Ireland reach quarter-finals of rugby World Cup with emphatic 36-6 victory over Italy . Ireland reached the quarterfinals of the rugby World Cup Sunday with an emphatic 36-6 victory over Italy at the Otago Stadium . Ireland top Pool C ahead of second-placed Australia , and now play Wales . Italy 's coach had claimed his team boasted a better front row and would prove it . Score: 7
Ireland reach quarter-finals of rugby World Cup with emphatic 36-6 victory over Italy . Ireland top Pool C ahead of second-placed Australia , and now play Wales . Italy 's coach had claimed his team boasted a better front row and would prove it . Score: 7