Italy face off against Namibia in Rugby World Cup on Sat 21st September 2019 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 06:15. In South Africa it’s at 07:15 SAST, 17:15 NZST in New Zealand, 15:15 AEST in Australia and 22:15 EST in the US.
Italy won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Italy sits at 10 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Namibia holds 27.
The two sides are separated by 17 places in the rankings with Italy in position 10 and Namibia in position 27 as such Italy are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Italy vs Namibia will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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