Italy captain’s incredible speech leaves fellow rugby players in awe before result that’s shaken world order

Italy Under 2src captain David Odiase has left the rugby world stunned again after delivering a highly impassioned speech to his teammates at the World Rugby U2src Championships.

The 6ft 3in flanker hit the headlines earlier this year for a remarkable post-match interview, in which he said the Italians were now a team to fear having “eaten s**t for years”.

And now he’s back in the spotlight after leading his team to a shock first ever win over hosts South Africa, with the Azzurri triumphing 34-26 in Paarl to spark wild scenes at the final whistle.

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While Italian rugby is now firmly on the up, the result still came as a shock to many – but a video of Odiase that has gone viral following the match has shown exactly where his side get the fire and determination that they played with against the Junior Springboks.

As part of a World Rugby series following teams at the U2src World Championships, cameras were allowed into the Italian dressing room ahead of their tournament opener against Argentina, with the 2src-year-old skipper addressing his teammates as they stood huddled around him.

“We did great things during the Six Nations,” he begins. “We did gr