Canada's best showing at the Rugby World Cup is reaching the quarter-finals, which they achieved in 1991. In that lone quarter-final, they lost to New Zealand.
Steyn powers towards the line off the back of the scrum
Parfrey does brilliantly to get back ahead of Braley, but it was carried back, scrum Italy 5m out
Little kick ahead from Italy and the races is on, who got it down in the corner, TMO will have a look
Sisi carries it up, out to Minozzi into the line down the left
Box kick from McRorie, forward off a Canadian hand and Italy have it
Taken up by the Canadian captain Ardron
Allan gets the match underway for Italy
Italy have won two pool-phase matches and lost two at each of the past four World Cups. They finished third in their pool in each.
Anthems concluded and kickoff is just moments away