----- Check the WFR Web site for all match reports -------------- Ladders and other info - http://worldfantasyrugby.net ***************************************************************** ------------------- 9th WFR World Cup --------------------------- ***************************************************************** Japan Italy 1 Hidemasa Ito 1 Lorenzo Cittadini 2 Akito Iseda 2 Tommaso D'Apice 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama 3 Andrea Lo Cicero 4 Luke Thompson 4 Cornelius van Zyl 5 Taro Kenjo 5 Carlo del Fava 6 Adam Parker 6 Robert Barbieri 7 Takashi Kikutani 7 Paul Derbyshire 8 Akitomo Goto 8 Sergio Parisse © 9 Tomoki Yoshida 9 Fabio Semenzato 10 Shaun Webb 10 Luciano Orquera 11 Hirotoki Onozawa 11 Luke McLean 12 Ryan Nicholas 12 Tommaso Benvenuti 13 Alisi Tupuailei © 13 Matteo Pratichetti 14 Jack Tarrant 14 Mirco Bergamasco 15 Anthony Laugesen 15 Edoardo Gori RESERVES RESERVES 16 Akaishi Nariuki 16 Riccardo Bocchino 17 James Arlidge 17 Andrea Masi 18 Yuki Yatomi 18 Alberto Sgarbi 19 Hiroshi Yamamoto 19 Alessandro Zanni 20 Phil O'Reilly 20 Mauro Bergamasco 21 Tateo Kanai 21 Fabio Ongaro 22 Yusuki Aoki 22 Salvatore Perugini Italy Kicks off 2 Hirotoki Onozawa knocks-on SCRUM: Ball to Italy 2 Japan are pinned inside their own 22 3 Hirotoki Onozawa knocks-on scrum awarded to Italy 5 Penalty to Italy Luciano Orquera kicks for touch LINEOUT against throw to Japan 6 Penalty to Japan Japan penalty goal attempt missed 7 Japan are attacking the line 10 Jack Tarrant receives forward pass SCRUM: Ball to Italy 11 Penalty to Italy Luciano Orquera kicks for touch LINEOUT against throw to Japan 11 Tomoki Yoshida kicks for touch LINEOUT to Italy 12 Penalty to Italy Luciano Orquera kicks for touch LINEOUT to Italy 13 Penalty to Japan Shaun Webb scores penalty goal Score: 3 - 0 Italy Kicks off 15 Japan are pinned inside their own 22 16 Penalty to Japan Japan penalty goal attempt missed 17 Japan are attacking the line 19 Luciano Orquera knocks-on SCRUM: Ball to Japan 19 Japan are attacking the line 21 Penalty to Japan Shaun Webb kicks for touch LINEOUT to Japan 22 Penalty to Japan Shaun Webb kicks for touch LINEOUT to Japan 23 Takashi Kikutani knocks-on scrum awarded to Italy 23 Fabio Semenzato kicks for touch LINEOUT to Japan 24 Penalty to Japan Shaun Webb kicks for touch LINEOUT to Japan 24 Great work by Luke Thompson in ruck. 25 Penalty to Japan Shaun Webb kicks for touch LINEOUT to Japan 25 Japan are attacking the line 27 Penalty to Italy Luciano Orquera kicks for touch LINEOUT to Italy 27 Great Run By Luke McLean 27 Italy are attacking the line Matteo Pratichetti scores a try for Italy SCORE: 3 - 5 Conversion failed Japan Kicks off 29 Penalty to Italy Luciano Orquera kicks for touch LINEOUT to Italy 30 Penalty to Italy Luciano Orquera kicks for touch LINEOUT to Italy 31 Italy are pinned inside their own 22 32 Great Run By Shaun Webb 32 Japan are attacking the line Jack Tarrant scores a try for Japan SCORE: 8 - 5 Conversion failed Italy Kicks off 34 Japan are pinned inside their own 22 35 Penalty to Japan Shaun Webb kicks for touch LINEOUT against throw to Italy 36 Tommaso Benvenuti knocks-on scrum awarded to Japan 37 Luciano Orquera receives forward pass SCRUM: Ball to Japan 37 Japan are attacking the line 40 Penalty to Japan Shaun Webb kicks for touch LINEOUT to Japan 40 Great Run By Alisi Tupuailei 40 Japan are attacking the line ***HALF TIME*** Japan 8 Italy 5 The teams return to the Field for the 2nd Half Japan Kicks off 41 Penalty to Italy Luciano Orquera kicks for touch LINEOUT to Italy 43 Takashi Kikutani receives forward pass SCRUM: Tighthead - Japan regains possession. 