Ireland A eclipse Italians after floodlights go out

Ireland A 28

Sat, 22 Feb, 2003 - 00:00

Ireland eventually put away a dogged Italian side in a stop-start game, accentuated by a 20-minute delay when the floodlights failed on 60 minutes.

A fine surge from the pack saw Andrea Lo Cicero deliberately collapse and Barry Everitt kicked his first penalty in front of the posts on four minutes.

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