2004 Italy rugby union tour

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2004 Italy rugby union tour
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The 2004 Italy rugby union tour of Romania and Japan was a series of matches played during 2004 in Romania and Japan by the Italy national rugby union team.

Results

26 June 2004
Romania  Flag of Romania.svg25–24Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Mersoiu, Tofan
Tonița
Con: Tofan 2
Drop: Dumbrava, Tofan
Try: Canale, Griffen
Mazzucato, Robertson
Con: Griffen, Mazzariol
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf, Bucharest
Referee: Robert Dickson (Scotland)

Romania: 15. Dănuț Dumbravă, 14. Vasile Ghioc, 13. Cristian Săuan, 12. Romeo Gontineac, 11. Bogdan Voicu, 10. Ionuț Tofan, 9. Lucian Sîrbu, 8. Alin Petrache (c), 7. Ovidiu Tonița, 6. Costica Mersoiu, 5. Cristian Petre, 4. Cornel Tatu, 3. Marcel Socaciu, 2. Bogdan Zebega, 1. Petru BălanReplacements: 16. Paulică Ion, 17. Petrișor Toderașc, 18. Valentin Ursache, 19. Marius Bejan, 20. Iulian Andrei, 21. Stefan Dumitru, 22. Ionuț Dimofte
Italy: 15. Gonzalo Canale, 14. Nicola Mazzucato, 13. Andrea Masi, 12. Walter Pozzebon, 11. Kaine Robertson, 10. Francesco Mazzariol, 9. Alessandro Troncon (c), 8. Andrea de Rossi, 7. Aaron Persico, 6. Enrico Pavanello, 5. Carlo Del Fava, 4. Marco Bortolami, 3. Salvatore Costanzo, 2. Fabio Ongaro, 1. Andrea Lo CiceroReplacements: 16. Giorgio Intoppa, 17. Mario Savi, 18. Roberto Mandelli, 19. Scott Palmer, 20. Paul Griffen, 21. Danilo Carpente, 22. Matteo Barbini


30 June 2004
Junior Japan  Flag of Japan.svg5–22Flag of Italy.svg  Italy XV
Osaka

4 July 2004
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg19–32Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Try: Onozawa
Con: Ikeda
Pen: Ikeda (3)
Drop: Morita
Try: Canale, Castrogiovanni (3)
Con: Wakarua (3)
Pen: Wakarua (2)
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Nigel Whitehouse (Wales)

Japan: 15. Kosuke Endo, 14. Takafumi Hirao, 13. Daisuke Ohata, 12. Yukio Motoki, 11. Hirotoki Onozawa, 10. Kyohei Morita, 9. Wataru Ikeda, 8. Takeomi Ito, 7. Takuro Miuchi (c), 6. Feletikiki Mau, 5. Takanori Kumagae, 4. Adam Parker, 3. Ryo Yamamura, 2. Yuji Matsubara, 1. Yuichi HisadomiReplacements: 16. Takashi Yamaoka, 18. Lautangi Vatuvei, 19. Koichi Kubo, 21. Masatoshi Mukoyama, 22. Keiji TakeiUnused: 17. Yasumasa Miyamoto, 20. Mamoru Ito
Italy: 15. Gonzalo Canale, 14. Kaine Robertson, 13. Andrea Masi, 12. Matteo Barbini, 11. Walter Pozzebon, 10. Rima Wakarua, 9. Paul Griffen, 8. David dal Maso, 7. Mauro Bergamasco, 6. Enrico Pavanello, 5. Marco Bortolami (c), 4. Carlo Del Fava, 3. Martin Castrogiovanni, 2. Fabio Ongaro, 1. Andrea Lo CiceroReplacements: 16. Giorgio Intoppa, 17. Mario Savi, 18. Roberto Mandelli, 19. Aaron Persico, 20. Alessandro Troncon, 21. Danilo Carpente, 22. Nicola Mazzucato

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