2004 Italy rugby union tour

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2004 Italy rugby union tour
Summary	P W D L
Total	03 02 00 01
Test match	02 01 00 01
Opponent	P W D L
Romania	1 0 0 1
Japan	1 1 0 0

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.

26 June 2004

Romania	25–24	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 Bălan – Replacements: 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 Cicero – Replacements: 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	5–22	Italy XV

Osaka

4 July 2004

Japan	19–32	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 Hisadomi – Replacements: 16. Takashi Yamaoka, 18. Lautangi Vatuvei, 19. Koichi Kubo, 21. Masatoshi Mukoyama, 22. Keiji Takei – Unused: 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 Cicero – Replacements: 16. Giorgio Intoppa, 17. Mario Savi, 18. Roberto Mandelli, 19. Aaron Persico, 20. Alessandro Troncon, 21. Danilo Carpente, 22. Nicola Mazzucato