Scotland U20s 10 – 22 Italy U20s: Player Ratings as Italy kick off campaign with big win
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By Harvey Allen
Italy were victorious in Friday night's U20s Six Nations first round clash in Scotland, with Eduardo Todaro starring in attack and defence for the Azzurri. Scotland took the early lead when multiple phases in the red zone were finished off by a strong effort by Billy Allen.
Federico Zanandrea would steal the lead for Italy 15 minutes later, catching a stray pass from Scotland Skipper Johnny Ventisei, and running it in with ease. It wouldn't take long after the break for Italy to grab their second: Niccolo Beni ran in a brilliant team try, inspired by Malik Faissal. Todaro, who was having a great game in both attack and defense, was able to burst over the line in a short range effort to try and put the game out of Scotland's reach.
Going into the last 10 minutes, substitute Ollie Duncan finished off multiple phases, finding a narrow gap just next to the ruck, restoring hope in this Scotland side. Roberto Fasti would knock a penalty between the posts and secure the win for the Azzurri.
Scotland U20s:
TRIES: 2 (Allen 16' Duncan 71')
CONVERSIONS: 0
PENALTIES: 0
DROP GOALS: 0
YELLOW CARDS: 0
RED CARDS: 0
15. Jack Brown 14. Guy Rogers 13. Johnny Ventisei (Captain) 12. Kerr Yule 11. Fergus Watson 10. Matthew Urwin 9. Noah Cowan 1. Oliver McKenna 2. Joe Roberts 3. Ollie Blyth-Lafferty 4. Charlie Moss 5. Dan Halkon 6. Christian Lindsay 7. Billy Allen 8. Reuben Logan
Replacements: 16. Seb Stephen 17. Jake Shearer 18. Ryan Whitefield 19. Bart Godsell 20. Oliver Duncan 21. Hector Patterson 22. Ross Wolfenden 23. Nairn Moncrieff
Italy U20s:
TRIES: 3 (Zanandrea 30', Beni 45', Todaro 62')
CONVERSIONS: 2 (Fasti 31', 62')
PENALTIES: 1 (Fasti 78')
DROP GOALS: 0
YELLOW CARDS: 0
RED CARDS: 0
15. Gianmarco Pietramala 14. Jules Ducros 13. Federico Zanandrea 12. Edoardo Todaro 11. Malik Faissal 10. Roberto Fasti 9. Niccoló Beni 1. Sergio Pelliccioli 2. Alessio Caiolo-Serra 3. Bruno Vallesi 4. Tommaso Redondi 5. Enoch Opoku Gyamfi 6. Antony Miranda 7. Nelson Casartelli 8. Giacomo Milano (Captain)
Replacements: 16. Giacomo Casiraghi 17. Christian Brasini 18. Nicola Bologhini 19. Pietro Melegari 20. Carlo Antonio Bianchi 21. Matteo Bellotto 22. Pietro Celi 23. Giacomo Ndoumbe Lobe
Scotland U20s Player Ratings:
15. Jack Brown – 7 Reliable under high ball, good clearance
14. Guy Rogers – 6 Provided good pace but no real metres gained
13. Johnny Ventisei © – 6 Poor pass led to Italy try, didn’t do much to rectify
12. Kerr Yule – 7 Great hard line option, but sloppy play leaves a lot of opportunity behind
11. Fergus Watson – 6 Made effective metres, but not enough to make a difference
10. Matthew Urwin – 7 Provided good service for the backs, nothing dangerous came of it
9. Noah Cowan – 6 Not enough to write about
1. Oliver McKenna – 6 Quiet game
2. Joe Roberts – 6 Nothing notable
3. Ollie Blyth-Lafferty – 6 Went unnoticed
4. Charlie Moss – 6 Solid but nothing noticeable
5. Dan Halkon – 6 No real talking points
6. Christian Lindsay – 6 Quiet game
7. Billy Allen – 7 Tryscorer but quiet otherwise
8. Reuben Logan – 7 Good ball carrying
Replacements – Ollie Duncan 7 – grabbed a try to keep the game alive, they pushed to grab a last score but nothing came from it.
Italy U20s Player Ratings:
15. Gianmarco Pietramala – 7 Good in the back field
14. Jules Ducros – 7 Fast breaks on his own flank, but did not get too involved off it
13. Federico Zanandrea – 8 Grabbed an intercept try, provided great runs in attack
12. Edoardo Todaro – 10 Great going forward, and even became a nuisance for Scotland in the breakdown, finished off with a try
11. Malik Faissal – 8 Great runner, great under the high ball
10. Roberto Fasti – 7 Orchestrated the Italy attack very well
9. Niccoló Beni – 8 Great link-up, well deserved try
1. Sergio Pelliccioli – 5 A bit sloppy in discipline
2. Alessio Caiolo-Serra – 8 Turnover machine
3. Bruno Vallesi – 7 Worked well in his unit
4. Tommaso Redondi – 6 Fairly quiet
5. Enoch Opoku Gyamfi – 8 Bullied the Scotland defense, gaining good metres
6. Antony Miranda – 7 Effective at the breakdown
7. Nelson Casartelli – 7 Good ball carrier, linked up with backs well
8. Giacomo Milano © – 6 Nothing of note
Replacements – 6 No real difference made
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