JWC MATCH PREVIEW All data in this document is specific to the Junior World Championship. ARGENTINA V ITALY Wednesday 22th June 2011, KO: 20:10 Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo Headlines: 2011 Records • Italy have only scored one try in their three Pool matches, which is two less than any other team. >> Points • Italy also conceded 147 points in the Pool stages, 30 more than any other team. • This will be the second time that Italy and Argentina have met in the IRB Junior World Champion- Points Player ships. Argentina won 27-3 in the Pool stages just eight days ago. 46 Gareth Anscombe Pool summary: New Zealand 45 Johan Goosen • Argentina finished third in Pool A but joined the three bottom teams in the play off semi finals for South Africa ninth place as they had a worse points difference than Ireland in Pool C. Their only win in the Pool 35 Matthew Morgan stages came against their opponents in the semi finals, Italy, who finished bottom of Pool A after Wales losing all three matches and finishing with the worst points difference of all 12 competing teams. >> Tries Team news: Tries Player • Italy have made six personnel changes to their starting line up from the team that lost 56-6 to Wales on Saturday and start with 11 of the team that played against Argentina in the Pool stages. 4 Andrew Conway The only changes from that match see JACOPO BOCCHI at lock, FEDERICO CONFORTI starts at Ireland number eight after joining the squad as a replacement this week along with LEONARDO SARTO, 4 Charles Piutau who plays on the wing and MICHELE CAMPAGNARO retains his place at fly half. New Zealand Argentina have made eight changes to their starting line up from the team that lost 48-15 to New • 4 Christian Wade Zealand, with four players making their fourth consecutive starting appearance in the tourna- England ment; flanker MIGUEL URTUBEY, captain and fly half BRIAN ORMSON, wing MANUEL MONTERO 4 Francois Venter and full back MATIAS MASERA. Argentina have 12 players in their starting line up that also started South Africa in the win over Italy in the Pool stages, with the only changes being RAMON GONZALES at prop, MATIAS ALEMANNO at lock and MARTIN IGNES at number eight. All Time Records IRB Junior World Championships Facts and figures >> Points Italy (all time tournament record): Points Player • Italy finished 11th in 2008 and 13th in 2009, which saw them relegated to participate in the IRB 118 Tom Homer Junior World Rugby Trophy in 2010. They won that tournament, beating Japan 36-7 in the final to England qualify for this year’s IRB Junior World Championships in place of Samoa, who recently won the 116 Matthew Jarvis 2011 JWRT. Wales • Have won just one of the nine matches they have played in the Pool stages, beating Japan 24-20 105 Francois Brummer in 2008 but have won three out of four play off matches played. South Africa • Scored 45.7% of their total points through tries, which is the lowest percentage of any team that has competed in the Championships. Italy have only scored seven tries in seven Pool matches >> Tries played but have scored 10 in four play off matches. • Scored 41.9% of total points through penalty kicks, which is the highest of all teams. Tries Player Argentina (all time tournament record): 10 Zac Guildford New Zealand • Argentina finished eighth in 2008, 11th in 2009 and sixth in 2010, when they hosted the tourna- 9 Andrew Conway ment. Ireland • Have won two of the six matches played in the Pool stages, beating Fiji in 2009 and Wales in a 8 Julian Savea penalty shoot out last year. New Zealand • Kicked four drop goals in total, the joint highest of any team alongside South Africa. 8 Ryuhei Arita Japan © International Rugby Board 2010. Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (21/06/2011 18:55). Page 1 Wednesday 22th June 2011, KO: 20:10 ARGENTINA Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo ITALY JWC COMMENTATORS NOTES (contd) Lets get physical Players Players Average Average Players Average Average Players Team Aged Aged Height Height 185 cm Weight Weight 100 20 18 (cm) of Pack or taller (kg) of Pack kg + Italy 6 1 186 188 9 98 106 5 Argentina 7 0 185 186 6 99 107 7 • Argentina are two months per man older than Italy. Argentina have a slight weight advantage in the scrum and Italy have a two cm per man height advantage in the line out. • Argentina’s tallest man is second row forward MATIAS ALEMANNO, who stands at 198 cm (6ft 5ins), just one cm above Italy’s FILIPPO GEROSA. The heavyweight division • The combined weight of the Argentina pack is 859 kg, which gives them a 14 kg advantage over Italy in the scrum. • Italy have the heaviest man on the pitch in loosehead prop NICOLA QUAGLIO, who weighs in at 119 kg (18st 10lb). He will have a three kg advantage over his direct opponent in the scrum, NAHUEL LOBO, who is Argentina’s