Vlaicu moves to out-half, and Gal fills into the centre.

LO Romania

Zanni picks off the back and pops to Gori but the scrumhalf is pushed in to touch 7m out

Scrum collapsed - reset

Romanian 22

Carpo collects but proceeds to knock the ball on in contact. Scrum Italy

Allan to get us underway

The teams are back on the field of play

Poite calls a close to a first half dominated by the Italians. A powerful scrummaging performance in the early minutes boded well for the Romanians. However the Italians quickly found their stride, converting their opportunities with ruthless efficiency and providing an impenetrable defence for the Romanian aggressors. Romania will need an early score if their to keep this game alive.

Allan then converts his own try, extending the lead to 19 points