Rugby World Cup
, Pool D - Canberra, 15 October 2003, 19:30 local, 09:30 GMT
Italy
(9)
36 - 12
(7)
Tonga
(FT)
Match coverage:
Report
Teams
Italy
Tonga
Tries
D Dallan 2, M Dallan
Tries
Payne, Tu'ifua
Cons
Wakarua-Noema 3
Cons
Tuipulotu
Pens
Wakarua-Noema 5
Pens
none
Team
15
FB
Gonzalo Canale
14
W
Nicola Mazzucato
13
C
Cristian Stoica
12
C
Manuel Dallan
11
W
Denis Dallan
10
FH
Rima Wakarua-Noema
9
SH
Alessandro Troncon
(c)
1
P
Andrea Lo Cicero Vaina
2
H
Fabio Ongaro
3
P
Martin Castrogiovanni
4
L
Santiago Dellape
5
L
Marco Bortolami
6
F
Andrea de Rossi
7
F
Aaron Persico
8
N8
Sergio Parisse
Replacements
16
H
Carlo Festuccia
17
P
Salvatore Perugini
18
L
Carlo Checchinato
19
BR
Mauro Bergamasco
20
Matteo Mazzantini
21
Francesco Mazzariol
22
FB
Andrea Masi
Team
15
FB
Pierre Hola
14
W
Sione Fonua
13
C
Gus Leger
12
C
John Payne
11
W
Tevita Tu'ifua
10
FH
Sateki Tuipulotu
9
SH
Sililo Martens
1
P
Tonga Lea'aetoa
2
H
Ephraim Taukafa
3
P
Hemani Lavaka
4
L
Viliami Vaki
5
L
Milton Ngauamo
6
F
Inoke Afeaki
(c)
7
F
Ipolito Fenukitau
8
N8
Benhur Kivalu
Replacements
16
H
Vili Ma'asi
17
P
Kisi Pulu
18
F
Saia Latu
19
F
Stanley Afeaki
20
Toni Alatini
21
C
Johnny Ngauamo
22
W
Sila Va'enuku
Notes
Result
Italy won by a margin of 24 points
Rugby World Cup points
Italy 4, Tonga 0
Ground name
Canberra Stadium
(neutral venue)
Attendance
18967
Referee
SR Walsh
Italy Test debuts
RS Wakarua-Noema
Tonga Test debuts
none
Other scores
Rugby World Cup
Fiji
19 - 18
USA
Brisbane
Samoa
60 - 13
Uruguay
Perth
