History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Italy

A scrum during Italy vs Ireland at the Six Nations 2011

The History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Italy dates back to New Year's Eve 1988 when Ireland defeated Italy in a tour test match, 31–15. Ireland have dominated the meetings, with the Italians having achieved only four victories. The teams' most recent meeting was in the 2024 Six Nations Championship in Dublin, where Ireland won 36–0.[1]

Summary

Overview

Details Played Won by
Ireland 		Won by
Italy 		Drawn Ireland points Italy points
In Ireland 20 19 1 0 772 263
In Italy 14 11 3 0 454 253
Neutral venue 3 3 0 0 106 22
Overall 37 33 4 0 1,332 538

Results

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition Attendance Ref.
1 31 December 1988 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 31–15  Ireland 1988–89 Italy tour of Ireland — [2]
2 6 May 1995 Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso 22–12  Italy 1995 Ireland tour of Italy — [3]
3 3 January 1997 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 29–37  Italy 1997 Italy tour of Ireland 25,000 [4]
4 20 December 1997 Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna 37–22  Italy 1997 Ireland tour of Italy — [5]
5 10 April 1999 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 39–30  Ireland Six Nations Preparation International[a] 25,000 [6]
6 4 March 2000 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 60–13  Ireland 2000 Six Nations Championship 40,000 [7]
7 3 February 2001 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 22–41  Ireland 2001 Six Nations Championship 30,000 [8]
8 23 March 2002 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 32–17  Ireland 2002 Six Nations Championship 49,000 [9]
9 22 February 2003 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 13–37  Ireland 2003 Six Nations Championship 22,500 [10]
10 30 August 2003 Thomond Park, Limerick 61–6  Ireland 2003 Rugby World Cup warm-up match 14,000 [11]
11 20 March 2004 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 19–3  Ireland 2004 Six Nations Championship 49,250 [12]
12 6 February 2005 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 17–28  Ireland 2005 Six Nations Championship 30,000 [13]
13 4 February 2006 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 26–16  Ireland 2006 Six Nations Championship 49,500 [14]
14 17 March 2007 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 24–51  Ireland 2007 Six Nations Championship 24,973 [15]
15 24 August 2007 Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast 23–20  Ireland 2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up match 14,100 [16][17]
16 2 February 2008 Croke Park, Dublin 16–11  Ireland 2008 Six Nations Championship 75,387 [18]
17 15 February 2009 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 9–38  Ireland 2009 Six Nations Championship 32,000 [19]
18 6 February 2010 Croke Park, Dublin 29–11  Ireland 2010 Six Nations Championship 77,686 [20]
19 5 February 2011 Stadio Flaminio, Rome 11–13  Ireland 2011 Six Nations Championship 32,000 [21]
20 2 October 2011 Otago Stadium, Dunedin (New Zealand) 36–6  Ireland 2011 Rugby World Cup 28,027 [22]
21 25 February 2012 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 42–10  Ireland 2012 Six Nations Championship 51,000 [23]
22 16 March 2013 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 22–15  Italy 2013 Six Nations Championship 74,174 [24]
23 8 March 2014 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 46–7  Ireland 2014 Six Nations Championship 52,000 [25]
24 7 February 2015 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 3–26  Ireland 2015 Six Nations Championship 57,700 [26]
25 4 October 2015 Olympic Stadium, London (England) 16–9  Ireland 2015 Rugby World Cup 53,817 [27]
26 12 March 2016 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 58–15  Ireland 2016 Six Nations Championship 51,700 [28]
27 11 February 2017 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 10–63  Ireland 2017 Six Nations Championship 50,197 [29]
28 10 February 2018 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 56–19  Ireland 2018 Six Nations Championship 51,700 [30]
29 3 November 2018 Soldier Field, Chicago (United States) 54–7  Ireland 2018 Autumn International 35,000 [31]
30 24 February 2019 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 16–26  Ireland 2019 Six Nations Championship 49,720 [32]
31 10 August 2019 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 29–10  Ireland 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match 30,000 [33]
32 24 October 2020 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 50–17  Ireland 2020 Six Nations Championship 0* [34]
33 27 February 2021 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 10–48  Ireland 2021 Six Nations Championship 0* [35]
34 28 February 2022 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 57–6  Ireland 2022 Six Nations Championship 51,000 [36][37]
35 25 February 2023 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 20–34  Ireland 2023 Six Nations Championship 51,034 [38]
36 5 August 2023 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 33–17  Ireland 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match 43,500 [39]
37 11 February 2024 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 36–0  Ireland 2024 Six Nations Championship 51,700 [1][40]
38 15 March 2025 Stadio Olimpico, Rome 2025 Six Nations Championship
Irish player, Ryan Baird makes a carry against Italy in the 2023 Six Nations.
James Lowe fends off Italian defender during the 2023 Six Nations contest.
James Ryan makes a break during the 2023 Six Nations.
Ange Capuozzo with a carry during the 2023 Six Nations.

Notes

  1. ^ In the year preceding Italy joining the Six Nations, the fixtures were played in a shadow format, with Italy playing each of the then Five Nations during the 1999 Five Nations tournament.

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