International
Namibia vs Italy

Time Fri, Jun 27, 2025, 1:00 PM
Location Hage Geingob Stadium
Referee Andrew Brace

Namibia		Italy
	Tries	Penalty Try81' Trulla74' Varney69' Spagnolo62' Fusco44' Trulla40' Menoncello36' Gesi30' Marin22' Trulla17' Penalty Try3'
	Conversions	Varney75' Da70' Da45' Da41' Da37' Da31' Da23'
Swanepoel15' Swanepoel6'	Penalty Goals

Namibia		Italy
Attack
0	Tries	11
125	Metres	503
63	Carries	98
13	Defenders Beaten	30
0	Clean Breaks	12
88	Passes	131
5	Offloads	5
13	Turnovers Conceded	12
Defence
102	Tackles	79
30	Missed Tackles	13
10	Turnovers Won	5
Kicking
15	Kicks in Play	24
N/A	Conversions	7/9
2/2	Penalty Goals	N/A
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
2	Charged Down	1
449	Kick From Hand Metres	546
14	In Touch	16
6	Opponent Collection	8
100%	Success	78%
20	Possession Lost	24
0	Possession Retained	8
Breakdown
48	Rucks Won	58
3	Rucks Lost	4
94%	Rucks Success Rate	93%
1	Mauls Won	7
Set Plays
9	Lineouts Won	18
3	Lineouts Lost	1
75%	Lineouts Success Rate	94%
5	Scrums Won	4
1	Scrums Lost	1
83%	Scrums Success Rate	80%
Possession
38%	Possession	62%
42%	First Half	57%
33%	Second Half	67%
20%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	80%
Discipline
13	Penalties Conceded	10
0	Red Cards	0
1	Yellow Cards	0
6	Penalty Conceded Own Half	6

Namibia	Italy
1Haitembu Shikufa	1Danilo Fischetti
2Louis van der Westhuizen	2Giacomo Nicotera (C)
3Aranos Coetzee	3Marco Riccioni
4Adriaan Ludick	4Niccolo Cannone
5Johan Retief	5Riccardo Favretto
6Prince Gaoseb (C)	6Sebastian Negri
7Max Katjijeko	7Manuel Zuliani
8Adriaan Booysen	8Ross Vintcent
9Jacques Theron	9Alessandro Fusco
10Tiaan Swanepoel	10Giacomo Da Re
11Jurgen Meyer	11Simone Gesi
12Danco Burger	12Leonardo Marin
13Alcino Izaacs	13Tommaso Menoncello
14Danie van der Merwe	14Paolo Odogwu
15Andre van der Berg	15Jacopo Trulla
Substitutes
16Armand Combrinck	16Tommaso Di Bartolomeo
17Jason Benade	17Mirco Spagnolo
18Sidney Halupe	18Muhamed Hasa
19Ruan Ludick	19Andrea Zambonin
20Johan Luttig	20Lorenzo Cannone
21AJ Kearns	21Stephen Varney
22Peter Diergaardt	22Giulio Bertaccini
23Quiren Madjiedt	23Mirko Belloni
Coaches
Allister Coetzee	Gonzalo Quesada
Referees
RefereeAndrew Brace

