The Mighty Italians and the refs vs the World Champion Springboks match thread

[OomStruisbaai]

Looking back at selective highlights in ultra slow mo I reckon the ref in the Ireland match liked the odd pint of Guinness, if you catch my drift.

Not sure about Adamson. He look like drinking bitter kak.

[sturginho]

15 Ange CAPUOZZO (Tolosa, 6 caps)
14 Pierre BRUNO (Zebre Parma, 6 caps)
13 Juan Ignacio BREX (Benetton Rugby, 17 caps)
12 Luca MORISI (London Irish, 38 caps)
11 Montanna IOANE (Melbourne Rebels, 16 caps)
10 Tommaso ALLAN (Harlequins, 65 caps)
9 Stephen VARNEY (Gloucester, 14 caps)
8 Lorenzo CANNONE (Benetton Rugby, 2 caps)
7 Michele LAMARO (Benetton Rugby, 20 caps) – capitano
6 Sebastian NEGRI (Benetton Rugby, 39 caps)
5 Federico RUZZA (Benetton Rugby, 35 caps)
4 Niccolò CANNONE (Benetton Rugby, 24 caps)
3 Pietro CECCARELLI (Brive, 23 caps)
2 Giacomo NICOTERA (Benetton Rugby, 6 caps)
1 Danilo FISCHETTI (London Irish, 24 caps)

16 Gianmarco LUCCHESI (Benetton Rugby, 16 caps)
17 Ivan NEMER (Benetton Rugby, 10 caps)
18 Simone FERRARI (Benetton Rugby, 39 caps)
19 David SISI (Zebre Parma, 26 caps)
20 Manuel ZULIANI (Benetton Rugby, 5 caps)
21 Alessandro GARBISI (Benetton Rugby, 2 caps)
22 Edoardo PADOVANI (Benetton Rugby, 39 caps)
23 Tommaso MENONCELLO (Benetton Rugby, 5 caps)

[OomStruisbaai]

To many Zebre players.

[assfly]

Tommy Allan is an interesting one. Born in Italy, schooled in England has a famous Saffa rugby uncle and capped for Scotland U20 to end up playing for Harlequins and Italy.

[sturginho]

Tommy Allan is an interesting one. Born in Italy, schooled in England has a famous Saffa rugby uncle and capped for Scotland U20 to end up playing for Harlequins and Italy.

His mum played for Italy also. And he first came to prominence whilst playing for USAP

[Raggs]

Forza italiana!

Come on Italy! Sorry Bok fans, it's not you (well, it's some of you ) it's Rassie.

[Simian]

Tommy Allan is an interesting one. Born in Italy, schooled in England has a famous Saffa rugby uncle and capped for Scotland U20 to end up playing for Harlequins and Italy.

His mum played for Italy also. And he first came to prominence whilst playing for USAP

He went into the Italy side straight out of U20. Can’t say I blame him for going with the country willing to take a punt on him that young.

His ‘famous saffa rugby uncle’ was also capped for Scotland (having been born in Scotland and I think went to uni here too?)

[OomStruisbaai]

John Allen is a true Shark legend.

[assfly]

I've got a horrible feeling about this match.

[boere wors]

I've got a horrible feeling about this match.

So you think we are going to win comfortably and can go on pretending everything is fine?!

[LoveOfTheGame]

I've got a horrible feeling about this match.

Oh no you fucking don't.

[fishfoodie]

It'd be remarkable, if after losing 32 matches in a row; Italy were to win 3 in a row against Tier 1 Countries !

[sturginho]

It'd be remarkable, if after losing 32 matches in a row; Italy were to win 3 in a row against Tier 1 Countries !

We now have two cannons to hit our opponents with:

[Sandstorm]

I've got a horrible feeling about this match.

So you think we are going to win comfortably and can go on pretending everything is fine?!

[Chilli]

It'd be remarkable, if after losing 32 matches in a row; Italy were to win 3 in a row against Tier 1 Countries !

Did Hansie Cronje really die in that plane crash?

[OomStruisbaai]

Glad the Springboks don't play past my bedtime. Great time to start drink and braai after a good test by the good guys in green. Vok know we can't lose against a soccer nation.

[Ymx]

Barnes is an Assistant Ref !!!

[sturginho]

Barnes is an Assistant Ref !!!

Italy by 30

[Raggs]

Carley won't take any shit.

[OomStruisbaai]

Thank fuck it isn't Adamson.

[Sards]

Thank fuck it isn't Adamson.

Too concerned about the influence of the ref. Worry rather about the Italian team.

I swear there is more talk about the refs than the Italian players.

[OomStruisbaai]

Thank fuck it isn't Adamson.

