into the line-out as Devin

:35:10. > :35:14.Toner catches. Jamie Heaslip. Jamie Heaslip gives possession to Rory

:35:15. > :35:28.Best. The maul keeps edging forwards. Awakens Eoin Reddan. --

:35:29. > :35:42.away comes a line read on. Joshua Furno got a boot to it. Jonny Sexton

:35:43. > :35:48.was offside. Number ten was chasing from an offside position. That is

:35:49. > :35:53.the change in tactics. Ireland looking to the maul and then push

:35:54. > :35:57.Italy deep into their own half and get set pieces from there. Very

:35:58. > :36:11.different from the ball carrying in the first half. Luciano Orquera. You

:36:12. > :36:18.can see Jonny Sexton there. He has continued to run. Nigel Owens did

:36:19. > :36:32.warn him. He was in an offside position. A short line-out. Marco

:36:33. > :36:40.Bortolami to Tito Tebaldi. Gonzalo Garcia. He is way behind the

:36:41. > :36:51.advantage line. Marco Bortolami tries to get them going forward.

:36:52. > :37:10.Luciano Orquera. Robert Barbieri, the number eight. Tito Tebaldi. That

:37:11. > :37:15.is for Paul Derbyshire to chase and he grapples with Rob Kearney for the

:37:16. > :37:29.ball. It has come back on Ireland's side. Of goes Cian Healy. Jamie

:37:30. > :37:35.Heaslip. Stolen by Michelle company at all. Luke McLean, who had a

:37:36. > :37:48.devastating first half. Devastatingly good. Rory Best with

:37:49. > :38:04.the tackle. Luke McLean. Marco Bortolami. Tito Tebaldi. Luke McLean

:38:05. > :38:11.again. If he goes past O'Connell. No release by Italy. They are penalised

:38:12. > :38:20.again. Ireland have the better of these moments. As individuals go,

:38:21. > :38:23.Brian O'Driscoll is performing better than anyone else in the Irish

:38:24. > :38:27.side. Ireland putting the ball through the hands when that is an

:38:28. > :38:37.opportunity to get the ball deep into the eye -- Italy and territory.

:38:38. > :38:44.They were lucky to get the penalty and the turnover. They need to start

:38:45. > :38:54.turning this Italian defence and getting in behind them. That was the

:38:55. > :39:06.turnover by Brian O'Driscoll. Defined modern centre play.

:39:07. > :39:17.Well taken by Iain Henderson. Joshua Furno read the play well but not the

:39:18. > :39:25.Don. It is all a bit casual by Italy. Andrew Trimble. Italy have

:39:26. > :39:27.sorted themselves out into a defensive shape. But there is no

:39:28. > :39:44.advantage. I don't know what they told to Bali

:39:45. > :39:55.is doing getting involved with Paul O'Connell. There is absolutely no

:39:56. > :40:11.need for that. I am not sure what Alberto De Marchi is doing either.

:40:12. > :40:16.REFEREE: U2 are the captains and you set the example. That is not a good

:40:17. > :40:22.example to set. I am going to check it was just a scuffle and I'll come

:40:23. > :40:34.back to you and tell you what I have seen. There was a knock on there and

:40:35. > :40:53.no advantage. Jeff Warren invited to have a look. That is a show of but

:40:54. > :41:04.that is not going to worry any body. It is more like Roman wrestling!

:41:05. > :41:14.Nothing is going to happen here. Both sides have been warned. It is

:41:15. > :41:29.all a bit comical. Paul O'Connell is complaining about an elbow. That was

:41:30. > :41:33.Alberto De Marchi. REFEREE: I'm going to penalised number nine blue

:41:34. > :41:46.that coming in when it had nothing to do with him. Two captains please.

:41:47. > :41:55.Another little bit of a lecture from Nigel Owens. REFEREE: It is not

:41:56. > :42:00.acceptable and it ends there. What I want accept is you coming in and

:42:01. > :42:02.grabbing somebody around the neck. I am now going to penalised you

:42:03. > :42:17.instead of going back to the knock-on. This is the start of it

:42:18. > :42:26.again. There was a push and an elbow. No need for that from Marco

:42:27. > :42:40.Bortolami. Tito Tebaldi was then penalised for coming in. I doubt if

:42:41. > :42:44.Jonny Sexton will turn up the opportunity of three points. It

:42:45. > :42:55.would get the scoreboard ticking again. No. He is going for the

:42:56. > :43:04.corner. They are now chasing the margin. I am not sure the game is

:43:05. > :43:07.conclusively one yet. That is Tito Tebaldi giving away the penalty.

