New Zealand accomplished their Autumn Nations Collection marketing campaign with a 29-11 win over a cussed Italy as legends Sam Cane and TJ Perenara bowed out from worldwide rugby.
Tries from Cam Roigard and Will Jordan gave the All Blacks the lead in a hard-fought first half and Mark Tele’a added a 3rd after the break, earlier than Tommaso Menoncello and Beauden Barrett exchanged late scores.
It was an historic second in Turin because the Azzurri took to the pitch on the Allianz Stadium, house of Serie A giants Juventus, for the primary time, whereas All Blacks legends and 2015 World Cup winners Cane and Perenara featured for his or her nation for the ultimate time.
Italy began brightly with some abrasive defence and powerful kicking from Paolo Garbisi giving them a 6-3 lead, however the All Blacks quickly wrestled the momentum again of their favour regardless of lock Scott Barrett spending 10 minutes within the sin bin for a neck roll.
Roigard noticed a spot within the Italian defence to dive over the road earlier than Jordan flew throughout the whitewash getting ready to half-time to maneuver forward of the legendary Jonah Lomu in his nation’s try-scoring listing with 38 tries in 41 caps.
Anton Lienert-Brown turned the second All Black to be despatched to the bin as Italy piled on the strain within the second half, however the guests survived and a yellow for substitute Azzurri prop Simone Ferrari finally opened the gates to a 3rd New Zealand strive when Tele’a dived over within the nook.
Menoncello’s excellent dash to the nook gave the house crowd one thing to have fun late on, however the cheers didn’t final for lengthy earlier than Barrett capitalised on an ill-judged chip from Ange Capuozzo so as to add a strive of his personal on the dying.
Speaking Level – Cane and Perenara finish embellished careers
This Autumn Nations Collection ought to present loads of encouragement for New Zealand’s future underneath coach Robertson because of wins over Eire, England and Italy.
However Saturday was additionally an opportunity to tip the hat to towering figures of the previous as Cane and Perenara, veterans of the 2015 World Cup win in England, pulled on the well-known black shirt for the ultimate time.
Cane, who boasts greater than a century of caps, began at openside flanker and was given a deserved standing ovation in Turin when he was changed within the second half, whereas Perenara got here off the bench to play a task in a robust end from his aspect after setting the tone early on with a memorable closing main of the Haka.
Participant of the Match – Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
The fly-half’s kicking was on the cash again and again each from hand and from the tee, whereas his late strive left him with a private haul of 14 factors for the night time.
Participant Scores
Italy: Capuozzo 6, Trulla 6, Brex 6, Menoncello 8, Ioane 7, P. Garbisi 7, Web page-Relo 7; Fischetti 7, Lucchesi 6, Riccioni 6, Ruzza 7, Lamb 6, Negri 7, Zuliani 6, Vintcent 7
Replacements: Nicotera 6, Spagnolo 6, Ferrari 5, N. Cannone 6, Izekor 6, A. Garbisi 6, Marin 6, Zanon 7
New Zealand: Jordan 8, Tele’a 7, Ioane 6, Lienert-Brown 6, Clarke 6, B. Barrett 9, Roigard 8; De Groot 7, Taylor 7, Lomax 7, S. Barrett 6, Tuipulotu 6, Sititi 7, Cane 7, Savea 7
Replacements: Aumua 7, Tu’ungafasi 7, Newell 7, Vaa’i 6, Lakai 6, Perenara 7, Havili 6, McKenzie 6
Match Highlights
25’ TRY! ITALY 6-10 NEW ZEALAND (ROIGARD, CON. BARRETT) A seventh strive in 10 Exams for Roigard, who wriggles via a spot within the Italian defence from 10 metres out to dive underneath the posts! Excellent sniping from the scrum-half and the All Blacks lead.
40’ TRY! ITALY 6-17 NEW ZEALAND (JORDAN, CON. BARRETT) Jordan cuts a line via the Italian defence and instantly the All Blacks are simply metres from the road! It seems to be ominous, and it would not take lengthy for the full-back to get his arms on the ball once more and dive over the road from shut vary to increase the guests’ lead simply earlier than the break.
71’ TRY! ITALY 6-24 NEW ZEALAND (TELE’A, CON. BARRETT) Tele’a dives over within the nook from a looping lengthy Barrett move and New Zealand lastly have their third strive after an intense interval of strain.
77’ TRY! ITALY 11-24 NEW ZEALAND (MENONCELLO) The place did that come from?! Excellent from Menoncello, who competes for a crossfield kick after which places on the afterburners on the wing when an offload from the free ball comes his means. The centre hares into the nook to get the house crowd on its toes!
80’ TRY! ITALY 11-29 NEW ZEALAND (BARRETT) Oh expensive. Simply because the Turin crowd have been buoyant, Beauden Barrett scoops up a free ball from an formidable Capuozzo chip kick on his personal strive line to cross the road for a fourth New Zealand rating.
Key Stats
- New Zealand have now gained all 17 of their conferences with Italy
- Will Jordan’s thirty eighth Take a look at strive took him above Jonah Lomu in New Zealand’s all-time scoring charts into eighth place, 9 wanting document holder Doug Howlett on 49