Too concerned about the influence of the ref. Worry rather about the Italian team.

I swear there is more talk about the refs than the Italian players.

Sards tell us about the URC refs and TMO complot with the Stormers?

[Sards]

Thank fuck it isn't Adamson.

Too concerned about the influence of the ref. Worry rather about the Italian team.

I swear there is more talk about the refs than the Italian players.

Sards tell us about the URC refs and TMO complot with the Stormers?

You mean Marius Van der Westhuizen who travels for every game for the Stormers and is a WP oak.
Nothing to see there. At least I am not thinking there is a ref conspiracy against the Sharks and the refs are the reason we lose. That's next level Rassie

[OomStruisbaai]

Too concerned about the influence of the ref. Worry rather about the Italian team.

I swear there is more talk about the refs than the Italian players.

Sards tell us about the URC refs and TMO complot with the Stormers?

You mean Marius Van der Westhuizen who travels for every game for the Stormers and is a WP oak.
Nothing to see there. At least I am not thinking there is a ref conspiracy against the Sharks and the refs are the reason we lose. That's next level Rassie

Oh you forgot about Theo Immelman. These two the reason for the Stormers winning? They cheat the Stormers opposition?

[Sards]

Sards tell us about the URC refs and TMO complot with the Stormers?

You mean Marius Van der Westhuizen who travels for every game for the Stormers and is a WP oak.
Nothing to see there. At least I am not thinking there is a ref conspiracy against the Sharks and the refs are the reason we lose. That's next level Rassie

Oh you forgot about Theo Immelman. These two the reason for the Stormers winning? They cheat the Stormers opposition?

Rassie is in your head dude..

[PCPhil]

I think the most suitable punishment would be to place him in a locked room with a public webcam on him. Allow him free use any social media but with a connection that keeps dropping. I’d pay good money for that.

[FalseBayFC]

Tommy Allan is an interesting one. Born in Italy, schooled in England has a famous Saffa rugby uncle and capped for Scotland U20 to end up playing for Harlequins and Italy.

His mum played for Italy also. And he first came to prominence whilst playing for USAP

He went into the Italy side straight out of U20. Can’t say I blame him for going with the country willing to take a punt on him that young.

His ‘famous saffa rugby uncle’ was also capped for Scotland (having been born in Scotland and I think went to uni here too?)

True. Moved out to SA when he was 8. He did become quite a Saffa though and a real Durban boy. Played 11 years for Natal. My daughter was in the same class as his at school in Durban.

[Simian]

His mum played for Italy also. And he first came to prominence whilst playing for USAP

He went into the Italy side straight out of U20. Can’t say I blame him for going with the country willing to take a punt on him that young.

His ‘famous saffa rugby uncle’ was also capped for Scotland (having been born in Scotland and I think went to uni here too?)

True. Moved out to SA when he was 8. He did become quite a Saffa though and a real Durban boy. Played 11 years for Natal. My daughter was in the same class as his at school in Durban.

Oh apologies. I put famous saffa Ruby uncle in quotes just because it was a term someone had used to describe JA earlier in the thread. It wasn’t at all meant to denote sarcasm or skepticism or anything like that!

My comments were really just adding to the comment that Tommaso Allan’s situation is a relatively unusual one and flagging up that he did have a very real link to Scottish rugby that led to his caps for Scotland U20s.

There was some ill feeling up here about him switching allegiance to Italy after age grade rugby. Personally, I don’t blame the guy at all and would have done the same in his shoes.

As an aside, I actually remember his uncle getting booed at Murrayfield by some fans who felt he was taking a spot from a ‘properly Scottish’ player (quotes intended to denote sarcasm and skepticism this time!).

I can kinda understand not liking particular aspects of the eligibility rules (whatever form we’ve had), but have never understood blaming players for it. Literally a case of ‘hate the game, not the player’, imo!

[Sards]

Going to miss the start. Good luck Bokke

[PCPhil]

Convinced that all visiting anthems are sung extra slow to lull the team to sleep.

[OomStruisbaai]

The woman singing Nkosi sound like a druggie

[OomStruisbaai]

Al 44 Afrikaans Saffers watching the rugby

[PCPhil]

Wow. More you see of Capuzzo the better he gets.

[sockwithaticket]

Capuozzo!

This kid is already so special.

[sturginho]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggeeeeeeeee

[boere wors]

That quick pass to capuozzo was class

[sockwithaticket]

That quick pass to capuozzo was class

Yeah, Lamaro did a lot to set that up. He's class.

[Chilli]

link please

[Sandstorm]

Why the hell did Bongi take the ball forward into a collapsed maul? Moron.

[sockwithaticket]

link please

https://rugbystreams.me/italy-vs-south- ... e/stream-1