Rugby World Cup
, Pool C - Parc des Princes, 19 September 2007, 20:00 local, 18:00 GMT
Italy
(16)
31 - 5
(5)
Portugal
(FT)
Match coverage:
Report
Teams
Italy
Portugal
Tries
Bergamasco, Masi 2
Tries
Penalva
Cons
Bortolussi 2
Cons
none
Pens
Bortolussi 4
Pens
none
Team
15
FB
David Bortolussi
14
W
Pablo Canavosio
13
C
Gonzalo Canale
12
C
Andrea Masi
11
W
Matteo Pratichetti
10
FH
Roland de Marigny
9
SH
Alessandro Troncon
1
P
Andrea Lo Cicero Vaina
2
H
Leonardo Ghiraldini
3
P
Martin Castrogiovanni
4
L
Carlo Antonio del Fava
5
L
Marco Bortolami
(c)
6
F
Sergio Parisse
7
F
Mauro Bergamasco
8
N8
Manoa Vosawai
Replacements
16
Fabio Ongaro
17
P
Matias Aguero
18
P
Salvatore Perugini
19
Valerio Bernabo
20
N8
Silvio Orlando
21
SH
Paul Griffen
22
Ezio Galon
Team
15
FB
Pedro Cabral
14
W
David Mateus
13
C
Frederico Sousa
12
C
Diogo Mateus
11
W
Antonio Aguilar
10
FH
Duarte Pinto
9
SH
Jose Pinto Neves
1
P
Rui Cordeiro
2
H
Joao Correia
3
P
Cristian Spachuk
4
L
Goncalo Uva
5
L
David Penalva
6
F
Tiago Girao
7
F
Joao Uva
8
N8
Vasco Uva
(c)
Replacements
16
P
Juan Murre Peke
17
P
Andre Silva
18
H
Duarte Figueiredo
19
F
Paulo Murinelo
20
SH
Luis Pissarra
21
C
Diogo Gama
22
W
Goncalo Mesquita de Foro
Notes
Result
Italy won by a margin of 26 points
Rugby World Cup points
Italy 4, Portugal 0
Ground name
Parc des Princes
(neutral venue)
Attendance
45476
Referee
M Jonker
(South Africa)
Italy Test debuts
none
Portugal Test debuts
none