:43:08. > :43:19.Ireland need to make the most of this. We all know what is going to

:43:20. > :43:26.happen from here. Rory Best. We are back to normal play. Paul

:43:27. > :43:33.O'Connell. Italy have done the first task on the defensive side, turning

:43:34. > :43:50.the maul into a ruck. Ireland have done very well to rebuild that maul.

:43:51. > :43:59.Henderson. It is an excellent defensive operation by Italy. All

:44:00. > :44:04.55,000 here knew exactly what was going to happen. They brought the

:44:05. > :44:10.maul down quickly and then they were into that static go forward again.

:44:11. > :44:16.They might have been better off taking the three points. It is still

:44:17. > :44:20.good field position for Ireland. They need to force a deeper line-out

:44:21. > :44:28.and attack from there again. They don't want to give Italy any space

:44:29. > :44:39.to get out of here. What pressure can the Irish AT desert on this

:44:40. > :44:45.Italy put in? -- a desert on this put in.

:44:46. > :44:55.Robert Barbieri comes away. Tito Tebaldi checks were Luke McLean is.

:44:56. > :45:04.In the end, Italy don't really make much ground. That is satisfactory.

:45:05. > :45:16.It is not quite as deep. That is the pressure from Ireland. It is a poor

:45:17. > :45:26.touch from Italy. It came off the side of his foot. Iain Henderson

:45:27. > :45:36.wins it. Devin Toner takes a quick throw from Rory Best and establishes

:45:37. > :45:51.the maul. Jamie Heaslip with the ball at the back. They have gone to

:45:52. > :46:12.ground. Chris Henry. Marco Bortolami makes the tackle. Gordon D'Arcy.

:46:13. > :46:19.Joshua Furno. Cian Healy. Tackled by Robert Barbieri. Jonny Sexton inside

:46:20. > :46:27.to Jamie Heaslip. Paul O'Connell. An important tackle by Gonzalo Garcia.

:46:28. > :46:35.Jamie Heaslip. Gordon D'Arcy calls for it. He has it. Brian O'Driscoll

:46:36. > :46:41.to Andrew Trimble. Andrew Trimble stays on his feet. Finally taken to

:46:42. > :46:59.ground. Chris Henry. It is all Ireland. A good tackle by Sarto.

:47:00. > :47:14.Italy, a penalty against them for not releasing. Quickly taken.

:47:15. > :47:28.Try for the prop. Nigel Owen is, right there on the spot. And all of

:47:29. > :47:36.Ireland's pressure cancer last. -- comes at last. A rare opportunity

:47:37. > :47:39.for include -- Italy to get on the back foot. A bit of momentum from

:47:40. > :47:44.which Kieran Healy was able to go over. Just as well that he did

:47:45. > :47:48.because he had four men outside him. As he staggers back, not looking too

:47:49. > :47:57.healthy. That is the quick penalty taken by read on. -- Eoin Reddan. He

:47:58. > :48:04.knew he was not going to get there. Healy, limping, probably coming

:48:05. > :48:11.soon. Supported by Paul O'Connell. That is what Ireland needs to do, as

:48:12. > :48:12.Kieran Healy comes off. It looks like his ankle is giving him

:48:13. > :48:28.trouble. And he is not the only player to be

:48:29. > :48:30.replaced. Iain Henderson has gone off. Rhys Ruddock is on for

:48:31. > :49:09.Henderson. He has missed it. His first mess.

:49:10. > :49:17.Clearly, he is a leading kicker in the Six Nations.

:49:18. > :49:47.Sexton with an excellent kick. But Luke McLean brings it back into

:49:48. > :50:14.play. Ireland are hungry for more now. De

:50:15. > :51:30.Marchi clutches his leg after that tackle.

:51:31. > :51:38.They are playing a lot of rugby. Rugby that I do not think they need

:51:39. > :51:41.to be playing. The Italian defence is flat. There is a lot of space in

:51:42. > :51:49.the bottom right corner. I would love to say see -- C Sexton in that

:51:50. > :51:52.corner. So far, the Italian defence is shutting Ireland out and giving

:51:53. > :52:03.them no space in which to run, forcing errors and mistakes.

:52:04. > :52:10.Changes. Kieran Healy, already on the bench. Martin Moore is coming

:52:11. > :52:21.on. Changes to the Tyneside. Paul Derbyshire, being replaced. And the

:52:22. > :52:39.marquee, his day is over too. -- De Marchi.

