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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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Comments on RugbyPass
13 Go to commentsThat time of the month for you. NE? .. it must be a dark place living in your skin🤣🤣🤣... we love your hatred ... makes us so much more determined to rub it in... in your heeaaad in your heeeaad...
8 Go to commentsThe Allblacks will be enormously frustrated with their errors as it was there to be taken but I still actually think the Allblacks played very well in their first two tests and then have been uneven for the rest of the year.
The England game a couple of weeks ago they had a ton of luck to sneak that win and the Wallabies and South Africa have shown that England exit the head coach.
Ireland have lost their way and that really left the French as the only side that was going to be a big challenge.
The French haven't had all the combinations the Allblacks have enjoyed and had friction in the camp.
The French out strategized the Allblacks but wouldn't beat South Africa.
We are now left with the Boks at number one, the French are second and the Allblacks are third.
Allblacks have to work out how to stop the unforced errors which has been killing them all year, making the game unnecessary tight.
2 Go to commentsHe absolutely needs an outside influence, he's surrounded himself with yes men. Probably because he lacks confidence as an international coach. His coaching setup is a shambles. England need continuity but honestly, more than continuity, they need a new head coach. Borthwick could stay on as forwards coach but there's no way we're winning a world cup with him at the helm. He lacks experience, confidence and imagination.
13 Go to commentsBlock Nigel like I have, makes for a more pleasant experience.
2 Go to commentsA conspicuous absence of chest thumping and jeering in opposition faces from Maro Itoje… seldom gets to enjoy these unsportsmanlike traits against the Boks who manhandled him from start to finish. A most enjoyable and rewarding sight…
19 Go to commentsCouldn't agree more!...its the ratings given which are out of line!
13 Go to commentsExactly ..... duh.
13 Go to commentsLoser much?
19 Go to commentsBest teams do get lucky.
5 Go to commentsI’m the GOAT
19 Go to commentsBest team won, who cares about the ratings?
19 Go to commentsThese ratings are embarrassing!...absolutely no idea by the writer...its like they dominated All Blacks!...France were incredibly lucky!
38 Go to commentsThere is always a lot of respect between both teams and the French fans love to watch the ABs. It was also wonderful to watch and listen the Haka in such a silence and respect from the crowd. No yellow card, no red card. Players from both teams chatting nicely at the end of the game and the crowd applauding the ABs. What more can you expect from such a game?
13 Go to commentsNigel your are uninteligent. A fool that know nothing about rugby or anything. Ref was favoring SA what pure nonsence. LOOK AT THE PENALTIES FOR AND AGAINST FOR BOTH TEAMS
1 Go to commentsToo good not to come back strong.
2 Go to comments... And by the way, our attack coach is Borthwick's pal from Sarries and Leicester who had about half a season's experience as a full-time coach before being given the role and was a scrum half who spent all his time box kicking.
Borthwick's coaching setup consists of his mates. There is no one there to challenge him or bring ideas from outside of his own methodology. It's all very comfortable and never going to work.
6 Go to commentsThe attack looks good when Marcus is creating moments of magic. When they get that moment, the players sometimes have the ability to capitalise on it... Although I think any other back in the team except Slade would have butchered that 3 on 2 where Sleightholme went in.
When Marcus doesn't make a break or do something spectacular, none of the other backs create and there is no structure in place for them to do so. There's no deception, no runners coming back against the grain, no wingers/fullbacks coming into midfield... It's usually just Lawrence trucking it up or pass it down to the winger and try the same in the opposite direction until we get turned over.
8 Go to commentsNo point saying would've or could've against the Boks or French - we lost! Well we rode our luck against England and Ireland, and the luck ran out against the French.
Razor is 69% win ratio - heading to Italy. Assuming a win, leaves Razor 71% win ratio in first year, which lets face it is a PASS.
I am pleased to see we have seen some new guys have risen to the occassion - Sititi, Williams, Aumua, Lakai, and I class Roigard too (he had only played 6 tests before), some others we are still on fence Ratima, Darry, and Finau.
What scares me, is Razor's conservatism when it comes to teh game plan, and his insistance on continuing to play Reiko, Sevu and Beauden, as well as Jordan at 15 - while Will may like 15, he is not a worldclass 15, and I believe Love and Sullivan are stronger
I still think it was a mistake to play TJ in so many games too,
I hope Razor will give Perofeta a go at 10 against the Italians
23 Go to commentsHow in the universe does Cam get an 8 and DuPont gets an 8.5? Ridiculous, Roigard was the better half on the paddock the entire time he was on.
11 Go to commentsWales are just weak for hiring kiwi coaches for the 20 years ? Grow a spine Wales. Hire a Welshman you can believe in and support.