V Sunday 26th June 2011, KO: 12:00 Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo

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1 JWC MATCH PREVIEW All data in this document is specific to the Junior World Championship. V Headlines: have only scored two tries in this year s Championship, the lowest of the 12 competing sides and have conceded 20 tries, the highest of all. MICHELE VISENTIN has scored both s tries in this tournament, against and Argentina. have conceded 616 points and 0 tries in the history of the IRB Junior World Championships, the highest of any team. This is the second consecutive season that have been in the relegation play off match, having beaten Samoa in 20. Match summary: and meet in the play off match that will decide which team will be relegated to the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in Both teams have lost all four matches they have played, with scoring just 24 points in total. They lost twice to Argentina but after a 27-3 defeat in the Pool stages put up a much better performance in the th place semi final, losing 12- despite scoring the only try of the match. have scored six tries in their four matches but lost to Scotland in their th place semi final and are in the relegation play off match for the second consecutive season, having beaten Samoa 23-3 in last year s championship. Team news: have made just one change to their starting line up from the side that lost to Argentina, with ALFIO LUCA MAMMANA returning at lock in place of FILIPPO GEROSA. There are six players in the Italian side who have started in every match; Props NICOLA QUAGLIO and PIERMARIA LESO, flanker EDOARDO GHIRALDINI, scrum half GUGLIELMO PALAZZANI and centres TOMMASO CASTELLO and GIOVANNI ALBERGHINI. have made two changes to their starting line up following their defeat to Scotland, with MATHEW HOWLING coming in at flanker and captain MESUI VEA returning at fly half. also have six ever presents in their starting line up; prop ELISI PULU, lock LONI TOUMOHUNI, number eight SAM FINAU, centre PITA AHKI and wings TONGA AFU and SIALE TALAKAI. IRB Junior World Championships Facts and figures (all time tournament record): finished 11th in 200 and 13th in 200, which saw them relegated to participate in the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in 20. They won that tournament, beating Japan 36-7 in the final to qualify for this year s IRB Junior World Championships in place of Samoa, who recently won the 2011 JWRT. Have won just one of the nine matches they have played in the Pool stages, beating Japan in 200 and have won three out of five play off matches played. Scored 46.4% of their total points through tries, which is the lowest percentage of any team that has competed in the Championships. have only scored seven tries in seven Pool matches played but have scored 11 in five play off matches. Scored 41.% of total points through penalty kicks, which is the highest of all teams. Need six more points to reach 200 in their 1th match. (all time tournament record): Finished 13th in 200, th in 200 and 11th in 20, when they beat Samoa 23-3 to secure their place in this year s Championship. Conceded 616 points, the highest of any team. Conceded 0 tries, also the highest of any team. Have the worst conversion rate of all the teams competing with only 47.2% (17 successful kicks out of 36 tries scored). Been on the receiving end of 14 yellow cards, the second highest of the competing teams behind Fiji. Not kicked a drop goal in 1 matches played. Need eight points to reach 300 in their 20th match Records >> 6 1 >> Gareth Anscombe Johan Goosen Josateki Lalagavesi Fiji Christian Wade England Charles Piutau Francois Venter All Time Records >> >> Tom Homer England Matthew Jarvis Wales Francois Brummer Zac Guildford Andrew Conway Ireland Julian Savea Ryuhei Arita Japan International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (2/06/ :36). Page 1

2 JWC COMMENTATORS NOTES (contd) Lets get physical Team s Aged 20 s Aged 1 Height (cm) Height of Pack s 1 cm or taller Weight (kg) Weight of Pack s 0 kg are three months per man older than. have a one cm per man height advantage in the line out and a three kg per man weight advantage in the scrum. s tallest man is second row forward ALFIO LUCA MAMMANA, who stands at 17 cm (6ft ins) and is exactly the same height as s tallest player, prop SAMIU TALIA ULI. The heavyweight division The combined weight of the pack is 3 kg, which gives them a 30 kg advantage over in the scrum. have the heaviest man on the pitch in loosehead prop NICOLA QUAGLIO, who weighs in at 11 kg (1st lb). He will have a two kg advantage over his direct opponent in the scrum, ELISI PULU, who is s heaviest player. History This will be the first time that and have met in the IRB Junior World Championships. Experience Three of s starting line up appeared in last year s victorious IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy squad; prop PIERMARIA LESO, scrum half GUGLIELMO PALAZZANI and centre GIOVANNI ALBERGHINI. have two players who took part in last year s Championship; flanker OFA FINAU and fly half OTULEA KATOA, who scored a try against Samoa in 20. Sole man MICHELE VISENTIN has scored both s tries in this tournament, against and Argentina. tries Three players in s starting line up have scored tries in this year s Championship; MATHEW HOWLING against Australia and Fiji, PITA AHKI scored against France and LONI TOUMOHUNI scored against Scotland. Young talent s fly half MICHELE CAMPAGNARO is the second youngest player in the tournament at 1 years and three months and is just three days older than England s fly half, GEORGE FORD. The man in the middle GREG GARNER of England takes charge of this match, his fourth in IRB Junior World Championship competition, having officiated in s 2-0 win over Wales, Ireland s win over Scotland and s 37-7 win over Australia earlier in the tournament. He only issued one yellow card in those three matches. International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (2/06/ :36). Page 2

