Narrow Irish Win The opening RBS 6 Nations match  pitting Italy vs. Ireland at Lansdowne Road  was not the game many thought it would be. The Italian side Captained by Marco Bortolami showed that the Azzuri were a force to be reckoned with. "In the first 20 minutes we really hadn't much ball and didn't get into many attacking positions. They got their confidence out of that and they took the game to us. It was an ugly game of rugby by any standards," said Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan.
 Ireland won the opening RBS 6 Nations match 26-16 last Saturday. The match, pitting Italy vs. Ireland at Lansdowne Road , was not the game many thought it would be. The Italian side Captained by Marco Bortolami showed that the Azzuri were a force to be reckoned with. "In the first 20 minutes we really hadn't much ball and didn't get into many attacking positions. They got their confidence out of that and they took the game to us. It was an ugly game of rugby by any standards," said Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan.
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