:52:40. > :52:48.Ireland intense, it seems, to run everything now. Hoping that when 60

:52:49. > :52:54.minutes comes, there will not be much gas left in the Italian tank.

:52:55. > :52:58.And that is the gamble. Continuing to play a lot of rugby between the

:52:59. > :53:01.ten metre zones. There is no doubt that they are tying defence will

:53:02. > :53:05.eventually tire but they have brought on fresh legs and, for me,

:53:06. > :53:09.the best way to put on pressure is to force them to play from deep

:53:10. > :53:21.within their own half. The way they started the second half. Martin

:53:22. > :53:28.Moore into the Irish front row. A little bit of pushing to do.

:53:29. > :54:03.That is the halfway line on the right.

:54:04. > :54:19.Could this be it? O'Driscoll, looking for support. It comes to

:54:20. > :54:38.nothing. And then goes Brian O'Driscoll, and

:54:39. > :54:41.he stays down. -- and down goes. Wonder if his calf has gone again.

:54:42. > :54:46.He clearly made a decision that he was not going to go all the way.

:54:47. > :54:52.That was the opening force. And now he's starting to look for support,

:54:53. > :54:56.running across the field. Just not on the same wavelength. And he

:54:57. > :55:02.stayed down. At least it is not his calf. It is a smash to the ribs. Is

:55:03. > :55:10.he just winded? It would be good, if he was only winded. He will have

:55:11. > :55:20.next Saturday in mind as well. Worried face from his wife and

:55:21. > :55:22.daughter. They will have to drag him off this field. The old boy

:55:23. > :55:48.continues. Italy have had to make a huge number

:55:49. > :56:00.of tackles. REFEREE: You are facing down. Come closer. 150. What was the

:56:01. > :56:06.records, 200? So there is another 47 tackles, 48 tackles and they will

:56:07. > :56:46.have broken erected. -- broken a record.

:56:47. > :56:55.Sweet try! Great off-load. It was miss Marr cans again. He really is

:56:56. > :57:03.Ireland's most influential player today. There was an awful lot of

:57:04. > :57:07.talk at the centre, hoping that this man would get the man of the match.

:57:08. > :57:10.And I'd genuinely cannot see another candidate for it. Listen to that

:57:11. > :57:35.applause. It is only for one man. It is his day. It is his show. The

:57:36. > :57:38.creativity, the sleight of hand, the unpredictability of how he gets the

:57:39. > :57:44.ball away. And the precision of it as well. You cannot defend against

:57:45. > :57:47.things like that. That is what it has taken to unlock this Italian

:57:48. > :57:51.defence. And it has been an excellent defence all day. It has

:57:52. > :57:59.taken some magic like that to unlock it. Well worked.

:58:00. > :58:48.Jonny Sexton's second try, and this, the conversion.

:58:49. > :58:58.He has missed again, but it does not matter because he scored two tries,

:58:59. > :59:06.made by Brian O'Driscoll. Who else? And here goes, Brian O'Driscoll,

:59:07. > :59:28.shakes hands with Fergus MacFadyen. And a great man's day is done.

:59:29. > :59:37.A rousing farewell by his home crowd. A rousing pat on the back

:59:38. > :59:43.from his team-mates. His international career is not over.

:59:44. > :59:55.They go, Ireland, to Parisse for the title next week. -- to France.

:59:56. > :00:00.Luke McLean has had a good game counterattacking for Italy but on

:00:01. > :00:08.this occasion, he is shunted towards halfway.

:00:09. > :00:23.Sexton, a little disgusted by himself. Things have settled and the

:00:24. > :00:32.crowd has returned to their seats. If this Italian defence continues to

:00:33. > :00:44.stand up to the Irish attack without the one man who has reached it, what

:00:45. > :00:49.are they going to do? Fergus McFadden taking up the number 13

:00:50. > :01:11.position. Andrew Trimble lurking behind the two centres on the open

:01:12. > :01:25.side. The Italian driver scrummage. -- the Italian drive at the

:01:26. > :01:37.scrummage. Dave Carney. Dave Carney thumbs the ground in frustration. He

:01:38. > :01:48.wanted to keep that one infield. Marco Bortolami. Changes on the

:01:49. > :01:54.field. Marco Bortolami comes out of the second row. Luciano Orquera is

:01:55. > :02:05.also coming off. On goes Tommy Allan into the ad said half position and

:02:06. > :02:17.Antonio Pavanello replaces Marco Bortolami in the second row. -- the

:02:18. > :02:26.outside half position. Jonny Sexton gives way to Paddy Jackson. Is that

:02:27. > :02:35.a sign that Joe Schmidt is happy with the 20 point difference? He

:02:36. > :02:46.will be hoping this new three quarters line will extend his lead.

