___Scores:Italy 24 (Ornel Gega 2 tries; Carlo Canna conversion, 3 penalties, dropped goal), United States 20 (Tony Lamborn try, penalty try; A.J. SAN JOSE, California (AP) " Albanian-born hooker Ornel Gega scored his second try of the match from a rolling maul in the 56th minute and Italy held on for a 24-20 win over the United States in a rugby union international on Saturday. New Zealand-born flanker Tony Lamborn, making his test debut for the U.S., scored a try with four minutes remaining and A.J. But Italy defended strongly and flyhalf Carlo Canna kicked a late penalty, his third of the match, along with a dropped goal and conversion. MacGinty 2 conversions, 2 penalties).

Source: New Zealand Herald June 19, 2016 03:53 UTC