Summary

  • Ireland score nine tries to Italy's four

  • First win of campaign for Ireland after losing to England

  • Ireland travel to Clermont to face France next Saturday

  • Galway's Dexcom Stadium hosted its first Women's Six Nations game

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    Converted Try - Ireland 38-10 Italypublished at 35 mins

    Ellena Perry (con O'Brien)

    She did get it down!

    It was good strength from the prop and she drove over the line and managed to touch down for her first Six Nations try.

    Aoife Wafer was at the centre of things again as she put Ireland in a strong position.

    O'Brien lands the conversion.

  2. Postpublished at 35 mins

    Ireland 31-10 Italy

    Ellena Perry is over, but did she get it down? We're going to the TMO!

  3. try

    Try - Ireland 31-10 Italypublished at 32 mins

    Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi

    Blimey, this is a try-fest!

    Italy hit back through Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi, who sprints in from 40 metres out after beating Ruth Campbell.

    That's some score!

    The conversion attempt is wide.

  4. try

    Try - Ireland 31-5 Italypublished at 30 mins

    Beibhinn Parsons

    Absolutely unstoppable!

    Parsons is over for her second try on her homecoming!

    Emily Lane plays a delightful ball off the back of the scrum and it's out to Parsons, who beats three players to score.

    O'Brien can't convert but it's still all smiles from Ireland, and who can blame them!

  5. No trypublished at 18:08 BST 18 April

    Ireland 26-5 Italy

    O'Connor had half a foot in touch and the try is chalked off.

    Italy can clear but Stevanin makes a bit of a meal of it, and Ireland will now have the scrum on the edge of the 22.

    It's one-way traffic at the moment.

  6. Postpublished at 18:07 BST 18 April

    Ireland 26-5 Italy

    This is close!

    O'Brien dinks the ball into the in-goal area and O'Connor has to watch it bounce.

    She does touch it down, but was she in touch?

  7. Postpublished at 18:07 BST 18 April

    Ireland 26-5 Italy

    Ireland win the throw and they are camped on the Italian line.

    Surely another try is coming....

  8. Postpublished at 26 mins

    Ireland 26-5 Italy

    Italy concede another penalty at the breakdown and O'Brien sticks the ball deep in the 22.

    This is another good platform for Ireland.

  9. Postpublished at 18:05 BST 18 April

    Ireland 26-5 Italy

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  10. try

    Try - Ireland 26-5 Italypublished at 23 mins

    Robyn O'Connor

    Robyn O'Connor on her Ireland debut!

    It's beautiful flowing rugby again from Ireland as it's spread wide through the hands of the backs and O'Connor shows pace to beat Gaia Buso and touch down.

    O'Brien can't land the conversion, but that's the bonus-point secured.

    Robyn O'Connor was a try-scorer for IrelandImage source, Getty
    Image caption,

    Robyn O'Connor was a try-scorer for Ireland

  11. Postpublished at 18:03 BST 18 April

    Ireland 21-5 Italy

    Here come Ireland again. The hosts are flying.

  12. try

    Converted Try - Ireland 21-5 Italypublished at 19 mins

    Beibhinn Parsons (con O'Brien)

    Beibhinn Parsons on home turf!

    Ireland have the penalty advantage and they go for the big play.

    It's flung wide by O'Brien and then Stacey Flood, and the Galway-born wing shows superb pace to race over the line.

    That's a great score, and Ireland are one try away from a bonus point.

    O'Brien is spot on from the tee once again.

  13. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Ireland 14-5 Italy

    Ireland win the maul about 15 metres out.

    Aoife Wafer charges for the line again but this time the Italian defence stands firm.

  14. Postpublished at 16 mins

    Ireland 14-5 Italy

    Ireland are suddenly all at sea with a loose ball as Stacey Flood comes off second best in a big collision in the middle of the pitch.

    Italy are pushing but the ball is ripped by Brittany Hogan and Ireland hack it clear.

    The chase is good and Italy concede the penalty after bringing the ball into contact.

  15. try

    Converted Try - Ireland 14-5 Italypublished at 14 mins

    Aoife Wafer (con O'Brien)

    There wasn't any stopping that train!

    Ireland's maul from the line out rips Italy apart and Aoife Wafer is there to fall over the line.

    That's as perfect an execution as you will ever see from a maul. Clinical.

    Dannah O'Brien lands the tricky conversion for good measure.

  16. Postpublished at 13 mins

    Ireland 7-5 Italy

    Huge carry from Aoife Wafer as she makes 20 metres off the back of a scrum.

    That's more like it from the back row!

    Italy then infringe at the breakdown, and O'Brien sticks the ball right in the corner.

  17. try

    Try - Ireland 7-5 Italypublished at 11 mins

    Vittoria Vecchini

    What a response from Italy!

    They make their pressure count as Italian hooker Vittoria Vecchini rounds off the maul.

    The conversion from Emma Stevanin is off target, but the visitors are on the board.

  18. Postpublished at 10 mins

    Ireland 7-0 Italy

    The maul brings Italy close to the line and now the forwards are chipping away.

    Stevanin goes for the Irish line but she is held up by Dalton, but play is brought back for another penalty, and we'll go again at the line out.

    That's a fourth penalty conceded in the opening 10 minutes.

  19. Postpublished at 8 mins

    Ireland 7-0 Italy

    And now Italy have the penalty advantage as Erin King is pinged for entering the maul at the side.

    Stevanin has the ball in her hands again and she brings Italy five metres out.

  20. Postpublished at 8 mins

    Ireland 7-0 Italy

    Italy win a penalty of their own on halfway and Emma Stevanin brings the visitors up to the edge of the 22.