ITALY captain Sergio Parisse saw his side run in nine tries in yesterday’s win against Russia in Nelson — but has warned them that they must improve defensively.

UNITED STATES captain Todd Clever admitted he was a nervous man after his side held off a late Russian rally to win their Pool C encounter 13-6 in New Plymouth.

Russia’s lower house of parliament ratified the Kyoto Protocol on combating global warming today, putting the sweeping environmental pact firmly on the road to realisation.