Italy (20) 27 / USA (10) 10 (Final Score)
Italy and the USA did battle in Nelson at 08:30 SA Time (19:30 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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USA forced Italy to grind out a win, with their dominant scrum, and for the first time in a very long time, Nick Mallett’s side managed to get a bonus point for tries scored.
One could say mission accomplished by Italy, but they really made hard work of the task.
Scorers:
Italy:
- Penalties – Mirco Bergamasco (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Sergio Parisse (1), Luciano Orquera (1), Martin Castrogiovanni (1), Penalty Try (1)
- Conversions – Mirco Bergamasco (2)
USA:
- Penalties – Chris Wyles (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Chris Wyles (1)
- Conversions – Chris Wyles (1)
Teams:
Italy: 15 Luke McLean, 14 Tommaso Benvenuti, 13 Gonzalo Canale, 12 Gonzalo Garcia, 11 Mirco Bergamasco, 10 Luciano Orquera, 9 Fabio Semenzato, 8 Sergio Parisse (captain), 7 Mauro Bergamasco, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Cornelius van Zyl, 4 Quintin Geldenhuys, 3 Martin Castrogiovanni, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Salvatore Perugini.
Replacements: 16 Fabio Ongaro, 17 Andrea Lo Cicero, 18 Marco Bortolami, 19 Paul Derbyshire, 20 Edoardo Gori, 21 Riccardo Bocchino, 22 Giulio Toniolatti.
USA Eagles: 15 Chris Wyles, 14 Takudzwa Ngwenya, 13 Paul Emerick, 12 Andrew Suniula, 11 James Paterson, 10 Roland Suniula, 9 Mike Petri, 8 Nic Johnson, 7 Todd Clever, 6 Louis Stanfill, 5 Hayden Smith, 4 John van der Giessen, 3 Mate Moeakiola, 2 Chris Biller, 1 Mike MacDonald.
Replacements: 16 Phil Thiel, 17 Shawn Pittman, 18 Scott LaValla, 19 Pat Danahy, 20 Tim Usasz, 21 Nese Malifa, 22 Blaine Scully.
Date: Tuesday 27 September
Kick-off: 08:30 SA Time (19:30 NZ Time)
Venue: Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Expected weather conditions: Fine, northerly winds. Min 6°C, Max 17°C.
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Wayne Barnes (England), Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
USA defense hold out the Italians once ag
again
italy decide to do via their scrum.
Penalty again… they’ll scrum again
10m out
Man, what a waste.
Scrum is swung past 90 degrees, turn-over scrum
Ref lets the Usa off the hook.
Massive Italia scrum… and they get the penalty
Bruuutal scrum by the Italians!
Nou kak die USA skrum!
Italy srcum maak nou NET wat hulle wil met US! Flippen like dit baie!
It must be penalty try time.
wat van ‘n penalty drie ref?
… en daar kak hulle weer…
Penalty Italy, team warning to USA
Take another scrum.
USA cop a Yellow Card
…of ‘n geeel kaart~
Yellow card to the states. Moer hulle Italia!
Bad control behind the Italian scrum, USA hack it out
The States miraculously escape once more.
Whoever says that Parisse is the best 8 in the world hasn’t watched this game.
Italy really let the USA off the hook here
Italy get a Penalty, Scully kneed Bergamasco
Now Italy will want to build and be more clinical
Can Italy do it now with the States down 1 man?
Penalty to Italy again, States barely hanging on, kicked out 5m out
Held up.
Try Italy??
TMO
FORZA ITALIA!
Should be ruled inconclusive.
Bad control again at the back of the ruck
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