:02:47. > :03:02.Tito Tebaldi to Tommy Allan. Andrea Masi is also on the field. Turnover

:03:03. > :03:09.at the set piece. Ireland will have they put in. I just sent Italy

:03:10. > :03:24.starting to tire little bit. They were not able to secure possession

:03:25. > :03:31.there. Just looking at Eoin Reddan talking to Paddy Jackson. He wants

:03:32. > :03:44.to get more points on the board. By contrast Italy are looking laboured

:03:45. > :04:07.getting ready for this scrum. Manoa Vosawai on the far side of the

:04:08. > :04:32.scrum. Sean Cronin is in the middle of the Irish front row. Jamie

:04:33. > :04:40.Heaslip. Fergus McFadden. Paddy Jackson. Rob Kearney cutting back

:04:41. > :04:58.from fullback. He runs into Antonio Pavanello. This time it is Jack

:04:59. > :05:12.McGrath. Rhys Ruddock. More fresh legs. Devin Toner. Gordon D'Arcy

:05:13. > :05:24.looking for the inside pass but goes on his own. Jackson with sweet

:05:25. > :05:41.hands. Rob Kearney. Sean Cronin tackled by Robert Barbieri. A change

:05:42. > :05:58.of direction. Rhys Ruddock drives. A penalty against Italy. It is a

:05:59. > :06:11.no-brainer from here. They almost got in behind. That penalty has

:06:12. > :06:29.given Ireland a position deep in the Italian 22. Ireland step forward for

:06:30. > :06:38.this line-out. Paul O'Connell and Jamie Heaslip. Sean Cronin to throw.

:06:39. > :06:51.Devin Toner at the back. It goes to Devin Toner. Chris Henry tidied it

:06:52. > :07:02.up. Paul O'Connell against Robert Barbieri. Gordon D'Arcy. He is two

:07:03. > :07:09.metres out. It must be violent. Chris Henry. Defence is a sound.

:07:10. > :07:13.They have come away with the ball. They have a chance to break out. Now

:07:14. > :07:24.they have handed it back to Ireland. Sean Cronin. No other hooker in

:07:25. > :07:27.world rugby would have scored that. He is one of the fastest hookers

:07:28. > :07:36.around. Chris Henry should have let that ball go with Rob Kearney

:07:37. > :07:41.outside him. Ireland did well to recover from what looks like a

:07:42. > :07:49.turnover. A great turn of pace from Sean Cronin. Italy did very well to

:07:50. > :07:58.get the ball. Ireland then recovered. And Sean Cronin going

:07:59. > :08:04.outside Michelle company Arrow, a centre. What pace. -- Michelle

:08:05. > :08:58.company Arrow. -- meet shell company the converging from Paddy Jackson.

:08:59. > :09:01.His first points. Brian O'Driscoll with have -- will have the

:09:02. > :09:07.opportunity to extend his legacy next week. Ireland back in

:09:08. > :09:19.possession after the restart. A knock on. It is not like him. He now

:09:20. > :09:34.has an opportunity to make amends and put treasure on this Italian

:09:35. > :09:42.front row. -- pressure. He is challenging Mike Ross and Cian

:09:43. > :09:58.Healy. Italy make substitutions. Edoardo Gori goes to scrum half

:09:59. > :10:04.instead of Tito Tebaldi. Leonardo Ghiraldini also leaves. He is

:10:05. > :10:10.replaced by Davide Giazzon. Ten minutes to go. It is an Italian

:10:11. > :10:15.scrum but they have had practically no attacking opportunities in this

:10:16. > :10:22.second half. Ireland have been a lot more effective with ball in hand.

