Italy defeat Namibia 52-8 in Pool A

taly secured a 52-8 bonus-point win against Pool A opponents Namibia at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne on Saturday.

Back-row forward Lorenzo Cannone scored the first of their seven tries after Namibian hooker Torsten van Jaarsveld was shown a yellow card. Fly-half Paolo Garbisi also went over and a penalty from full-back Tommaso Allan gave Italy a 17-8 half-time lease, with Gerswin Mouton having crossed for Namibia.

Superb from Garbisi #RWC2023 pic.twitter.com/fN6HHYpfSk

— Rugby Bits (@RugbyBits) September 9, 2023

Italy dominated the scoreboard in the second half with tries from second-row Dino Lamb, wing Ange Capuozzo, hooker Hame Faiva, back-row Manuel Zuliani and centre Paolo Odogwu.

What a pass and what a finish! @RugbyNamibia score through Gershwin Mouton #RWC2023 pic.twitter.com/ebEjC24kW9

— Rugby Bits (@RugbyBits) September 9, 2023