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Ireland
20 - 13
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Italy
Ireland vs Italy
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Match Information
Ireland v Italy 
Six Nations - Round 2 
Sat 14th February 2026, 06:10am PST 
Aviva Stadium 
Hollie Davidson Head to Head
Wins
5 Wins
0 Average Points scored
First try wins
60%
Home team wins
60%
Team Form
Last 5 Games
40-21
20-36
31-33
43-21
27-17
57-10
47-17
27-10
31-17
23-18
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Ireland v Italy Six Nations - Round 2 Sat 14th February 2026, 06:10am PST Aviva Stadium Hollie Davidson Points Flow Chart
41
Mins in lead
11
48%
% Of Game In Lead
13%
23%
Possession Last 10 min
77%
0
Points Last 10 min
0
Key Events
Full Time
Garbisi
65' 20-13
Crowley
20-10 62'
Crowley
17-10 57'
Baloucoune
15-10 56'
22m Entries
Avg. Points Scored
1.8
22m Entries
11
Avg. Points Scored
0.8
22m Entries
9
Attack Profile
Defence Profile
Last 5 Penalties
61' 64' 74' 79' 82' Key Players
8
Points 
Paolo Garbisi 1
Last Try 
Robert Baloucoune 15
Carries 
Lorenzo Pani 18
Tackles Completed 
Jack Conan 4
Line Breaks 
James Lowe 5
Turnovers Won 
Manuel Zuliani 9
Defenders Beaten James Lowe 53
Successful Passes 
Craig Casey Live Updates
That's full time
80+3'
The second half ends
80+3'
Edwin Edogbo comes on for Ireland and James Ryan comes off
69'
Tom O'Toole comes on and Jeremy Loughman comes off
66'
Leonardo Marin is replaced by Paolo Odogwu
66'
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Ireland vs Italy Kick Off Times & TV Channel
Ireland face off against Italy in Six Nations Round 2 on Sat 14th February 2026 at Aviva Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:10. In South Africa it’s at 16:10 SAST, 03:10 NZST in New Zealand, 01:10 AEST in Australia and 06:10 EST in the US.
Ireland won the last encounter but Ireland are in the best form of their last 5 games.
World Rankings
Heading into the fixture, Ireland sits at 3 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Italy holds 12.
The two sides are separated by 9 places in the rankings with Ireland in position 3 and Italy in position 12 as such Ireland are favourites on paper.
Ireland vs Italy Squads
The official squads for Ireland vs Italy will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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