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New Zealand 49-3 Italy
Italy have the penalty inside the All Black half and Tommaso Allan bangs it into touch.
Big chance for the Azzurri here.
Summary
New Zealand run in 14 tries in magnificent display in Lyon
Aaron Smith scores three of New Zealand's seven first-half tries
Ardie Savea, Dane Coles and Will Jordan also score doubles
All Blacks go second in Pool A to boost hopes of making quarter-finals
All Blacks, who face Uruguay in their final game, move to 10 points
Italy will stay on 10 points but play France in final fixture
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Postpublished at 21:08 British Summer Time 29 September 2023
New Zealand 49-3 Italy
Tulsen Tollett
Former rugby league professional on BBC 5 Sports ExtraThis is a completely different Italian team on how they are playing the game.
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New Zealand 49-3 Italy
The game might be gone but Italy are throwing the ball around and going through the phases.
Dummy runners everywhere and some attacking endeavour from the Azzurri.
The neutrals are certainly in their corner tonight.
Kick-offpublished at 21:04 British Summer Time 29 September 2023
New Zealand 49-3 Italy
Beauden Barrett gets us back up and running...
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 21:03 British Summer Time 29 September 2023
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John: NZ might put 80+ on a 6N’s team, they look sharp & clinical enough. They’ll be ready for whoever they face in the last 8. I think they’ve been doing the Ali rope-a-dope on us for the last year or so lulling us into a false sense of security. Beware of The Men in Black.
What's to come?published at 21:00 British Summer Time 29 September 2023
This is the third game of week four at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.
Here is how the rest of the weekend looks (all times are BST):
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- Saturday: Argentina v Chile (14:00)
- Saturday: Fiji v Georgia (16:45)
- Saturday: Scotland v Romania (20:00)
- Sunday: Australia v Portugal (16:45)
- Sunday: South Africa v Tonga (20:00)
Johnson and Dawson on THAT nightpublished at 20:58 British Summer Time 29 September 2023
HT: New Zealand 49-3 Italy
BBC Sounds
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We have part two of Matt Dawson joining Martin Johnson as they look back on England's 2003 World Cup glory.
Sound a bit interesting?
Find part one here and part two here.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 20:52 British Summer Time 29 September 2023
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Jonathon: Italy coach: everyone else has caught the All Blacks up!
All Blacks: Oh really.
No team talk needed. Why say something so “foolish” before the game….
'Horror show' for Italypublished at 20:51 British Summer Time 29 September 2023
HT: New Zealand 49-3 Italy
Tulsen Tollett
Former rugby league professional on BBC 5 Sports ExtraAbsolute hammering.
Italy with just pure defence and that is going to destroy them, their substitutes are going to be so important.
It has been a horror show from an Italian point of view, but missed tackles has been the key. Pure ease in how New Zealand have scored tries.
Half-time - New Zealand 49-3 Italypublished at 20:50 British Summer Time 29 September 2023
That Richie Mo'unga conversion brings the first half to an end.
New Zealand have been spectacular. Italy will want to erase those 40 minutes from their memories pretty quickly.
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Converted Try - New Zealand 49-3 Italypublished at 44 mins
Ardie Savea (con Richie Mo'unga)
Was it in doubt?
New Zealand kickstart another rolling maul from the line-out and Ardie Savea spots his opportunity to dart over from close range.
Richie Mo'unga adds the conversion and New Zealand end the half one point shy of the half century.
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New Zealand 42-3 Italy
The clock is in the red but New Zealand have the penalty on the Italian five-metre line.
No prizes for guessing what they opt for.
Into touch it goes.
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New Zealand 42-3 Italy
Italy run a nice backs' move off the top of a line-out as the ball reaches Montanna Ioane on the wing.
The All Blacks steal it back but it's great to see Italy still showing some intent.
Smith on firepublished at 20:40 British Summer Time 29 September 2023
New Zealand 42-3 Italy
Richie Mo'unga just reminding his number nine how many tries he has...
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New Zealand 42-3 Italy
This has been a demolition job by the All Blacks.
They may have lost their opening game against France but you would not bet against them going all the way in this form.
'Italy are in dire straits'published at 20:37 British Summer Time 29 September 2023
New Zealand 42-3 Italy
Tulsen Tollett
Former rugby league professional on BBC 5 Sports ExtraItaly at the moment are in dire straits. Smith has been brilliant in this first half but with Italy I don't know where to start...
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Aaron Smith (con Richie Mo'unga)
Aaron Smith scores his first Test hat-trick.
It's all about Richie Mo'unga, who just delays his pass to Beauden Barrett to perfection.
The centre strolls through before feeding Aaron Smith for a walk-in under the posts.
Smith has his third try in just over half an hour and Richie Mo'unga adds the extras.
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New Zealand 35-3 Italy
Italy look shell-shocked.
Shannon Frizell smashes an Italy defender backwards as the All Blacks look to punch holes in the white wall.
They win another scrum in front of the posts.
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Image source, Getty ImagesAnon: The All Blacks aren't the team of 2011, or 2015. But they are still the All Blacks. They have plenty to prove after the last few games.
'Italy are falling off tackles'published at 20:30 British Summer Time 29 September 2023
New Zealand 35-3 Italy
Tulsen Tollett
Former rugby league professional on BBC 5 Sports ExtraThree line-outs, three tries. It was not even easy, it was just simplicity. Smith has a couple of defenders inside him, but he strokes them off and scores.
Italy are falling off tackles that they should be making. Smith is not the biggest man on the pitch but someone has got to make a tackle.