Italy's Luciano Orquera (L) and Gonzalo Garcia tackle Ireland's Tommy Bowe. REUTERS/Brandon Malone : Ireland see off Italy challenge
Italy's Mirco Bergamasco tackles Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll. REUTERS/Brandon Malone : Ireland see off Italy challenge
Italy captain Sergio Parisse pushes the ball out from a ruck. REUTERS/Brandon Malone : Ireland see off Italy challenge
Ireland's Ronan O'Gara kicks a penalty. REUTERS/Brandon Malone : Ireland see off Italy challenge
Italy's Paul Derbyshire (L) hangs on to the shirt of Ireland's Paul O'Connell. REUTERS/Brandon Malone : Ireland see off Italy challenge
Ireland's Keith Earls takes the aerial route over the tryline. REUTERS/Brandon Malone : Ireland see off Italy challenge
Ireland players celebrate winning the match. REUTERS/Brandon Malone : Ireland see off Italy challenge
Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll gives a thumbs-up to the crowd after the match. REUTERS/Brandon Malone : Ireland see off Italy challenge
Ireland withstood a ferocious performance by Italy's forwards in Dunedin on Sunday to advance to the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals with a 36-6 win in the tournament's final pool match.