New Zealand U20 vs Italy U20 | World Rugby U20 Championship

New Zealand U20

Italy U20

Sunday 29 Jun 2025

Sands Venue Stadium, Scunthorpe

New Zealand U20

Italy U20

Tries

Dylan Pledger 38'

Manumaua Letiu 7'

Niccolo Beni 43'

Conversions

Will Cole 39'; 8'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Randall Baker

Yellow Card

77'

Luca Rossi

Out: Federico Zanandrea

73'

Jai Tamati

Out: Dylan Pledger

71'

Gianmarco Pietramala

Out: Alessandro Drago

64'

Simone Fardin

Out: Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi

63'

Micah Fale

Out: Mosese Bason

60'

Harlyn Saunoa

Out: Will Cole

60'

Shaun Kempton

Out: Manumaua Letiu

60'

Dane Johnston

Out: Sika Pole

60'

Carlo Antonio Bianchi

Out: Nelson Casartelli

53'

Sascha Mistrulli

Out: Sergio Pelliccioli

53'

Alessio Caiolo-Serra

Out: Nicolo Michele Corvasce

53'

Tayne Harvey

Out: Jack Wiseman

52'

Piero Gritti

Out: Antony Italo Miranda

50'

Niccolo Beni

Try

43'

Randall Baker

Out: Jayden Sa

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Will Cole

Conversion

39'

Dylan Pledger

Try

38'

Robson Faleafa

Out: Logan Wallace

22'

Stanley Solomon

Yellow Card

14'

Will Cole

Conversion

Manumaua Letiu

Try

Nicola Bolognini

Out: Bruno Vallesi

Start of First Half

Top Stats

Tries

Conversions

Penalties

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

New Zealand U20

Italy U20

-7

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

C. Roberts

Ball Carries: 11

Tackles

N. Bolognini

Tackles: 14

Points

N. Beni

Points: 5

Insights

World Rugby U20 Championship

Points per match

3419

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1112

Match Information

Sands Venue Stadium, Scunthorpe

World Rugby U20 Championship

Sunday 29 Jun 2025

Sands Venue Stadium, Scunthorpe

New Zealand U20

Italy U20

Tries

Dylan Pledger 38'

Manumaua Letiu 7'

Niccolo Beni 43'

Conversions

Will Cole 39'; 8'

Timeline

End of Second Half

80'

Randall Baker

Yellow Card

77'

Luca Rossi

Out: Federico Zanandrea

73'

Jai Tamati

Out: Dylan Pledger

71'

Gianmarco Pietramala

Out: Alessandro Drago

64'

Simone Fardin

Out: Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi

63'

Micah Fale

Out: Mosese Bason

60'

Harlyn Saunoa

Out: Will Cole

60'

Shaun Kempton

Out: Manumaua Letiu

60'

Dane Johnston

Out: Sika Pole

60'

Carlo Antonio Bianchi

Out: Nelson Casartelli

53'

Sascha Mistrulli

Out: Sergio Pelliccioli

53'

Alessio Caiolo-Serra

Out: Nicolo Michele Corvasce

53'

Tayne Harvey

Out: Jack Wiseman

52'

Piero Gritti

Out: Antony Italo Miranda

50'

Niccolo Beni

Try

43'

Randall Baker

Out: Jayden Sa

40'

Start of Second Half

40'

End of First Half

40'

Will Cole

Conversion

39'

Dylan Pledger

Try

38'

Robson Faleafa

Out: Logan Wallace

22'

Stanley Solomon

Yellow Card

14'

Will Cole

Conversion

Manumaua Letiu

Try

Nicola Bolognini

Out: Bruno Vallesi

Start of First Half

Top Stats

2Tries1

Conversions

Penalties

Drop Goals

Scrums

Lineouts

Possession

Territory

Handling Errors

Passes

149

Offload

Metres Gained

532

381

Clean Breaks

Kicks From Hand

Tackles

124

Missed Tackles

Mauls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Penalties Conceded

Form Guide

Last 5 matches

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Italy U20

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Form Guide

Last 5 matches

Line Up

Sika Pole

Manumaua Letiu

Logan Wallace

Xavier Treacy

Jayden Sa

Finn McLeod

Caleb Woodley

Mosese Bason

Dylan Pledger

Will Cole

Stanley Solomon

Jack Wiseman

Cooper Roberts

Frank Vaenuku

Rico Simpson

Sergio Pelliccioli

Nicolo Michele Corvasce

Bruno Vallesi

Mattia Midena

Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi

Giacomo Milano

Antony Italo Miranda

Nelson Casartelli

Niccolo Beni

Roberto Fasti

Jules Ducros

Riccardo Casarin

Federico Zanandrea

Alessandro Drago

Edoardo Todaro

Substitutes

Shaun Kempton

Dane Johnston

Robson Faleafa

Randall Baker

Micah Fale

Jai Tamati

Tayne Harvey

Harlyn Saunoa

Alessio Caiolo-Serra

Sascha Mistrulli

Nicola Bolognini

Simone Fardin

Piero Gritti

Carlo Antonio Bianchi

Luca Rossi

Gianmarco Pietramala

Commentary

80’

End of second half

The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.