:10:23. > :10:28.The crowd reacting to Brian O'Driscoll's picture on the big

:10:29. > :10:51.screen. They show their appreciation. That comes Alberto De

:10:52. > :11:15.Marchi to the loose head position. Michele Rizzo limps off. Edoardo

:11:16. > :11:20.Gori will feed the scrum. They have an inviting blindside and have

:11:21. > :11:36.already filled it with two players. They have two players directly

:11:37. > :11:48.behind the scrum. Robert Barbieri. Edoardo Gori. Joshua Furno. It looks

:11:49. > :11:53.as if Ireland have turned Italy over again. It has been the tale of the

:11:54. > :12:01.second half. Italy unable to hang onto the ball. That is a forward

:12:02. > :12:21.pass. I question the judgement of that. The ball deep would have been

:12:22. > :12:46.a much better option. It was forward. It is the year of the

:12:47. > :12:51.beard. A second chance for Italy with a good scrummaging position.

:12:52. > :13:13.This one almost in the middle off the field. -- middle off the field.

:13:14. > :13:26.Michelle did so is still on the field. Alberto De Marchi is on the

:13:27. > :13:37.tight head. He started the game on the loose head. They have done well.

:13:38. > :13:48.Robert Barbieri runs into his own player and it is not happy for Italy

:13:49. > :13:55.in the second half. Ireland were able to turn the scrum. That is

:13:56. > :14:17.unfortunate. Ireland need to get out of here. Jordi Murphy is coming on

:14:18. > :14:42.for Chris Henry. He has been tireless today.

:14:43. > :14:56.A good scrummage for young red and -- for Eoin Reddan to pass to Paddy

:14:57. > :15:07.Jackson. Gordon D'Arcy. Devin Toner. Turnover ball. Robert Barbieri.

:15:08. > :15:11.Alberto De Marchi picked it up well but not before knocking it on.

:15:12. > :15:21.Ireland are trying to play from deep when a simple deep kick would force

:15:22. > :15:35.Italy to play from deep. It is all very well playing pretty but you

:15:36. > :15:44.need to be accurate. Over 100 metres made. That is an afternoon well

:15:45. > :15:50.spent. I don't think that record is going to go. 173 tackles made by

:15:51. > :16:09.Italy. They are going to have to make a lot of tackles and six

:16:10. > :16:30.minutes. Penalty to Ireland. Eoin Reddan will take it quickly.

:16:31. > :16:46.They will go back for a second bite at the penalty.

:16:47. > :16:57.How close to the five metre line will Paddy Jackson dare to go?

:16:58. > :17:06.Pretty close. Brilliant kick. That is right on the five metre line. You

:17:07. > :17:10.could not get any closer. If Ireland are going to be successful, they're

:17:11. > :17:15.going to have to move it away from the point at which they won it.

:17:16. > :17:22.Italy have been pretty successful at defending the ball so far. And this

:17:23. > :18:22.is going to test the squad, because it is a very different performance.

:18:23. > :18:34.And MacFadyen scores! I wonder whether Nigel Owen might have

:18:35. > :18:41.unwittingly helped. It is immaterial. It is extending a

:18:42. > :18:51.healthy lead. It sets at 32 points. Likely to move to 34. Paddy Jackson

:18:52. > :19:01.will drop kick this conversion. He is not finished yet. I don't think

:19:02. > :19:06.it had any material effect, but it did look like an advanced runner.

:19:07. > :19:13.Paul O'Connell is limping towards the halfway line. Ireland have to be

:19:14. > :19:21.careful that they do not do anything to make existing injuries any worse

:19:22. > :19:24.or gather new injuries. It might be a little frivolous, the closing

:19:25. > :19:33.couple of minutes. They have to manage this with care. Devin Toner

:19:34. > :20:08.has been excellent today, carrying line-outs and receptions.

:20:09. > :20:37.The forwards protecting the Italian midfield.

:20:38. > :20:42.Fergus MacFadyen wins his own challenge. Roddick, very much

:20:43. > :21:22.involved. -- Roddick. And Dave Kearney cannot quite get

:21:23. > :21:33.there. But they will go back for the penalty. Kearney wants to take it

:21:34. > :21:37.quickly. They want another seven points. This would make a winner in

:21:38. > :21:53.Parisse a virtual certainty. -- brands. -- France.

:21:54. > :22:04.It looks as if Ireland have scored. McGrath has been awarded the try.

:22:05. > :22:12.Jack McGrath, always open for tries like that. He is very solid with the

:22:13. > :22:19.ball in hand. He has a reputation as a try scoring loosehead. Very

:22:20. > :22:27.similar to the Cian Healy mould. And that could be so significant. At

:22:28. > :22:30.least an extra five points. He enjoyed that, didn't he? It doesn't

:22:31. > :22:42.matter if it is one yard or 30. Paddy Jackson will complete the

:22:43. > :22:45.day's work for Ireland. The clock has gone red and the game will be

:22:46. > :23:06.over. A handsome victory for Ireland.

