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Italy - Rugby World Cup 2015
Rugby World Cup 2015
EXETER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 11: Mauro Bergamasco of Italy is thrown in the air by team mates after his last World Cup match during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D match between Italy and Romania at Sandy Park on October 11, 2015 in Exeter,
Italy v Romania Celebration
Italy v Romania Celebration
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
EXETER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 11: Mauro Bergamasco of Italy is lifted by team mates after his last World Cup match during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D match between Italy and Romania at Sandy Park on October 11, 2015 in Exeter, United Kingdom. (Photo by Chris Lee - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE: Romania pair Stelian Burcea and Csaba Gal thunder in to bring down Italy's Giovanbattista Venditti
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
HOLDING PATTERN: Italy's Tommaso Allan is closed down by the Romania defence
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
IN YOUR FACE: Romania's Madalin Lemnaru catches Leonardo Sarto on the face with his hand as the Italian tries to break clear
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
EXETER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 11: Alessandro Zanni of Italy scores their fourth try during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D match between Italy and Romania at Sandy Park on October 11, 2015 in Exeter, United Kingdom. (Photo by Chris Lee - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
ALESS IN WONDERLAND: Alessandro Zanni is watched by his teammates as he scores Italy's fourth try
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
TURNOVER: Giovanbattista Venditti of Italy is hauled down on to his back by the Romania defence and force to fumble the ball
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
PAIN GAME: Italy's Giovanbattista Venditti looks in agony as he lies on the pitch receiving treatment for a leg injury
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
YOU WON'T LEG IT: Romani's Daniel Carpo gets a firm grip of Simone Favaro's legs to ensure the Italian cannot get away
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
EXETER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 11: Tommaso Allan of Italy breaks through to score their third try during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D match between Italy and Romania at Sandy Park on October 11, 2015 in Exeter, United Kingdom. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
TASTE OF SUCCESS: Tommaso Allan sticks out his tongue as a mark of celebration after scoring Italy's third try
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
ITALIAN JOB: Tommaso Allan swoops low as he crosses the line to score Italy's third try in the first half of the match with Romania
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
ALL FOR ONE: Alessandro Zanni of Italy offloads the ball just as players from sides pile on top of him
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
CATCH LUCACI: Italy pair Josh Furno and Giovanbattista combine to ensure Romania's Viorel Lucaci cannot go any farther
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
TRY IS GOING TO HIS ED: Italy's Edoardo Gori clenches his fists and shouts with joy after scoring his team's second try against Romania
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
GLORY FOR GORI: Italy's Edoardo Gori makes up for his earlier fumble by keeping a firm grip of the ball to score his side's second try
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
CATCH OF THE DAY: Romania's Ionut Botezatu leaps marginally higher that Simone Favaro of Italy to take possession of the ball
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
QUICKFIRE START: Leonardo Sarto touches the ball down to give Italy the early lead in the match against Romania
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
UP AND OVER: Romania's Valentin Calafeteanu is forced to leap to avoid colliding with Italy try scorer Leonardo Sarto
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
NO GLORY FOR GORI: Italy's Edoardo Gori thinks he has scored a try but the referee rules it out because he drops it
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
CHOIRBOYS: Italy players sing their national anthem before going into action in the Pool D match against Romania at Sandy Park
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
EXETER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 11: Florin Vlaicu of Romania kicks a penalty during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool D match between Italy and Romania at Sandy Park on October 11, 2015 in Exeter, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
AN EYEFUL AND AN EARFUL: An Italy fan gives it the fully monty treatment of colours for the Pool D match against Romania
Italy v Romania - Group D: Rugby World Cup 2015
FEELING SORE: Italy's injured Sergio Parisse walks on the Sandy Park pitch, wishing he was able to take part in the match against Romania
Namibia v Georgia - Group C: Rugby World Cup 2015
BLOODIED BUT UNBOWED: Blood seeps from a stitched cut on Tinus Du Plessis' head as the Namibian clutches the man of the match award after the defeat by Georgia in Exeter
Namibia v Georgia - Group C: Rugby World Cup 2015
FOND FAREWELL: Georgia's Davit Zirakashvili is lifted into the air by teammates after marking his final cap before trying with a victory over Namibia
Namibia v Georgia - Group C: Rugby World Cup 2015
DOWN BUT NOT ROUT: Renaldo Bothma leads Namibia players round the pitch to acknowledge the support of spectators who watched the team's narrow defeat by Georgia
Jacques Burger, Namibia v Georgia - Pool C: Rugby World Cup 2015
Jacques Burger of Namibia waves after the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool C match between Namibia and Georgia at Sandy Park on 7 October
Namibia v Georgia - Group C: Rugby World Cup 2015
IT ALL ENDS IN TEARS: An emotional Renaldo Bothma kneels on the pitch after losing to Georgia by only one point in a thrilling finale to the match
Namibia v Georgia - Group C: Rugby World Cup 2015
UP TO HIS NECK IN TROUBLE: Namibia's Renaldo Bothma was shown a yellow card for his high tackle on Lasha Malaguradze
Namibia v Georgia - Group C: Rugby World Cup 2015
SUPER MAM: Georgia's players gather round to congratulate Mamuka Gorgodze after he scores his side's first try
Namibia v Georgia - Group C: Rugby World Cup 2015
EXETER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 07: Davit Kacharava of Georgia hands off Darryl De La Harpe of Namibia during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool C match between Namibia and Georgia at Sandy Park on October 7, 2015 in Exeter, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Namibia v Georgia - Group C: Rugby World Cup 2015
POSTING ANOTHER TRY: Namibia's tired players give up the chase as Lasha Malaguradze dives over the line to score Georgia's second try
Namibia v Georgia - Group C: Rugby World Cup 2015
THE FINAL STRETCH: Georgia's Lasha Malaguradze breaks clear of Theuns Kotze's despairing dive to cover the last few metres to score his side's second try
Namibia v Georgia - Group C: Rugby World Cup 2015
EXETER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 07: Merab Kvirikashvili of Georgia breaks with the ball during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool C match between Namibia and Georgia at Sandy Park on October 7, 2015 in Exeter, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)
Namibia v Georgia - Group C: Rugby World Cup 2015
MAM'S THE WORD: Georgia's Mamuka Gorgodze goes over the line in the second half to score a try and give his side their first point in a tight match
Namibia v Georgia - Group C: Rugby World Cup 2015
EXETER, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 07: Merab Kvirikashvili of Georgia charges forward during the 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool C match between Namibia and Georgia at Sandy Park on October 7, 2015 in Exeter, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
Namibia v Georgia - Group C: Rugby World Cup 2015
TURNED UPSIDE DOWN: Vasil Lobzhanidze of Georgia takes a tumble under pressure from Renaldo Bothma
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