Italy vs Canada
World Cup
26th September
Italy maintained a bonus-point??48-7 win over Canada in their Rugby World Cup Pool B clash in Fukuoka on Thursday.
Italy made a screen to conquer Canada and set up an intriguing clash after beating Namibia 47-22 in an inconsistent functionality.
Should they would like to progress to the quarter-finals in Pool B in addition Together with the Springboks and New Zealand, Italy desire a triumph over one of the 2 sides, along with their seven-try campaign against Canada will fill them with assurance.
Tries from lock Dean Budd and 8 Braam Steyn – captain for Sergio Parisse – and two conversions and a penalty from fly-half Tommaso Allan gave a strong 17-0 lead at the break to the Azzurri.
Flanker Sebastian Negri went in the second half and Italy got their fourth having a penalty try after Canada’s Matt Heaton had been sin-binned for bringing down a driving maul yards outside.
Canada scored a try through Andrew Coe and never gave up but additionally tries from Mattia Bellini, Matteo Minozzi and Federico Zani gave Italy a win.
Italy’s dominance was built by their forward who steamrolled through Canada.
Italy possess 10 points but still have to handle Springboks and the All Blacks, who are expected to make up for its quarter-finals, short of an upset of this magnitude of Wednesday’s win for Uruguay over Fiji.
Even the Italians, who rested several players, were in no mood to permit a shock within the space of 24 hours and have been directed by rampaging forwards Jake Polledri, Steyn and Sebastian Negri.
Steyn and Budd exploited a few poor defence to provide his side a lead.
Facing a rout, the Canadians started to make their tackles and started to find some ownership that let them control field position, however, butchered opportunities to get to the scoreboard.
Negri extended Italy’s guide when he blasted over from close range before Canada again failed to capitalise on a chance when DTH van der Merwe generated space throughout the midfield and managed to place Jeff Hassler clear just for Minozzi to produce a try-saving handle on the winger less than 5 metres from the line.
Referee Nigel Owens given a penalty attempt which ensured the bonus point before replacement winger Bellini to get the Italians crossed with about 20 seconds.
Owens generated some controversy when he given a try to Ardron for the television game official Rowan Kitt to rule out it before the ball landed in the hands of the No 8.
The choice was met by a chorus of boos when the underdogs scored the best try of the match by winger Andrew Coe, however, the crowd, now behind the Canadians, climbed to their toes minutes.
Before Bellini put Minozzi into close out the scoring italy finished together with all substitute hooker Zani shunted over from a maul.
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