# History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Italy

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 2025 Six Nations Championship in Rome, where Ireland won 17–22.

## 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 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 476 | 270 |
| Neutral venue | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 22 |
| Overall | 38 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 1,354 | 555 |

## Results

| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition | Attendance |
| 1 | 31 December 1988 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 31–15 | Ireland | 1988–89 Italy tour of Ireland | — |
| 2 | 6 May 1995 | Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso | 22–12 | Italy | 1995 Ireland tour of Italy | — |
| 3 | 3 January 1997 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 29–37 | Italy | 1997 Italy tour of Ireland | 25,000 |
| 4 | 20 December 1997 | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna | 37–22 | Italy | 1997 Ireland tour of Italy | — |
| 5 | 10 April 1999 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 39–30 | Ireland | Six Nations Preparation International | 25,000 |
| 6 | 4 March 2000 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 60–13 | Ireland | 2000 Six Nations Championship | 40,000 |
| 7 | 3 February 2001 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 22–41 | Ireland | 2001 Six Nations Championship | 30,000 |
| 8 | 23 March 2002 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 32–17 | Ireland | 2002 Six Nations Championship | 49,000 |
| 9 | 22 February 2003 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 13–37 | Ireland | 2003 Six Nations Championship | 22,500 |
| 10 | 30 August 2003 | Thomond Park, Limerick | 61–6 | Ireland | 2003 Rugby World Cup warm-up match | 14,000 |
| 11 | 20 March 2004 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 19–3 | Ireland | 2004 Six Nations Championship | 49,250 |
| 12 | 6 February 2005 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 17–28 | Ireland | 2005 Six Nations Championship | 30,000 |
| 13 | 4 February 2006 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 26–16 | Ireland | 2006 Six Nations Championship | 49,500 |
| 14 | 17 March 2007 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 24–51 | Ireland | 2007 Six Nations Championship | 24,973 |
| 15 | 24 August 2007 | Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast | 23–20 | Ireland | 2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up match | 14,100 |
| 16 | 2 February 2008 | Croke Park, Dublin | 16–11 | Ireland | 2008 Six Nations Championship | 75,387 |
| 17 | 15 February 2009 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 9–38 | Ireland | 2009 Six Nations Championship | 32,000 |
| 18 | 6 February 2010 | Croke Park, Dublin | 29–11 | Ireland | 2010 Six Nations Championship | 77,686 |
| 19 | 5 February 2011 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 11–13 | Ireland | 2011 Six Nations Championship | 32,000 |
| 20 | 2 October 2011 | Otago Stadium, Dunedin (New Zealand) | 36–6 | Ireland | 2011 Rugby World Cup | 28,027 |
| 21 | 25 February 2012 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 42–10 | Ireland | 2012 Six Nations Championship | 51,000 |
| 22 | 16 March 2013 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 22–15 | Italy | 2013 Six Nations Championship | 74,174 |
| 23 | 8 March 2014 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 46–7 | Ireland | 2014 Six Nations Championship | 52,000 |
| 24 | 7 February 2015 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 3–26 | Ireland | 2015 Six Nations Championship | 57,700 |
| 25 | 4 October 2015 | Olympic Stadium, London (England) | 16–9 | Ireland | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 53,817 |
| 26 | 12 March 2016 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 58–15 | Ireland | 2016 Six Nations Championship | 51,700 |
| 27 | 11 February 2017 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 10–63 | Ireland | 2017 Six Nations Championship | 50,197 |
| 28 | 10 February 2018 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 56–19 | Ireland | 2018 Six Nations Championship | 51,700 |
| 29 | 3 November 2018 | Soldier Field, Chicago (United States) | 54–7 | Ireland | 2018 Autumn International | 35,000 |
| 30 | 24 February 2019 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 16–26 | Ireland | 2019 Six Nations Championship | 49,720 |
| 31 | 10 August 2019 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 29–10 | Ireland | 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match | 30,000 |
| 32 | 24 October 2020 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 50–17 | Ireland | 2020 Six Nations Championship | 0* |
| 33 | 27 February 2021 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 10–48 | Ireland | 2021 Six Nations Championship | 0* |
| 34 | 28 February 2022 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 57–6 | Ireland | 2022 Six Nations Championship | 51,000 |
| 35 | 25 February 2023 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 20–34 | Ireland | 2023 Six Nations Championship | 51,034 |
| 36 | 5 August 2023 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 33–17 | Ireland | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match | 43,500 |
| 37 | 11 February 2024 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 36–0 | Ireland | 2024 Six Nations Championship | 51,700 |
| 38 | 15 March 2025 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 17–22 | Ireland | 2025 Six Nations Championship | 68,981 |

## Gallery

| 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. |