heaviest player. History • This will be the second time that Italy and Argentina have met in the IRB Junior World Championships. Argentina won 27-3 in the Pool stages just eight days ago, with tries by MATIAS MASERA, MATIAS MORONI and MANUEL MONTERO. Fly half BRIAN ORMSON added a further 12 points with the boot. Experience • Three of Italy’s starting line up appeared in last year’s victorious IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy squad; prop PIERMARIA LESO, scrum half GUGLIELMO PALAZZANI and centre GIOVANNI ALBERGHINI. • Italy finished fifth in the 2011 Under 20s Six Nations Championship, beating Scotland 9-7 away from home in the final round of matches. Three of their starting line up made starting appearances in all five matches played and have also started all matches played in this tournament; prop NICOLA QUA- GLIO, flanker EDOARDO GHIRALDINI, scrum half GUGLIELMO PALAZZANI. Tighthead prop PIERMARIA LESO and centre GIOVANNI ALBERGHINI have also started in all the Pool matches in Italy. • Four of Argentina’s starting line up played in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championships; second row forward MATIAS ALEMANNO, fly half and captain BRIAN ORMSON, wing MANUEL MONTERO and full back MATIAS MASERA. None of them scored any points in last year’s tournament. Sole man • MICHELE VISENTIN scored Italy’s only try in the Pool stages during their 64-7 defeat to New Zealand. Young talent • Italy’s fly half MICHELE CAMPAGNARO is the second youngest player in the tournament at 18 years and three months and is just three days older than England’s fly half, GEORGE FORD. The man in the middle • LEIGHTON HODGES of Wales takes charge of this match, his third in IRB Junior World Championship competition. He refereed New Zealand’s 64-7 win over Italy and England’s 39-18 win over Scotland during the Pool stages. © International Rugby Board 2010. Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (21/06/2011 18:55). Page 2 Wednesday 22th June 2011, KO: 20:10 ARGENTINA Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo ITALY Team Sheets All data in this document is specific to the Junior World Championship. 15 ARGENTINA Matias Matches #: 19 Masera Belgrano BA Replacements 16 Lucas Sartori (Club Atlético de San Isidro) 14 13 12 11 17 Jonathan Marchetta (Pucara) Matías Jerónimo Matías Manuel 18 Juan Cruz Guillemaín (Jockey Club) Moroni De La Fuente Orlando Montero 19 Joaquin Camacho (Buenos Aires Cricket & Club Universitario Buenos Duendes Huirapuca Pucara Aires Rugby Club) 20 Javier Rojas (Tucumán University) 10 9 21 Sebastián Poet (Atlético del Rosario) Brian Ramiro 22 Rodrigo Ponce De León (Tala) Ormson (C) Baronio Pucara Jockey Club 8 Key Stats Martín # Caps Starting Lineup: 54 Avg Age Starting Lineup: 19 Ignes Oldest Player: César Fruttero (20) Manuel Belgrano Youngest Player: Sebastián Poet (18) 6 7 Avg Weight Forwards: 107 kg Facundo 5 4 Miguel Lagos Urtubey César Matias Ure Cure Fruttero Alemanno Newman Jockey Club de Villa María La Tablada Officials 3 2 1 Referee: Leighton Hodges (Wales) - 2 Matches Nahuel Diego Ramón Lobo Fortuny Gonzáles Matches at Venue: 0 Matches Argentina: 0 Matches Estudiantes de Paraná Salta University Lince RC Italy: 1 Matches Match Debut: 10/06/2011 - Italy v New Zealand Assistant Referee 1: Jonathon White (New Zealand) Assistant Referee 2: 1 2 3 Joao Mourinha (Portugal) Nicola Andrea Piermaria Quaglio Lupetti Leso (C) Match Official 4: Rovigo I Cavalieri Prato Petrarca Padova Stefano Traversi (Italy) Match Official 5: 4 5 Simone Boaretto (Italy) 6 Jacopo Filippo 7 Bocchi Gerosa Giacomo Edoardo Brancoli Benetton Treviso Crociati Rugby Ghiraldini Livorno Petrarca Padova 8 Replacements Federico 16 Giovanni Maistri (Calvisano) Conforti 17 Riccardo Cagna (Viadana Rugby) Petrarca Padova 18 Alfio Luca Mammana (Amatori Catania) 19 Andrea Balsemin (Gran Ducato Parma Rugby) 9 10 20 Vittorio Callori Di Vignale (I Cavalieri Prato) Guglielmo Michele 21 Francesco Menon (Firenze) Palazzani Campagnaro 22 Guido Calabrese (Gladiatori Sanniti ASD) Calvisano Mirano 11 12 13 14 Michele Tommaso Giovanni Leonardo Visentin Castello Alberghini Sarto Key Stats Gran Ducato Parma Benetton Treviso Genova Petrarca Padova # Caps Starting Lineup: 34 Rugby Avg Age Starting Lineup: 19 Oldest Player: Riccardo Cagna (20) 15 Youngest Player: Michele Campagnaro (18) Avg Weight Forwards: 106 kg Augusto Cosulich Benetton Treviso ITALY Matches #: 14 © International Rugby Board 2010. Data extracted from Rugby Information Management System (21/06/2011 18:55). Page 3 Wednesday 22th June 2011, KO: 20:10 ARGENTINA Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo ITALY Head to Head All data in this document is specific to the Junior World Championship. Recent Results Date Team A Result Team B Venue 14/06/2011 Italy 3 27 Argentina Rovigo Summary Argentina 1 Matches