Three-time champions New Zealand ran in 14 tries to destroy Italy 96-17 for a bonus-point victory in Pool A and take a decisive step towards the quarter-finals at the Rugby World Cup on Friday.
The All Blacks, with lock Sam Whitelock celebrating a record 149th cap, showed no mercy at Lyon's Groupama Stadium as Will Jordan , Aaron Smith , Mark Telea, Ardie Savea , Brodie Retallick, Dalton Papali'i, Dane Coles , Damian McKenzie and Anton Lienert-Brown scored tries -- all but one converted by Richie Mo'unga or McKenzie .
Italy's hopes of an upset quickly went up in smoke and they only got on the scoreboard thanks to second-half tries by Ange Capuozzo and Montanna Ioane as well as points from the tee by Tommaso Allan and Paolo Garbisi. The result put New Zealand in second place with 10 points, ahead of the Azzurri on points difference and three points behind group leaders France, who will take on Italy next Friday, one day after the All Blacks face Uruguay.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New Zealand has plenty of Cricket World Cup motivation based on controversial defeat in 2019 finalFour years ago New Zealand missed out on its first Cricket World Cup title by the barest of margins after being beaten on a countback of boundaries by England at Lord’s.
Read more »
Italy’s Robert Stabile Touts Italy’s Distribution, Locations Promotional Drive at San SebastianItalian exec Roberto Stabile spoke at the San Sebastian Festival to tout Italy’s drive to increase Italian movie distribution worldwide.
Read more »
Meet SVPD's new chief: New leadership means new vision for departmentAfter 20 years with the Sierra Vista Police Department, Chris Hiser was promoted to police chief this summer. He is working on creating a leadership team and a place officers want to work.
Read more »
How much rain fell in New York City, New York, New Jersey, and ConnecticutA coastal storm brought heavy rain to New York City and across the Tri-State on Friday, bringing a half-foot of rain to some places.
Read more »
All Blacks healed and revved up for Rugby World Cup return against bolder ItalyNew Zealand reappears at the Rugby World Cup after two weeks for a must-win pool game against Italy on Friday in Lyon.
Read more »
New Zealand: ANZ Business Confidence improves to 1.5 vs. -3.7 priorThe latest data released by the National Bank of New Zealand on Thursday showed that ANZ Business Confidence for September improved to 1.5 from a 3.7
Read more »