Author: RAWF

Rugby union follower from north of the Tweed River, who has been avidly supporting Queensland and the Wallabies for 40 years. I've definitely watched more rugby games than I've played, and love the camaraderie that this game brings us.

The MatchGood Morning G&GRs, Reds and Wallabies Fan here, helping out as a guest writer for the World Cup.Welcome to the match review for Italy v Namibia,  which was the second game of Rugby World Cup 2023, played at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne in the afternoon sun.These teams have more history than I expected, and in the four previous encounters, the honours were split 2 each, including Namibia winning a home series against Italy in 1991.  Italy entered the game as favourites as the 13th ranked team, compared to Namibia in 21st place, and with some good recent form having beaten…

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