| NEW ZEALAND 70 | V | ITALY 7 | |||
| COMPETITION: Rugby World Cup, | |||||
| VENUE: Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | DATE: 11 October, 2003 | SPECTATORS: 40,715 | |||
| REFEREE: Andrew Cole (Australia) | HALFTIME: 25-0 | ||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||
| TRIES: Howlett (2), Spencer (2), Rokocoko (2), Thorn, Thorne, | TRIES: Phillips | ||||
| Marshall, Carter, MacDonald | |||||
| CONVERSIONS: Carter (6) | CONVERSIONS: Peens | ||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Spencer | PENALTY GOALS: | ||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||
| 15 | Malili Muliana | Auckland | 15 | Gert Peens | Overmach Parma RFC |
| 14 | Doug Howlett | Auckland | 14 | Mirco Bergamasco | Stade Francaise RFC, France |
| 13 | Tana Umaga (21) | Wellington | 13 | Andrea Masi | Viadana RFC |
| 12 | Daniel Carter | Canterbury | 12 | Matteo Barbini | Petraca Padova RFC |
| 11 | Joe Rokocoko (22) | Auckland | 11 | Nicola Mazzucato (22) | Ghail Calvisano RFC |
| 10 | Carlos Spencer | Auckland | 10 | Francesco Mazzariol | Overmach Parma RFC |
| 9 | Justin Marshall | Canterbury | 9 | Matteo Mazzantini (20) | Viadana RFC |
| 8 | Jerry Collins (19) | Wellington | 8 | Matthew Phillips (18) | Viadana RFC |
| 7 | Richard McCaw (18) | Canterbury | 7 | Mauro Bergamasco (19) | Stade Francaise RFC, France |
| 6 | Reuben Thorne (C) | Canterbury | 6 | Scott Palmer | Benetton Treviso RFC |
| 5 | Chris Jack | Canterbury | 5 | Christian Bezzi | Viadana RFC |
| 4 | Brad Thorn | Canterbury | 4 | Carlo Checchinato (Cap) | Benetton Treviso RFC |
| 3 | Greg Somerville | Canterbury | 3 | Ramiro Martinez (17) | Benetton Treviso RFC |
| 2 | Keven Mealamu (16) | Auckland | 2 | Carlo Festuccia (16t) | Overmach Parma RFC |
| 1 | Dave Hewett (17) | Canterbury | 1 | Salvatore Perugini | Ghail Calvisano RFC |
| 16 | Mark Hammett (2) | Canterbury | 16 | Fabio Ongaro (2t) | Benetton Treviso RFC |
| 17 | Kees Meeuws (1) | Auckland | 17 | Martin Castrogiovanni (3) | Ghail Calvisano RFC |
| 18 | Marty Holah (7) | Waikato | 18 | Andrea Benatti (8) | Viadana RFC |
| 19 | Rodney Sa'oialo (8) | Wellington | 19 | Sergio Parisse (7) | Benetton Treviso RFC |
| 20 | Steve Devine | Auckland | 20 | Alessandro Troncon (9) | Benetton Treviso RFC |
| 21 | Ma'a Nonu (13) | Wellington | 21 | Rima Wakarua | Leonessa Brescia RFC |
| 22 | Leon MacDonald (11) | Canterbury | 22 | Gonzalo Canale (11) | Benetton Treviso RFC |
| COACH | COACH: John Kirwan | ||||
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