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Italy name team for Namibia with 5 survivors from 2019 RWC
By Ian Cameron
Head Coach Kieran Crowley has named five survivors in his match-day team from the last time they played Namibia at RWC 2019, in Tommaso Allan, Federico Ruzza, Luca Morisi, Simone Ferrari and Marco Riccioni.
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Allan will play his eighth Rugby World Cup match, the most of any player in this squad. Italy have won all three games when he scores more than 10 points in a RWC game, but lost all four when he has been restricted nine points or fewer.
Only six players in his match-day squad have Rugby World Cup experience from previous tournaments.
Three players in the 23 play their club rugby in France: Tommaso Allan for Perpignan, Ange Capuzzo for Stade Toulousain and Paolo Garbisi for Montpellier.
Toulouse winger Ange Capuozzo starts on the wing. World Rugby Men’s Breakthrough Player of the Year in 2022 has made the most linebreaks (12) and beaten the most defenders (30) for Italy this season, breaking the defensive line on average every 4.8 carries.
SQUAD:
1 Danilo Fischetti
2 Giacomo Nicotera
3 Simone Ferrari
4 Dino Lamb
5 Federico Ruzza
6 Sebastian Negri
7 Michele Lamaro (c)
8 Lorenzo Cannone
9 Stephen Varney
10 Paolo Garbisi
11 Montanna Ioane
12 Luca Morisi
13 Juan Ignacio Brex
14 Ange Capuozzo
15 Tommaso Allan
REPLACEMENTS:
16 Hame Faiva
17 Ivan Nemer
18 Marco Riccioni
19 David Sisi
20 Manuel Zuliani
21 Martin Page-Relo
22 Paolo Odogwu
23 Pierre Bruno
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4 Go to commentsWho will win between chiefs and brumbies
4 Go to commentsBlues have started best all season. Played out that way too
6 Go to commentsWhy were so little others at the game GP, did you hear any comments/reasons?
6 Go to commentsEntirely predictable game/teams played out as expected. I’m kinda disappointed there wasn’t enough class on the Blues side to grab some momentum back, as even though Crusaders only scored with 10 to go I thought they had most of the half.
What is with players not dipping into a tackle properly? Has World Rugby come out with some internal data to tell teams that most concussions are caused to the tackler when he dips his head? I though Ennors attempt was so bad, having run 30 meters and still fckn it up, he should have received Red. There was no outs for him, at least the others were still relatively dynamic tackles.
Not sure those performances, Blues having played their one-good-game-that’s-all-theyre-good-for/final last weekend, are going to be enough against the Chiefs, even this Brumbies team if they can back up last weekends (final for them?) game.
4 Go to commentsWere you ACTUALLY THERE GP????!!!!
1 Go to commentsWhat time are games on the west coast USA?
8 Go to commentsPathetic. I can now better understand the intensity of the rivalry between Bath and Bristol because the word ‘Prem’ really stirs the athleticism in my soul . . . Shall I stop now . . . ?
2 Go to commentsI’m not convinced it changes much. Burke can play 15, and Farrell can play 12. My understanding is also that Farrell is coming back as a player-coach, so Saracens’ enthusiasm for signing him might not indicate that they see him as an unambiguous first team player.
11 Go to commentsAgree Blues just needed to quick tap that last penalty advantage but it was the penalties they gave away that bit, For all the territory and penalties the Blues made it hard for work for the Saders to score , Sititi didn’t finished as he yellow carded for head on head an then failed HIA but jeez he kinda lost his composure so much before then
11 Go to commentsHaha he played well tho him and Lam were bashing them up for awhile both teams shut down each others backs to an extent ( yea Will got 2 but they not making his extensive highlight reel )
11 Go to commentsfirst half he was great super physical dominating his collisions but then he slammed Blackadder in the back after whistle got penalized and jeez was not pretty after that gave away another penalty on D straight after dropped the ball near Saders line and then the yellow card
4 Go to commentsWhen u have Wallace and Ardie will be hard to break into team for Lio-Willie, Blackadder if he can stay fit always in the mix
34 Go to commentsAre you still disappointed with the “"fumbling and stumbling Crusaders”, Hamish?
6 Go to commentsAs “Cantab” said a truly epic match in the true traditions of red and black v blue and white. I was at the game , though not as bad as last week, it was cold. Guys like v captain Will Jordan, ( 2 tries), Tom Christie , ( who never gives up), Lio-Willie were amazing. Will’s leadership in this team is amazing. Coming back from 14-0 down , well done guys. Rivez Reihana , stepping up big time at 10.
8 Go to commentsTotally worth it 🤦♂️
11 Go to commentsI wonder what Ioane posted on social media today?
11 Go to commentsPlanet Rugby rated Hoskins Sotutu a 4/10.
4 Go to commentsBower, Blackadder, and Willie-Lio have probably played themselves into the All Blacks based on their performances in the playoffs the past 2 weeks.
8 Go to commentsGood point, well made 👏
8 Go to commentsToo much.
Unless the consultant paid them, in which case it was too little.