A LATE converted try from Massimo Cioffi helped Italy cause the upset of the Junior World Cup’s opening round on Wednesday as they stunned Ireland in a thrilling encounter.
Starting the game as underdogs against last year’s finalists, Italy grabbed the early initiative and a powerful driving maul resulted in their first try from Danilo Fischetti which was followed six minutes later by flanker Jacopo Bianchi.
Fly-half Conor Dean put Ireland on the board with a penalty but Italy took a 15-3 lead at the break after his opposite man Antonio Rizzi responded with a dropgoal a minute l...