79’

Penalty Goal - Missed Right

Gianmarco Pietramala has penalty kick attempt at goal but pushes it to the right hand side of the posts.

77’

Yellow card

Randall Baker (New Zealand U20) is shown a yellow card

73’

Substitution on

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Luca Rossi getting some game time.

73’

Substitution off

Italy U20 decide to make a substitution, with Federico Zanandrea being replaced.

71’

Substitution on

New Zealand U20 decide to make a substitution, with Jai Tamati getting some game time.

71’

Substitution off

New Zealand U20 decide to make a substitution, with Dylan Pledger being replaced.

67’

Clean break

A gap opened in the defence and Frank Vaenuku took full advantage.

64’

Substitution on

Italy U20 sub Gianmarco Pietramala comes onto the field.

64’

Substitution off

Alessandro Drago departs for Italy U20.

63’

Substitution on

Italy U20 sub Simone Fardin comes onto the field.

63’

Substitution off

Enoch Opoku-Gyamfi departs for Italy U20.

60’

Substitution on

New Zealand U20 sub Micah Fale comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Mosese Bason departs for New Zealand U20.

60’

Substitution on

New Zealand U20 sub Harlyn Saunoa comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Will Cole departs for New Zealand U20.

60’

Substitution on

New Zealand U20 sub Shaun Kempton comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Manumaua Letiu departs for New Zealand U20.

60’

Substitution on

New Zealand U20 sub Dane Johnston comes onto the field.

60’

Substitution off

Sika Pole departs for New Zealand U20.

53’

Substitution on

Carlo Antonio Bianchi comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Nelson Casartelli comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Sascha Mistrulli comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Sergio Pelliccioli comes off.

53’

Substitution on

Alessio Caiolo-Serra comes on.

53’

Substitution off

Nicolo Michele Corvasce comes off.

52’

Substitution on

Tayne Harvey comes on.

52’

Substitution off

Jack Wiseman comes off.

50’

Substitution on

Piero Gritti comes on.

50’

Substitution off

Antony Italo Miranda comes off.

44’

Conversion

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Roberto Fasti will have to re-adjust the radar.

43’

Try

Slick passing by Italy U20 leads to a try for Niccolo Beni.

42’

Try assist

Nelson Casartelli played a key part in that try.

42’

Clean break

Nelson Casartelli makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

40’

Substitution on

New Zealand U20 make a substitution with Randall Baker coming on.

40’

Substitution off

New Zealand U20 make a substitution with Jayden Sa coming off.

40’

Start of second half

The second half kicks off.

40’

End of first half

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

39’

Conversion

Will Cole does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

38’

Try

What an effort there by Dylan Pledger as they score the try.

38’

Clean break

Fabulous play by New Zealand U20 has led to Dylan Pledger being able to wriggle through a gap.

38’

Clean break

Fabulous play by New Zealand U20 has led to Jack Wiseman being able to wriggle through a gap.

37’

Clean break

Fabulous play by Italy U20 has led to Federico Zanandrea being able to wriggle through a gap.

28’

Clean break

Trouble here as Frank Vaenuku breaches the defence.

24’

Drop Goal - Dropped Short

More power was needed in that drop goal attempt by Roberto Fasti as it drops short.

22’

Substitution on

New Zealand U20 decide to make a substitution, with Robson Faleafa getting some game time.

22’

Substitution off

New Zealand U20 decide to make a substitution, with Logan Wallace being replaced.

21’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Jules Ducros bursts through to advance the Italy U20 attack.

17’

Clean break

This is dangerous for the defence as Frank Vaenuku bursts through to advance the New Zealand U20 attack.

14’

Yellow card

Stanley Solomon (New Zealand U20) is shown a yellow card

8’

Conversion

Will Cole has kicked a conversion.

7’

Try

The New Zealand U20 pack has powered over for Manumaua Letiu to score the try.

6’

Clean break

The defensive line has been broken as Frank Vaenuku goes through the gap.

2’

Substitution on

Nicola Bolognini comes on.

2’

Substitution off

Bruno Vallesi comes off.

0’

Start of first half

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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Current Standings

POS

Team

Pts

New Zealand U20

Italy U20

-7

See Full Table

Top Performers

Ball Carries

C. Roberts

Ball Carries: 11

Tackles

N. Bolognini

Tackles: 14

Points

N. Beni

Points: 5

Insights

World Rugby U20 Championship

Points per match

3419

Tries per match

Penalties Conceded per match

1112

Match Information

Sands Venue Stadium, Scunthorpe

World Rugby U20 Championship