81	End Of Second Half	The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.
81	Penalty Try	The referee is running towards the posts and a penalty try is given to Italy.
75	Conversion - Kicked	Stephen Varney has kicked a conversion.
74	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by Italy results in a try for Jacopo Trulla
74	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Jacopo Trulla took full advantage.
74	Try Assist	Giacomo Da Re played a key part in that try.
71	Substitution on	Namibia decide to make a substitution, with AJ Kearns getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	Namibia decide to make a substitution, with Jacques Theron being replaced.
71	Substitution on	Italy decide to make a substitution, with Mirko Belloni getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	Italy decide to make a substitution, with Paolo Odogwu being replaced.
71	Substitution on	Namibia decide to make a substitution, with Ruan Ludick getting some game time.
71	Substitution off	Namibia decide to make a substitution, with Johan Retief being replaced.
70	Conversion - Kicked	Giacomo Da Re has kicked a conversion.
69	Try - Individual effort	A bit of individual brilliance by Stephen Varney leads to a try for Italy
69	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Andrea Zambonin.
69	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Andrea Zambonin took full advantage.
63	Conversion - Missed Right	Giacomo Da Re curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
62	Try - Close range	Italy are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Mirco Spagnolo touching down.
62	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Stephen Varney is finished off with a try.
62	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Lorenzo Cannone goes through the gap.
59	Substitution on	Peter Diergaardt comes on for Namibia.
59	Substitution off	Adriaan Booysen leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Sidney Halupe comes on for Namibia.
59	Substitution off	Aranos Coetzee leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Jason Benade comes on for Namibia.
59	Substitution off	Haitembu Shikufa leaves the field.
59	Substitution on	Lorenzo Cannone comes on for Italy.
59	Substitution off	Manuel Zuliani leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Quiren Madjiedt comes on for Namibia.
55	Substitution off	Alcino Izaacs leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Armand Combrinck comes on for Namibia.
55	Substitution off	Louis van der Westhuizen leaves the field.
53	Clean Break	What a run here by Andrea Zambonin as they get over the gainline!
53	Substitution on	Stephen Varney comes on.
53	Substitution off	Alessandro Fusco comes off.
53	Substitution on	Andrea Zambonin comes on.
53	Substitution off	Riccardo Favretto comes off.
53	Substitution on	Tommaso Di Bartolomeo comes on.
53	Substitution off	Giacomo Nicotera comes off.
53	Substitution on	Mirco Spagnolo comes on.
53	Substitution off	Danilo Fischetti comes off.
53	Substitution on	Giulio Bertaccini comes on.
53	Substitution off	Leonardo Marin comes off.
46	Substitution on	Namibia decide to make a substitution, with Johan Luttig getting some game time.
46	Substitution off	Namibia decide to make a substitution, with Adriaan Ludick being replaced.
45	Conversion - Kicked	Giacomo Da Re adds the two points for Italy.
44	Try - Individual effort	Nobody was going to stop Alessandro Fusco from scoring that try!
44	Clean Break	Alessandro Fusco makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
41	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
41	Conversion - Kicked	Giacomo Da Re adds the two points for Italy.
40	Try - Individual effort	What an effort there by Jacopo Trulla as they score the try.
40	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Italy has led to Simone Gesi being able to wriggle through a gap.
37	Conversion - Kicked	Giacomo Da Re does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
36	Try - Individual effort	What an effort there by Tommaso Menoncello as they score the try.
36	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Italy has led to Tommaso Menoncello being able to wriggle through a gap.
36	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Alessandro Fusco.
33	Clean Break	Trouble here as Simone Gesi breaches the defence.
31	Conversion - Kicked	Giacomo Da Re does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
30	Try - Passing Move	Silky skills by Italy ends with a try for Simone Gesi.
30	Clean Break	Trouble here as Simone Gesi breaches the defence.
30	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Jacopo Trulla is finished off with a try.
23	Conversion - Kicked	Giacomo Da Re makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.
22	Try - From kick	Leonardo Marin gathers the kick to score the try for Italy.
22	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Paolo Odogwu.
22	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Paolo Odogwu bursts through to advance the Italy attack.
18	Conversion - Missed Right	Giacomo Da Re curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
17	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by Italy is finished off by Jacopo Trulla
17	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Jacopo Trulla bursts through to advance the Italy attack.
17	Try Assist	Simone Gesi sets up the try.
16	Substitution on	Namibia make a substitution with Adriaan Booysen coming on.
16	Substitution off	Namibia make a substitution with Armand Combrinck coming off.
15	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Tiaan Swanepoel does the business as their penalty goal attempt goes over.
8	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Jacopo Trulla took full advantage.
8	Substitution on	Armand Combrinck comes on for Namibia.
8	Substitution off	Adriaan Booysen leaves the field.
6	Penalty Goal - Kicked	Tiaan Swanepoel kicks the penalty.
4	Substitution on	Muhamed Hasa comes on.
4	Substitution off	Marco Riccioni comes off.
3	Penalty Try	The referee has had enough, awarding the penalty try to Italy.
3	Yellow card	Louis van der Westhuizen (Namibia) is shown a yellow card
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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