New Zealand accomplished their Autumn Nations Collection marketing campaign with a 29-11 win over 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 a historic second in Turin because the Azzurri took to the pitch on the Allianz Stadium in Turin for the primary time, residence of Serie A giants Juventus, whereas All Blacks legends and 2015 World Cup winners Cane and Perenara featured for his or her nation for the ultimate time.
The consequence meant New Zealand completed their autumn marketing campaign with wins over England, Eire and Italy and a one-point defeat to France, whereas the Azzurri had been left with only one victory to have fun in opposition to Georgia following their defeat to Argentina and in Turin.
Italy began brightly with some abrasive defence and robust 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 record with 38 tries in 41 caps.
Anton Lienert-Brown grew to become the second All Black to be despatched to the bin as Italy piled on the stress within the second half, however the guests survived and a yellow for alternative Azzurri prop Simone Ferrari ultimately 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 beneath coach Scott Robertson because of wins over Eire, England and Italy.
However Saturday was additionally an opportunity to tip a 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 job in a robust end from his facet after setting the tone early on with a memorable remaining main of the haka.
Participant of the match – Beauden Barrett
The fly-half’s kicking was on the cash repeatedly each from hand and from the tee, whereas his late strive left him with a private haul of 14 factors for the evening.
Participant rankings
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 by way of a spot within the Italian defence from 10 metres out to dive beneath 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 by way of the Italian defence and instantly the All Blacks are simply metres from the road! It appears to be like ominous, and it does not take lengthy for the full-back to get his palms 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 cross and New Zealand lastly have their third strive after an intense interval of stress.
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 manner. The centre hares into the nook to get the house crowd on its ft!
80’ TRY! ITALY 11-29 NEW ZEALAND (BARRETT)
Oh expensive. Simply because the Turin crowd had been buoyant, Beauden Barrett scoops up a free ball from an bold Capuozzo chip kick on his personal strive line to cross the road for a fourth New Zealand rating.
Key stats
- New Zealand have now received all 17 of their conferences with Italy
- Will Jordan’s thirty eighth Check strive took him above Jonah Lomu in New Zealand’s all-time scoring charts into eighth place, 9 in need of document holder Doug Howlett on 49