3 Team Sheets All data in this document is specific to the Junior World Championship. 1 TONGA Matches #: 20 Kali Hala Auckland Marist Replacements Siale Talakai 14 Pita Ahki Massey 13 Otulea Katoa Spartans 12 Afu Tepapapa Sefo Sakalia (Marist) 17 Lautaimi Fetuani (Spartans) 1 Nehumi Vanisi (Ngele ia) 1 Motekiai Faeamani (Spartans) 20 Sefo Ma ake (Havelu) 21 Mona Paraki (Star) 22 Nio Lavemai (Auckland Marist) Mesui Vea (C) Ma amaloa Taufa Manakau Ofa Finau Toa-ko-ma afu 6 Lose Tukufuka Havelu Sam Finau Auckland University Loni Toumohuni Fanga o Pilolevu 4 Mathew Howling Ponsonby 7 Key Stats # Caps Starting Lineup: 62 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 1 Oldest : Lose Tukufuka (20) Youngest : Lautaimi Fetuani (1) Avg Weight Forwards: 4 kg Officials Elisi Pulu Pakuranga 3 Solomone Kioa 2 Mana Talia uli Karaka RFC 1 Referee: Greg Garner (England) - 3 Matches Matches at Venue: 2 Matches : 0 Matches : 0 Matches Match Debut: 14/06/ v Wales Assistant Referee 1: JP Doyle (England) Giacomo Brancoli Nicola Quaglio 6 Rovigo 1 Jacopo Bocchi Andrea Lupetti I Cavalieri Prato 4 2 Piermaria Leso (C) Alfio Luca Mammana Amatori Catania 3 Edoardo Ghiraldini 7 Assistant Referee 2: Joao Mourinha (Portugal) Match Official 4: Alessandro Cason () Match Official : Simone Boaretto () Livorno Guglielmo Palazzani Federico Conforti Michele Campagnaro Replacements 16 Giovanni Maistri (Calvisano) 17 Riccardo Cagna (Viadana Rugby) 1 Andrea Balsemin (Gran Ducato Parma Rugby) 1 Edoardo Ruffolo (Crociati Rugby) 20 Vittorio Callori Di Vignale (I Cavalieri Prato) 21 Francesco Menon (Firenze) 22 Guido Calabrese (Gladiatori Sanniti ASD) Calvisano Mirano Michele Visentin Tommaso Castello Genova Augusto Cosulich Giovanni Alberghini Gran Ducato Parma Rugby 1 Leonardo Sarto Key Stats # Caps Starting Lineup: 4 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 1 Oldest : Riccardo Cagna (20) Youngest : Michele Campagnaro (1) Avg Weight Forwards: 4 kg ITALY Matches #: 1 International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (2/06/ :36). Page 3

