(Reuters) - Italy brushed aside last week's upset loss to Samoa and got back to its winning ways by running in five tries in a convincing 36-14 victory over Tonga in Nuku'alofa on Friday.
Tries from wingers Jacopo Trulla and Monty Ioane, combined with a penalty and conversion from flyhalf Paolo Garbisi, gave the visitors a comfortable 15-0 halftime lead in the Tongan capital.
Loose forward Viliami Taulani got Tonga on the board with a try early in the second half, but Italy skipper Michele Lamaro and scrumhalf Alessandro Garbisi crossed for two more five-pointers to ensure there would be no more upsets.
Italy were awarded a late penalty try after Tonga collapsed four scrums under their posts, putting a gloss on the scoreline and sending the Azzuri off to Japan for the final leg of their tour with a skip in their step.
(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Miral Fahmy)
