Russia, Fiji, Argentina and South Africa all opened the scoring in their matches but fell to their more-fancied opponents. Has the same fate befell the first scorer in the match between Italy and Namibia?
Conor O'Shea has named his 31-man Italy Rugby World Cup squad for Japan - and there are some significant casualties.
Beaten by Ireland in Dublin in their opening warm-up match for the World Cup, Conor O'Shea has changed 14 of his team for Italy's second pre-season game next Saturday.
Three uncapped players have been included in Italy's squad for their warm-up matches against Ireland and Russia, alongside 2018's breakout star Matteo Minozzi.
Two days after Wales led the way with their World Cup training squad announcement, Conor O'Shea has followed suit by unveiling the names of Italy's panel.
Italy's losing sequence in the Guinness Six Nations extended to a record 22 matches but France were pushed all the way before prevailing 25-14 at the Stadio Olimpico.
Conor O'Shea has opted to shake things up as Italy try to end a 20-game losing streak in the Six Nations when France visit Rome on Saturday.
Mike Catt, who lost his job with England after 2015 World Cup failure, has kept a low profile as Italy assistant but he lifts the lid here on life with the Azzurri in this exclusive RugbyPass interview.
Despite an encouraging round three performance where they led Ireland at the interval in Rome, Conor O'Shea has made three changes to his Italy team that will face England in London on Saturday.