4 JWC Record Under: Benhur Kivalu Debut: /06/2011 v Australia (L 7-4) Winning Ratio: 0.00% per Match: 1.0 JWC Record Under Benhur Kivalu 0 Wins 0 Drawn 4 Lost 0 For 147 Against 6 For 1 Against 4 For Conversions 14 Against 4 For Penalties Against 0 For Drop Goals 0 Against JWC Recent Matches Date Opponent Result Venue 22/06/2011 Scotland L Rovigo 1/06/2011 Fiji L 1 36 Rovigo 14/06/2011 France L Padova /06/2011 Australia L 7 4 Rovigo 21/06/20 Samoa W 23 3 Paraná For 73 Ag For Ag 1 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Information Pos Age Debut Caps Caps as Sub Caps v Opponent Won Drawn Lost Cons Pens DGs Mana Talia uli 1 1 /06/ Solomone Kioa 2 1 /06/ Elisi Pulu 3 1 /06/ Loni Toumohuni 4 1 /06/ Lose Tukufuka 20 /06/ Ofa Finau /06/ Mathew Howling 7 1 /06/ Sam Finau 20 /06/ Ma amaloa Taufa 1 /06/ Mesui Vea (C) 20 /06/ Afu 11 1 /06/ Otulea Katoa /06/ Pita Ahki 13 1 /06/ Siale Talakai 14 1 /06/ Kali Hala /06/ Total Sefo Sakalia /06/ Lautaimi Fetuani /06/ Nehumi Vanisi 1 1 /06/ Motekiai Faeamani 1 1 /06/ Sefo Ma ake 20 1 /06/ Mona Paraki /06/ Nio Lavemai 22 1 /06/ JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Records For Caps - Seilame Tuku afu 2 - Mateo Malupo - George Moala 2 - Mone Latu - Ofa Finau 2 - Sione Mulikiha amea 46 - Sione Toke 27 - Kolio Hifo 1 - Michael Toloke Records (In a Match) : 17 - Sione Toke v Ireland on 14/06/200 : 2 - Sione Lafo ou v Canada on 13/06/200 Conversions: 3-2 players Penalties: - Sione Toke v Ireland on 14/06/200 Drop Goals: - Team Records (In a Match) : 36 v Canada on 13/06/200 : 6 v Canada on 13/06/200 Conversions: 3 on 2 Occasions Penalties: v Ireland on 14/06/200 Drop Goals: - International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (2/06/ :36). Page 4

5 JWC Record Under: Andrea Cavinato Debut: /06/2011 v (L 7-64) Winning Ratio: 0.00% per Match: 0.0 JWC Record Under Andrea Cavinato 0 Wins 0 Drawn 4 Lost 24 For 1 Against 2 For 20 Against 1 For Conversions 16 Against 3 For Penalties Against 1 For Drop Goals 0 Against JWC Recent Matches Date Opponent Result Venue 22/06/2011 Argentina L 12 Rovigo 1/06/2011 Wales L 6 6 Treviso 14/06/2011 Argentina L 3 27 Rovigo /06/2011 L 7 64 Treviso 21/06/200 Canada W Nagoya For 6 Ag 11 For 6 Ag 23 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Information Pos Age Debut Caps Caps as Sub Caps v Opponent Won Drawn Lost Cons Pens DGs Nicola Quaglio 1 20 /06/ Andrea Lupetti 2 20 /06/ Piermaria Leso (C) 3 20 /06/ Jacopo Bocchi 4 20 /06/ Alfio Luca Mammana 1 /06/ Giacomo Brancoli 6 1 /06/ Edoardo Ghiraldini 7 1 /06/ Federico Conforti 1 22/06/ Guglielmo Palazzani 20 /06/ Michele Campagnaro 1 /06/ Michele Visentin 11 1 /06/ Tommaso Castello /06/ Giovanni Alberghini /06/ Leonardo Sarto /06/ Augusto Cosulich 1 1 /06/ Total Giovanni Maistri 16 1 /06/ Riccardo Cagna /06/ Andrea Balsemin 1 20 /06/ Edoardo Ruffolo /06/ Vittorio Callori Di Vignale /06/ Francesco Menon /06/ Guido Calabrese 22 1 /06/ JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP: Records For Caps - Emiliano Caffini 2 - Andrea Bacchetti - Luca Petillo 2 - Tommaso Benvenuti 7 - Joshua Furno 2 - Edoardo Gori 2 - Riccardo Bocchino 33 - Tommaso Benvenuti 20 - Michele Mortali Records (In a Match) : 1 - Riccardo Bocchino v Canada on 22/06/200 : 2-2 players Conversions: 3 - Tommaso Benvenuti v Japan on 17/06/200 Penalties: 6 - Riccardo Bocchino v Canada on 22/06/200 Drop Goals: 1 - Michele Campagnaro v Wales on 1/06/2011 Team Records (In a Match) : 33 v Canada on 22/06/200 : 4 v Canada on 21/06/200 Conversions: 3 on 2 Occasions Penalties: 6 v Canada on 22/06/200 Drop Goals: 1 v Wales on 1/06/2011 International Rugby Board Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (2/06/ :36). Page