Pool C - Ireland v Italy

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Italy sent packing by solid Ireland

The Ireland and Italy forwards pack down for a scrum during the IRB Rugby World Cup Pool C match between Ireland and Italy at Dunedin Stadium on October 2, 2011 in Dunedin, New Zealand.

( October 1, 2011 - Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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Ireland created a mouth-watering quarter-final date with Wales next week after overcoming Italy 36-6 at Forsyth Barr Stadium on Sunday.
There was little to separate the two nations at the break with three Ronan O'Gara penalties edging Mirco Bergamasco's two. But after their rest, the Irish stepped up through the gears in Dunedin.
Scores from Brian O'Driscoll and Keith Earls sealed the victory and with it, Italy's tournament in New Zealand came to a premature conclusion
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Man of the match: He just continues to get better and better in a green jersey. Sean O'Brien was again immense for Ireland in what is shaping up to be a lethal weapon of a back-row.
http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,9989_7217405,00.html
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Sean O'Brien of Ireland (C) is tackled by Salvatore Perugini (L) and Tommaso Benvenuti of Italy during the IRB Rugby World Cup Pool C match between Ireland and Italy at Dunedin Stadium on October 2, 2011 in Dunedin, New Zealand.

( October 1, 2011 - Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images AsiaPac)

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next test:
10-8
Ireland v Wales
Wellington
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Ireland finishes 4-0
Italy finishes 2-2
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