IRELAND’S TALE OF ITALIAN WOE

May 1995 – Italy 22 Ireland 12, Treviso IRELAND: Jim Staples; Richard Wallace, Brendan Mullin, Jonny Bell, Darragh O’Mahony; Paul Burke, David O’Mahony; Nick Popplewell, Terry Kingston, Gary Halpin; Gabriel Fulcher, Davy Tweed; Anthony Foley, Eddie Halvey, Paddy Johns.

Jan 1997 – Italy 37 Ireland 29, Lansdowne Road

IRELAND: Conor O’Shea; James Topping, Jonathan Bell, Mark McCall, DomInic Crotty; Paul Burke, Stephen McIvor; Nick Popplewell, Keith Wood, Paul Wallace; Gabriel Fulcher, Jeremy Davidson; David Corkery, Eric Miller, Anthony Foley.

Dec 1997 – Italy 37 Ireland 22, Bologna IRELAND: Kevin Nowlan; Denis Hickie,

Kevin Maggs, Mark McCall, Darragh O’Mahony; David Humphreys, Niall Hogan; Reggie Corrigan, Keith Wood, Peter Clohessy; Paddy Johns, Malcolm O’Kelly; David Erskine, Dylan O’Grady, Eric Miller.