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Italy face off against Uruguay in Rugby World Cup Round 3 on Wed 20th September 2023 at Allianz Riviera. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:45. In South Africa it’s at 17:45 SAST, 03:45 NZST in New Zealand, 01:45 AEST in Australia and 08:45 EST in the US.
Italy won the last encounter but Uruguay are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the rankings with Italy in position 10 and Uruguay in position 14, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Italy vs Uruguay 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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The Italy supporters go wild as Paolo Garbisi successfully kicks the penalty goal.
The Italy supporters go wild as Tommaso Allan successfully kicks the conversion.
Great hands by Italy leads to a try for Juan Ignacio Brex
The touch judges raise their flags as Tommaso Allan kicks the conversion.
A penetrating move by Italy results in a try for Lorenzo Cannone.
The touch judges raise their flags as Tommaso Allan kicks the conversion.
Nothing was going to stop Monty Ioane from scoring as they record the try for Italy.
Tommaso Allan adds the two points for Italy.
Slick passing by Italy leads to a try for Michele Lamaro.
Andres Vilaseca (Uruguay) is shown a yellow card
The Uruguay supporters go wild as Felipe Etcheverry successfully kicks the %a%.
Felipe Etcheverry does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
Incisive passing by Uruguay is finished off by Nicolas Freitas, as they goes over for the try.
Danilo Fischetti (Italy) is shown a yellow card
Niccolo Cannone (Italy) is shown a yellow card
Tommaso Allan has kicked a conversion.
Italy are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Lorenzo Pani touching down.