Summary

  • Ireland 23-10 Italy

  • Italy held first ever Six Nations half-time lead over Ireland in Dublin

  • Jack Conan scored try three minutes after restart to level scores at 10-10

  • Lynagh has score chalked off for forward pass before Baloucoune marks Six Nations debut with key try in game

  • Italy press for last-gasp draw but James Lowe intercept seals Ireland victory

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  1. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Ireland 5-3 Italy

    There's a big collision in the air as Garry Ringrose and Lorenzo Pani go for the ball.

    It was a fair contest and the Irish centre knocked it forward, but there's a pause in play as Pani gets some treatment.

    Only 10 minutes to go until the break.

  2. Get Involvedpublished at 14:43 GMT 14 February

    Ireland 5-3 Italy

    Prendergast is having a terrible opening quarter...

    Austin, Wiltshire

    Sam PrendergastImage source, Getty Images
  3. Postpublished at 14:41 GMT 14 February

    Ireland 5-3 Italy

    Gordon D'Arcy
    Former Ireland international on ITV

    You would just want him to not rush that offload.

  4. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Ireland 5-3 Italy

    So close to perfect from Italy.

    Lorenzo Pani chips the ball over the top of the Irish defence and gathers his own kick.

    He beats Prendergast and is almost up to the 22 but Michele Lamaro can't gather the offload.

    If he got that he was in. Another big let off.

  5. Postpublished at 14:39 GMT 14 February

    Ireland 5-3 Italy

    Mike McCarthy
    Former Ireland second row on BBC Radio Ulster

    Ireland's inability to build phases is costing them. They haven't been able to stretch Italy enough so far.

  6. Postpublished at 22 mins

    Ireland 5-3 Italy

    Welcome back, Louis Lynagh.

    Italy are back to their full compliment.

  7. Penalty - Ireland 5-3 Italypublished at 20 mins

    Paolo Garbisi

    No mistake from the Italian fly half as he splits the Irish posts.

    As straight as Cupid's arrow.

  8. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Ireland 5-0 Italy

    Ireland give away a penalty and Paolo Garbisi points to the posts.

  9. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Ireland 5-0 Italy

    Stuart McCloskey is the rugby equivalent of 'good touch for a big man' in football terms.

    He's obviously a unit and he has the nickname the Bangor Bulldozer for a reason, but he's so quick with his hands.

    At 33, he's had to wait for his Ireland opportunity and he's taking it.

    Stuart McCloskeyImage source, Getty Images
  10. Postpublished at 14:34 GMT 14 February

    Ireland 5-0 Italy

    Gordon D'Arcy
    Former Ireland international on ITV

    It's not something off the training ground, it is just Stu McCloskey carrying the ball and realises he'll get through. Osborne just reads the body language and that is something we have been guilty of not reading the body language when we want to score.

  11. Postpublished at 14:34 GMT 14 February

    Ireland 5-0 Italy

    Mike McCarthy
    Former Ireland second row on BBC Radio Ulster

    That's a brilliant team try but superb deft hands at the end from Stuart McCloskey.

  12. Postpublished at 14:33 GMT 14 February

    Ireland 5-0 Italy

    Matt Gault
    BBC Sport NI senior journalist at Aviva Stadium

    Lovely presence of mind from Stuart McCloskey to send Jamie Osborne through there.

    This game has been more a case of great Italian defence than poor Irish attack. Andy Farrell will be relieved.

  13. try

    Try - Ireland 5-0 Italypublished at 17 mins

    Jamie Osborne

    They can make it count!

    It's brilliant from Stuart McCloskey to tee up Jamie Osborne!

    The Ulster centre was brought down but offloaded the ball just before he hit the deck, and Osborne was there with a brilliant line to race over.

    Sam Prendergast misses the conversion attempt, which he won't want to see back.

    Jamie Osborne dots the ball down over the try-lineImage source, Getty Images
  14. Get Involvedpublished at 14:32 GMT 14 February

    Ireland 0-0 Italy

    The decision was correct, the law is wrong. We should encourage line breaks.

    John, Dudley

    Unfortunately that's a yellow by the letter of the law and the right decision. If you don't like it (it's harsh) the issue isn't with the ref team but with that law

    Chris, Staffordshire

    10 minutes feels a harsh punishment for an “offence” such as that deliberate knock on. Having to fight the instinct to try and catch the ball feels backwards.

    Ross, Perth

    Hollie Davidson shows Italy's Louis Lynagh a yellow card against IrelandImage source, Getty Images
  15. Postpublished at 16 mins

    Ireland 0-0 Italy

    Some quick hands bring Ireland back into the Italian 22.

    Can they make this visit count?

  16. Postpublished at 14:30 GMT 14 February

    Ireland 0-0 Italy

    Gordon D'Arcy
    Former Ireland international on ITV

    That was everything done really well except the most important bit, looking after the ball.

  17. Postpublished at 15 mins

    Ireland 0-0 Italy

    There's crossed wires between Casey and Prendergast but the dropped ball actually creates some space for Baloucoune to charge into.

    He makes 20 metres and finds James Lowe, who brings Ireland to within 10 metres out.

    But the Italian defence does really well to turn the ball over on their own line.

  18. Postpublished at 14:28 GMT 14 February

    Ireland 0-0 Italy

    Mike McCarthy
    Former Ireland second row on BBC Radio Ulster

    Italy are even more open now but poor skill execution from Ireland.

  19. Postpublished at 13 mins

    Ireland 0-0 Italy

    Italy immediately steal the ball and come racing forward but a knock on brings play to a halt.

    Scrum Ireland.

  20. Get Involvedpublished at 14:27 GMT 14 February

    Ireland 0-0 Italy

    You're joking? A yellow for that? Just looked like an attempt to catch it

    Nick, Wirral

    That’s a shocking decision, Lynagh clearly was entitled to go for that and could have caught it. The ball was knocked upwards, not down. Never a penalty, never a yellow card.

    Gary, London

    Considering the catch he made moments before that seems like a harsh yellow

    Kit, Devon