Ange Capuozzo of Italy scores (Getty)
- Namibia, coached by former Springbok boss Allister Coetzee, lost 52-8 to Italy on Saturday.
- The result did not reflect how competitive Namibia were for most of the contest.
- There are three more matches to take place on Saturday.
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Italy cruised to a seven-try bonus-point 52-8 victory over Namibia in their Rugby World Cup Pool A opener in Saint-Etienne on Saturday.
Star wing Ange Capuozzo was amongst the try scorers, with Lorenzo Cannone, Paolo Garbisi, Dino Lamb, Epalahame Faiva, Manuel Zuliani and Paolo Odogwu also dotting down, while Gerswin Mouton replied for Namibia.
FT | Italy 52-8 Namibia
Full-back Tommaso Allan contributed 17 points with the boot in a faultless
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