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Italy v Namibia 
Rugby World Cup - Round 1 
Sat 9th September 2023, 04:00am PDT 
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 
Andrew Brace Last 5 Games
Last 2 Meetings
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Italy v Namibia Rugby World Cup - Round 1 Sat 9th September 2023, 04:00am PDT Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Andrew Brace 
64' 65' 67' 71' 82' 
Tommaso Allan 
Paolo Odogwu 
Richard Hardwick 
Michele Lamaro 
Monty Ioane 
Manuel Zuliani 
Ange Capuozzo 
Damian Stevens You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
You can now check the official International World Rankings in the RugbyPass App!
Italy face off against Namibia in Rugby World Cup Round 1 on Sat 9th September 2023 at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:00. In South Africa it’s at 13:00 SAST, 23:00 NZST in New Zealand, 21:00 AEST in Australia and 04:00 EST in the US.
Italy won the last encounter but Italy are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Italy sits at 12 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Namibia holds 26.
The two sides are separated by 14 places in the rankings with Italy in position 12 and Namibia in position 26 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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