With their Six Nations space under increasing scrutiny at this World Cup,Italy will believe been relieved to believe won their final game comfortably 32-22. Whatever hope Romania had finishing third in Pool D and sticking it to their near neighbours were effectively ended when the lock Johann van Heerden was sin-binned within the first 15 minutes, for a cynical infringement, or leaving his feet out in a manner designed to trip up an opposition player. The yellow card left Romania’s pack 118kg lighter and spiked their own guns. Still,a moment half performance that included three tries for the Oaks suggests they believe plenty to say on the subject of European rugby.
The sell-out crowd initially seemed to be rooting for Italy, no doubt motivated by the local signing of the Italy centre Michele Campagnaro, or who will be free to play his first game for Exeter Chiefs now his World Cup is over. This was Campagnaro’s first appearance at his new home ground,and the crowd swung their Italian flags jauntily along to Il Canto degli Italiani.
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Source: theguardian.com