Rugby: Italy wrap up summer tour with 42-14 win over Japan

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 21 - Italy concluded their summer tour of the Pacific by running in five tries in a convincing 42-14 win over Japan in Sapporo on Sunday.
    In the first half fullback Ange Capuozzo, scrum-half Martin Page-Relo and lock Andrea Zambonin crossed the line, with all three tries converted by flyhalf Paolo Garbisi, and Page-Relo hit a long-range penalty put the Azzurri 24-0 up.
    Japan centre Dylan Riley took advantage of some poor defending to score two tries either side of half time and help bring the hosts back to 24-14.
    But the visitors cruised home with two more penalties by Page-Relo and more tries, by Garbisi's scrumhalf brother Alessandro, who came on as a substitute, and flanker Ross Vintcent.
    The only bad news for Italy was that Paolo Garbisi had to be stretchered off in the second half after taking a nasty blow to the head.
    Italy had lost the first game of the tour to Samoa and beaten Tonga in the second match.
    Photo: an archive image of Paolo Garbisi. (ANSA).