NZL
	No.	Name
15Beauden Barrett, FB
14Will Jordan, W T 2
13Rieko Ioane, C
12Jordie Barrett, C
11Mark Tele'a, W T
10Richie Mo'unga, FH  9
9Aaron Smith, SH T 3
1Ofa Tu'ungafasi, P
2Codie Taylor, H
3Nepo Laulala, P
4Brodie Retallick, L T
5Scott Barrett, L
6Shannon Frizell, FL
7Dalton Papali'i, FL T
8Ardie Savea, N8 T 2
Replacements
16Dane Coles, R T 2
17Tamaiti Williams, R
18Tyrel Lomax, R
19Sam Whitelock, R
20Sam Cane, R
21Cam Roigard, R
22Damian McKenzie, R T  4
23Anton Lienert-Brown, R T

ITALY
	No.	Name
15Tommaso Allan, FB  
14Ange Capuozzo, W T
13Juan Ignacio Brex, C
12Luca Morisi, C
11Monty Ioane, W T
10Paolo Garbisi, FH 
9Stephen Varney, SH
1Danilo Fischetti, P
2Giacomo Nicotera, H
3Marco Riccioni, P
4Dino Lamb, L
5Federico Ruzza, L
6Sebastian Negri, FL
7Michele Lamaro, FL
8Lorenzo Cannone, N8
16Hame Faiva, R
17Ivan Nemer, R
18Simone Ferrari, R
19Niccolo Cannone, R
20Manuel Zuliani, R
21Toa Halafihi, R
22Martin Page-Relo, R
23Paolo Odogwu, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Groupama Stadium

3:00 PM, September 29, 2023

469dReuters

All Blacks hammer sorry Italy to close in on quarterfinals

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.

Match Commentary

83'		96-17 Conversion - Paolo Garbisi , Italy
81'		96-15 Try - Monty Ioane , Italy
77'		Player substituted - Brodie Retallick , New Zealand

Match Stats

NZL

ITALY

57%

43%

53%

47%

NZL

ITALY

135	Runs	98
806	Meters Run	445
20	Clean Breaks	6
108	Tackles	125
16	Missed Tackles	33
5	Turnover Knock On	6

Standings

Pool A
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	FRA	4	+178	18
2	NZL	4	+206	15
3	ITALY	4	-67	10
4	URUG	4	-99	5
5	NAMIB	4	-218	0
Pool B
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	IRE	4	+144	19
2	SA	4	+117	15
3	SCOT	4	+75	10
4	TONGA	4	-81	5
5	ROM	4	-255	0
Pool C
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	WALES	4	+84	19
2	FIJI	4	+5	11
3	AUS	4	-1	11
4	POR	4	-39	6
5	GEO	4	-49	3
Pool D
R	Team	GP	PD	P
1	ENG	4	+111	18
2	ARG	4	+58	14
3	JPN	4	+2	9
4	SAMOA	4	+17	7
5	CHI	4	-188	0

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