All Blacks wary of Italy before Friday’s Pool A showdown
“They were very clean and accurate and there was no infringing around that area. It is a bloody hard thing to do at that speed and with those collisions where those bodies are flying everywhere; both teams did that very well, it was very impressive.”
Italy have won both their matches at this year's Rugby World Cup but their third - against New Zealand - will be their toughest yet. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images “They have really evolved their attack from what I can see. They had the fastest ‘ball available’ in the Six Nations. So that’s better than Ireland, that’s quick. They know their game and play it well. They are a team that can recycle the ball very fast, and they have upped their skill-set in terms of their pass and running lines.
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