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Ireland win their eighth game in succession with captain Brian O'Driscoll scoring his 18th touchdown for his country and breaking Brendan Mullin's Irish try-scoring record. David Humphreys was deservedly the man of the match.

Minute-by-minute updates:

Full-time: Ireland are happy to run down the clock to deservedly take the honours.

80 mins +2: Ireland attempt to keep the ball alive from deep, but are pinnned down by Italy.

80 mins +2: Pez turns down a four on two overlap and kicks to the corner instead.

80 mins: Another great line-out take by O'Kelly sets up an Ireland attack, but the Irish are penalised for holding on to the ball in a ruck.

79 mins: Italy do not give up but are finding the Irish defence very hard to breach.

76 mins: Andrea de Rossi is denied a try after a great run, but he spilled the ball while diving over the line. Video referee confirms a knock-on.

74 mins: A great 30-metre drive by the Ireland pack fails to produce a score.

72 mins: Italy 13-37 Ireland
A brilliantly-crafted try set-up by Humphreys saw O'Driscoll feed Murphy to score his 10th try for Ireland. Humphreys again converts.

70 mins: Italy 13-30 Ireland
Move breaks down but Ireland again penalised and Pez lands a penalty from in front of the posts.

69 mins: O'Kelly is offside in midfield and Italy attack with the ball in hand.

67 mins: O'Kelly steals another Italian line-out and Humphreys clears upfield.

65 mins: Humphreys pushes Ireland up to Italy's 22 but Costello spills the ball and Italy counter-attack.

63 mins: Longwell is replaced by Leo Cullen in the second row.

62 mins: Murphy just fails to reach a kick-and-chase as Italy try to stem the Irish rush.

59 mins: Italy 10-30 Ireland
From an attacking line-out Humphreys slips a neat pass to O'Driscoll who runs in under the posts to set a new Irish try-scoring record. Humphreys converts.

58 mins: Italy again penalised after Gary Longwell was taken out at a line-out.

55 mins: Italy penalised for holding on to the ball after a tackle and Humphreys kicks Ireland upfield.

54 mins: Italy 10-23 Ireland
Italy build up some sustained pressure on Ireland and Dallan slips through a gap to score under the posts with Pez converting.

52 mins: Humphreys misses a touchline kick and Dallan makes great strides deep into the Ireland 22. O'Driscoll clears the danger.

50 mins: Murphy penalised after a fracas with Mauro Bergamasco but Ireland snaffle the ball from an attacking Italian line-out.

48 mins: A clever kick by Humphreys has Italy in all sorts of problems with Vaccarri just getting back to deny Hickie a try.

47 mins: Dominguez is replaced by Rotherham fly-half Pez.

46 mins: Dominguez misses his second penalty from short range.

43 mins: Italy 3-23 Ireland
Humphreys starts and finishes a great scoring move by Ireland. His high ball is spilled by Paolo Vaccari and he regains possession to dart over for an unconverted try.

42 mins: Italy disrupt Ireland and force the visitors back into their own half, but the Italians give away a silly penalty and Humphreys clears the danger.

41 mins: Ireland begin with Marcus Horan replacing Corrigan in the front-row.

Half-time: Ireland lose their loose-head prop Reggie Corrigan with a wrist injury, but his side are deserved leaders.

41 mins: Italy overturn Ireland's scrum and gain a penalty at the resulting ruck. Dominguez surprisingly misses from 30 metres.

39 mins: Italy 3-18 Ireland
Italy flanker Aaron Persico caught offside in front of his own posts and Humphreys converts his second penalty.

36 mins: O'Driscoll nearly squeezes in at the corner after a flowing move by the Ireland three-quarter line.

35 mins: Humphreys spirals a kick down near the Italian goal-line.

32 mins: Italy 3-15 Ireland
Kevin Maggs caught offside and although Italy try a quick penalty, they fail to score. Penalty re-taken and Dominguez gives Italy their first points of the game.

30 mins: Italy 0-15 Ireland
A neat chip ahead by Humphreys has Italy funnelling back and from a five-metre scrum the ball was finally worked out right for winger John Kelly to score in the corner. Humphreys misses conversion.

28 mins: A long period of pressure by Ireland is finally broken by a hefty clearance kick by Dominguez.

25 mins: Italy 0-10 Ireland
Italy caught offside on their own 22 and Humphreys slots over a penalty.

23 mins: Murphy makes another fine take from a Garryowen by Dominguez.

20 mins: A Murphy burst and kick downfield puts Ireland on the attack again.

17 mins: Italy 0-7 Ireland
A great kick and chase by Hickie puts Italy under pressure and when Ireland win a line-out scrum-half Peter Stringer scrambles over for the opening score of game. Humphreys converts.

16 mins: Ireland finding life difficult, and Dominguez keeps pushing back with delicate kicks.

14 mins: A clever kick by O'Driscoll has Dallan scampering back to clear.

11 mins: Humphreys fumbles ball under his own posts and from the resulting scrum Ireland overturn possession and clear ball down to Italy's 22.

10 mins: Murphy has to look sharp to clear from a Dallan kick through.

9 mins: Dominguez misses a drop-goal attempt from 30 metres as Italy keep up pressure in Ireland half.

8 mins: O'Kelly wins second line-out against the throw.

7 mins: Ireland penalised for going over the top and Dominguez puts Italy deep into Irish territory.

5 mins: Denis Hickie misses a touchline clearance and Italy run the ball back with Humphreys making a saving tackle on Dennis Dallan.

4 mins: High tackle by Costello on Italian hooker Carlo Festuccia, but Ireland steal first line-out on their own 22.

2 mins: Great drive by Ireland pack after a Victor Costello take in a line-out. Humphreys kick puts Ireland deep into Italy territory.

1 min: A Dominguez kick fielded by Geordan Murphy, but Italy turn the ball over and have possession at a scrum.

1430GMT: Diego Dominguez kicks off into the wind and ball is taken by Brian O'Driscoll with David Humphreys clearing to the half-way line.

Italy: P Vaccari; Mauro Bergamasco, C Stoica, G Raineri, D Dallan; D Dominguez, A Troncon (capt); G de Carli, C Festuccia, R martinez, C Bezzi, M Bortolami, A de Rossi, A Persico, M Phillips.
Replacements: A Moretti, L Castrogiovanni, M Giacheri, S Palmer, J-M Queirolo, R Pez, Mirco Bergamasco.

Ireland: G Murphy; J Kelly, B O'Driscoll (capt), K Maggs, D Hickie; D Humphreys, P Stringer; R Corrigan, S Byrne, J Hayes, M O'Kelly, G Longwell, V Costello, K Gleeson, A Foley.
Replacements: M Horan, F Sheahan, L Cullen, A Quinlan, G Easterby, P Burke, R Henderson.

Referee: Tony Spreadbury (RFU).