Flyhalf Stephen Jones kicked four conversions and two penalties while Italy replied with a try by center Andrea Masi and a penalty and conversion by flyhalf Roland De Marigny.
It was Hansen's last game before he joins New Zealand as assistant to Graham Henry. He will be replaced by Mike Ruddock.
SUPER 12
Canterbury and Waikato scored home wins for New Zealand Super 12 rugby teams Saturday, tightening the standings to leave only seven points separating first place from ninth.
Winger Marika Vunibaka scored three of Canterbury's six tries as the former champions took a bonus point from a 46-29 win over the Otago Highlanders at Christchurch.
At Hamilton, David Hill kicked five penalties and two conversions for 19 points as the Waikato Chiefs beat the New South Wales Waratahs 32-17.
The Stormers beat the Bulls 25-11 at Cape Town later Saturday to move into a tie with the ACT Brumbies at the top of the standings. The Brumbies will have a chance to take the outright lead on Sunday when they host Queensland at Canberra, Australia to close out the sixth round.
South Africa's Cats and Sharks had weekend byes.
Hong Kong Sevens
Defending champion England advanced to the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Sevens with convincing wins over Scotland and Georgia.
The English, who are bidding to win the competition for a third straight time, overpowered Scotland 38-12, and then blanked Georgia 42-0.
In the quarterfinals, England will meet ten-time winner Fiji, which earned a berth in the last eight as one of the two best second-placed teams at the end of group play, after a shock 14-12 loss to Canada.
Canada faces Argentina in the quarterfinals after earlier brushing aside Portugal 52-0.
Argentina, winner of the Los Angeles Sevens last month, rolled over South Korea 31-7, before beating France 12-0. Eight-time winner New Zealand had little trouble in its group matches.
The Kiwis whipped the US 38-7 and blanked Italy 52-0. Fifteen-time Hong Kong Sevens veteran Eric Rush scored his first try of the tournament against the Italians.
South Africa, Australia and Samoa were the other three teams that advanced to the quarterfinals.
The South Africans defeated the Cook Islands 31-24, and Kenya 24-12.
The Australians crushed Taiwan 68-0, before struggling to a 19-12 win over Samoa. Samoa had earlier edged Namibia 33-28.
The 24-teams in the tournament were divided into six pools, with the winner of each pool advancing to the quarterfinals, together with the two best second-placed teams.
The Hong Kong Sevens is the fifth leg of the World Sevens Series.
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