The atmosphere at the Stadio Flaminio in Rome grows as Italy prepare to face Eddie O'Sullivan's Ireland
Shane Horgan is tackled by Roland de Marigny and Gonzalo Canale as Ireland try to break through solid Italian defence
Italy take a 3-0 lead but Ireland respond through Ronan O'Gara's penalty and Geordan Murphy's well worked try
The inspirational Brian O'Driscoll pulls most of the strings for Ireland as they reach half-time with a slender 8-6 lead
O'Driscoll slices through the heart of the Italian defence to set up a try for Peter Stringer in the 49th minute
Luciano Orquera looks for space as Italy manage to match Ireland for long periods with the score 12-18 after 60 minutes
Denis Hickie scores the last of Ireland's three tries after good work from O'Driscoll to give the visitors a 26-12 lead
Martin Castrogiovanni's try makes the final score 17-28 but Ireland are more concerned with O'Driscoll's hamstring injury
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