:23:07. > :23:18.No conversion, no extra points. But that is it. Ireland have now played

:23:19. > :23:27.four, and the victorious in three. -- been victorious. Ireland 46,

:23:28. > :23:31.Italy seven. STUDIO: An entertaining match for 39

:23:32. > :23:35.minutes but that he try on the stroke of half-time changed

:23:36. > :23:39.everything. In the second half, it was all Ireland and for 20 minutes,

:23:40. > :23:44.it was all about the man in the 13 jersey. Even if he had not touched

:23:45. > :23:48.the ball for the entire game, they were almost duty-bound to make a man

:23:49. > :23:54.of the match. But he had a tremendous match with some fantastic

:23:55. > :23:59.play. Some crucial passes. I'm sure that very shortly we will be hearing

:24:00. > :24:03.from them courtesy of our colleagues at Irish television. Keith, final

:24:04. > :24:09.thoughts on O'Driscoll's last match here? At body was fantastic. Every

:24:10. > :24:16.time he touched the ball he was a key part of the game. And it is a

:24:17. > :24:20.fantastic legacy for him. To still go out on a high after 15 years, and

:24:21. > :24:26.yes, it was emotional. But he deserved man of the match. And 208

:24:27. > :24:30.tackles by Italy in that match, the most ever in a Six Nations

:24:31. > :24:35.International. And one other statistic, just two penalties

:24:36. > :24:39.conceded by Ireland in the entire game. We talk endlessly about

:24:40. > :24:44.discipline and the importance of that, but there was the ultimate

:24:45. > :24:48.embodiment of that. And here we are one final time with Brian O'Driscoll

:24:49. > :24:51.about to speak to his adoring Irish public. So fitting that you were man

:24:52. > :24:58.of the match on your last match here? So much emotion in this

:24:59. > :25:08.stadium. However you doing? -- how are you doing. I've had not let

:25:09. > :25:13.myself think about it. This has been a huge part of my adult life. It is

:25:14. > :25:16.going to be hard to leave here but it is a good way to leave it and

:25:17. > :25:21.hopefully we will set ourselves up well for next week. Thousands here

:25:22. > :25:25.and at home want to be part of this. It is nice to get the chance

:25:26. > :25:33.to say goodbye. It really is. And I feel humbled by the reaction today.

:25:34. > :25:38.The team -- it seems a bit of a joke that you get man of the match for 60

:25:39. > :25:42.minutes, but I'd have loved my time playing in this jersey.

:25:43. > :25:46.Unfortunately, it has to come to an end at some stage and I'm glad to go

:25:47. > :25:53.out at home with a big win. You were pretty involved in those 60 minutes,

:25:54. > :25:59.you set up a couple of tries. We worked hard asset plays and I'm glad

:26:00. > :26:03.that some of them came off. Sexton got in for a couple of tries. If it

:26:04. > :26:13.was not for today, maybe he would have been man of the match. Can you

:26:14. > :26:18.believe that this is its? -- this is it two it will only set in after I

:26:19. > :26:22.have had a bit of time. We have a big performance next week and then

:26:23. > :26:29.there is a Championship. We need to go to France with positivity and try

:26:30. > :26:34.to relive what happens in 2000. There is one game to come, so how

:26:35. > :26:39.sweet would it be to sign off with a Championship when? It is one thing

:26:40. > :26:43.to play in this jersey but it is another thing winning in this

:26:44. > :26:46.jersey. We built a big standard and this crop of players is capable of

:26:47. > :26:51.doing great things. And we have to start that next week and try to win

:26:52. > :26:56.a second Championship as this unit of players. Thank you for the

:26:57. > :27:04.memories at Lansdowne Road. Good luck next week. Thank you everybody

:27:05. > :27:14.here. This is how the Championship looks. It is Ireland's Toulouse. The

:27:15. > :27:18.match in France will be key. But Brian O'Driscoll has now played his

:27:19. > :27:26.final match here at the Aviva Stadium. His final hurrah will be in

:27:27. > :27:30.Parisse next weekend. Ireland going for the jagged chip. Will France be

:27:31. > :27:34.going for the title? We will find out after the next big match in the

:27:35. > :27:37.Six Nations. We're going to Murrayfield in a couple of moments

:27:38. > :27:41.for Scotland against France and we will see you at Twickenham tomorrow

:27:42. > :27:48.for England against Wales. From all of us here, goodbye.