Italy lead by three at interval

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World Cup Pool D

Italy 09-06 Canada 10.30am

Italy: Canale, M. Bergamasco, Stoica, M. Dallan, D. Dallan, Wakarua, Troncon, Lo Cicero, Ongaro, Castrogiovanni, Dellape, Bortolami, De Rossi, Persico, Parisse.

Replacements: Festuccia, Perugini, Checchinato, Palmer, Mazzantini, Mazzariol, Masi.

Canada: Fyffe, Stanley, Cannon, Di Girolamo, Lougheed, Barker, Williams, Snow, Lawson, Thiel, Yukes, Charron, Cudmore, Douglas, Banks. Replacements: Abrams, Tkachuk, Reid, Jackson, Fauth, Ross, King.

Referee: Paddy O’Brien (New Zealand)