"If you look at the television it was me that got the dig. The linesman obviously got it wrong."

- Peter Clohessy on his altercation with Italian scrumhalf Alessandro Troncon. Touch judge Steve Lander ruled that the Young Munster prop had been the aggressor and referee Steve Lander brought play back to award the Italians a penalty.

"There is not a better 'pocket man' (stet) than him in world rugby, never mind the Six Nations Championship."

- Ireland's Ronan O'Gara, or Roman as the Italian stadium announcer insisted on calling him every time he scored during Saturday's Six Nations game, offers glowing praise of Ireland's three try hero Rob Henderson.

"It's 13 years since Ireland won a first game in the championship so you can understand how happy we are to get a win."

- Alan Quinlan, making his Six Nations Championship debut, describes the pressure of expectation that hung over the Irish team for the test match against the Italians.