Inviato: 9 feb 2005, 13:48
Tratto da scrum.com:
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<BR>Ci sono tre giocatori italiani in questa squadra e non a caso sono pilone, tallonatore e mediano di mischia, a sottolineare quanto bene i nostri avanti abbiano fatto durante la settimana.
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<BR>15 Murphy
<BR>Right from the opening exchanges when he tried to run the ball from a mark the Irish full back was keen to keep the ball in hand. He took his try superbly and with O\'Driscoll and D\'Arcy doubtful for next weekend the Leicester man could become the lynch pin of the Irish attack.
<BR>14 Valbon
<BR>An early half replacement for Rougerie his direct running was a breath of fresh air for an uninspired French side. Sadly he will miss the trip to Twickenham after picking up an injury of his own near the end.
<BR>13 O\'Driscoll
<BR>The difference between victory and defeat for the Irish on Sunday. Two superb individual breaks set up the two first two Irish tries and he was a constant handful for the Italian midfield.
<BR>12 Henson
<BR>Where O\'Driscoll carried his Irish team mates Henson, quite literally carried the opposition and gave Matt Tait quite a welcome to test rugby. Then there was that kick! Our man of the round
<BR>11 Williams
<BR>Williams took his vital try so well and as always constantly tackled above his weight
<BR>10 Parks
<BR>In contrast to his opposite number in Paris on Saturday Dan parks was in great form – particularly with his superb line kicking – mind you would he have done so well if France had fielded a back row?
<BR>9 Troncon
<BR>Chris Cusiter may have scooped the man of the match award against France but we go for the Italian veteran. He was a constant threat to Ireland both individually and in the way he was able to marshal the forward effort in Rome
<BR>8 Owen
<BR>The English back row never got a look in Cardiff and Michael Owen was part of the reason why. Solid at the lineout and always present in the loose he epitomised the spirit that took Wales to victory
<BR>7 Williams
<BR>He was only there to ‘fill in\' for the injured Colin Charvis but Williams celebrated his 50 th cap in style with some tremendous work on the deck.
<BR>6 White
<BR>Jason White gave his club mate Sebastian Chabal a master class in back row play and when Jon Petrie was sin binned quite literally did the work of two men
<BR>5 Kay
<BR>One of the few English successes in Cardiff where his lineout ball was always secure he was also the biggest tackler of the day at the Millennium Stadium
<BR>4 Murray
<BR>Huge in defence and attack Murray was solid at the lineout and a vital cog in the loose for the unfortunate Scots.
<BR>3 Castrogiovanni
<BR>He may have shipped a few penalties at the scrum but he certainly gave Reggie Corrigan a difficult afternoon – and collected Italy \'s try
<BR>2 Ongaro
<BR>The Italians lineout throwing was secure and his work rate in the loose was great. Like all the Italian forwards he produced a performance way above expectations
<BR>1 Smith
<BR>Laid the platform for a great Scottish forward effort that should have produced a mores successful outcome
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<BR>Ci sono tre giocatori italiani in questa squadra e non a caso sono pilone, tallonatore e mediano di mischia, a sottolineare quanto bene i nostri avanti abbiano fatto durante la settimana.
<BR>
<BR>15 Murphy
<BR>Right from the opening exchanges when he tried to run the ball from a mark the Irish full back was keen to keep the ball in hand. He took his try superbly and with O\'Driscoll and D\'Arcy doubtful for next weekend the Leicester man could become the lynch pin of the Irish attack.
<BR>14 Valbon
<BR>An early half replacement for Rougerie his direct running was a breath of fresh air for an uninspired French side. Sadly he will miss the trip to Twickenham after picking up an injury of his own near the end.
<BR>13 O\'Driscoll
<BR>The difference between victory and defeat for the Irish on Sunday. Two superb individual breaks set up the two first two Irish tries and he was a constant handful for the Italian midfield.
<BR>12 Henson
<BR>Where O\'Driscoll carried his Irish team mates Henson, quite literally carried the opposition and gave Matt Tait quite a welcome to test rugby. Then there was that kick! Our man of the round
<BR>11 Williams
<BR>Williams took his vital try so well and as always constantly tackled above his weight
<BR>10 Parks
<BR>In contrast to his opposite number in Paris on Saturday Dan parks was in great form – particularly with his superb line kicking – mind you would he have done so well if France had fielded a back row?
<BR>9 Troncon
<BR>Chris Cusiter may have scooped the man of the match award against France but we go for the Italian veteran. He was a constant threat to Ireland both individually and in the way he was able to marshal the forward effort in Rome
<BR>8 Owen
<BR>The English back row never got a look in Cardiff and Michael Owen was part of the reason why. Solid at the lineout and always present in the loose he epitomised the spirit that took Wales to victory
<BR>7 Williams
<BR>He was only there to ‘fill in\' for the injured Colin Charvis but Williams celebrated his 50 th cap in style with some tremendous work on the deck.
<BR>6 White
<BR>Jason White gave his club mate Sebastian Chabal a master class in back row play and when Jon Petrie was sin binned quite literally did the work of two men
<BR>5 Kay
<BR>One of the few English successes in Cardiff where his lineout ball was always secure he was also the biggest tackler of the day at the Millennium Stadium
<BR>4 Murray
<BR>Huge in defence and attack Murray was solid at the lineout and a vital cog in the loose for the unfortunate Scots.
<BR>3 Castrogiovanni
<BR>He may have shipped a few penalties at the scrum but he certainly gave Reggie Corrigan a difficult afternoon – and collected Italy \'s try
<BR>2 Ongaro
<BR>The Italians lineout throwing was secure and his work rate in the loose was great. Like all the Italian forwards he produced a performance way above expectations
<BR>1 Smith
<BR>Laid the platform for a great Scottish forward effort that should have produced a mores successful outcome