43 Japan are attacking the line 45 Japan are pinned inside their own 22 46 Fabio Semenzato knocks-on scrum awarded to Japan 47 Jack Tarrant receives forward pass SCRUM: Ball to Italy 47 Italy are pinned inside their own 22 48 Penalty to Japan Shaun Webb scores penalty goal Score: 11 - 5 Italy Kicks off 50 Penalty to Italy Luciano Orquera scores penalty goal Score: 11 - 8 Japan Kicks off 52 Italy are pinned inside their own 22 52 Fabio Semenzato kicks for touch LINEOUT to Japan 53 Penalty to Japan Shaun Webb kicks for touch LINEOUT to Japan 53 Tomoki Yoshida kicks for touch LINEOUT to Italy 54 Penalty to Japan Japan penalty goal attempt missed 55 Japan are attacking the line 57 Penalty to Italy Luciano Orquera kicks for touch LINEOUT against throw to Japan 58 Penalty to Japan Shaun Webb kicks for touch LINEOUT to Japan 59 Tomoki Yoshida kicks for touch LINEOUT to Italy 62 Penalty to Italy Luciano Orquera kicks for touch LINEOUT to Italy 62 Italy are attacking the line 64 Matteo Pratichetti receives forward pass SCRUM: Ball to Japan 64 Japan are pinned inside their own 22 64 Tomoki Yoshida kicks for touch LINEOUT against throw to Japan 66 Jack Tarrant knocks-on scrum awarded to Italy 66 Italy are pinned inside their own 22 66 Fabio Semenzato kicks for touch LINEOUT to Japan 67 Penalty to Italy Luciano Orquera kicks for touch LINEOUT to Italy 67 Great work by Sergio Parisse in ruck. 68 Penalty to Italy Luciano Orquera kicks for touch LINEOUT to Italy 69 Italy are pinned inside their own 22 69 Fabio Semenzato kicks for touch LINEOUT to Japan 71 Edoardo Gori receives forward pass SCRUM: Ball to Japan 71 Japan are attacking the line Tomoki Yoshida scores a try for Japan SCORE: 16 - 8 Conversion failed Italy Kicks off 73 Penalty to Italy Luciano Orquera scores penalty goal Score: 16 - 11 Japan Kicks off 75 Penalty to Italy Luciano Orquera kicks for touch LINEOUT against throw to Japan 76 Penalty to Japan Shaun Webb kicks for touch LINEOUT to Japan 76 Great Run By Shaun Webb 76 Japan are attacking the line Shaun Webb scores a try for Japan SCORE: 21 - 11 Try converted by Shaun Webb SCORE: 23 - 11 Italy Kicks off 78 Penalty to Italy Luciano Orquera kicks for touch LINEOUT to Italy 79 Penalty to Japan Shaun Webb scores penalty goal Score: 26 - 11 Japan Kicks off 81 Italy are pinned inside their own 22 81 Fabio Semenzato kicks for touch LINEOUT to Japan *** FULL TIME *** Japan 26 Italy 11 Stats: ------ Japan Tries - Tomoki Yoshida Shaun Webb Jack Tarrant Conversions - Shaun Webb 1 ( 3 ) Penalty Goals - Shaun Webb 3 ( 6 ) Drop Goals - Italy Tries - Matteo Pratichetti Conversions - Penalty Goals - Luciano Orquera 2 ( 2 ) Drop Goals - Penalty Count Japan- 15 : 15 -Italy Scrums Japan- 5 : 3 -Italy Lineouts Japan- 18 : 13 -Italy Possession (%) Japan- 66.25 : 33.75 -Italy Time in Opposition Half Japan- 53 : 27 -Italy Handling Errors Japan- 7 : 6 -Italy Injuries : Yellow cards : Red cards :