Teams

Italy	Soviet Union
Tries Ghizzoni	Tries Khairulin
Cons Bettarello	Cons none
Pens Bettarello	Pens Berzin 2, Berzin 2
Drops Bettarello	Drops none
Team 15 FB Fabrizio Gaetaniello (c) 14 W Serafino Ghizzoni 13 C Massimo Mascioletti 12 C Rino Francescato 11 W Andrea Azzali 10 FH Stefano Bettarello 9 SH Fulvio Lorigiola 1 P Renato de Bernardo 2 H Claudio Robazza 3 P Guido Rossi 4 L Stefano Annibal 5 L Antonio Colella 6 F Beppe Artuso 7 F Gianni Zanon 8 N8 Claudio Tinari     Replacements 16 F Marzio Innocenti 17 L Giancarlo Pivetta	Team 15 FB Gonyani 14 W Pavel Berzin 13 C Jermakov 12 C I Ovchinnikov 11 W Pavel Berzin 10 FH Sljussar 9 SH Isakov 1 P Epfnaov 2 H Sheverev 3 P Beso Liluashvili 4 L Alexandr Tikhonov 5 L N Plotnikov 6 F R Khairulin 7 F Viktor Kushnarev 8 N8 A Ovchinnikov     Replacements 16 N8 Arkipov

Notes

Result Italy won by a margin of 2 points

FIRA Championship D1 points Italy 3, Soviet Union 1

Ground name Santa Maria Goretti, Catania

Referee JC Yche (France)

Italy Test debuts none

Soviet Union Test debuts Arkipov, Isakov, Jermakov, V Kushnarev

Points scoring rules try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3