Well, another great win against the AB's, this time against Italy at OL Stadium in Lyon during this year's Rugby World Cup in another comprehensive blowout including Aaron Smith's heroics as he dotted it down for his hat-trick of tries so let's relive the live updates of the last 9 minutes of the match according to Newshub:
THE LAST 9 - NZL VS ITA
71ST MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER), CONVERSION ALL BLACKS (D. MCKENZIE): McKenzie drills it over from the right edge.
72ND MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): McKenzie clears long, with Italy happy to return. New Zealand worked on the edge of the 22, before Barrett kicked ahead. Italy phased to the left, but they lost possession, with the All Blacks countering!
73RD MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), TRY ALL BLACKS (D. COLES): THEY JUST KEEP COMING! New Zealand worked the turnover, working some slick offloads to free McKenzie into the backfield, he fell into the 22, being stopped 10m out, before a side entry gave New Zealand a penalty advantage. They couldn't score as B Barrett's cut-out ball went into touch. They went back for the penalty though, with B Barrett tapping on the mark, before Jordan set it 5m out. Coles was ready and waiting, with quick ball sending it his way, as he walked over in the corner!
74TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER), CONVERSION ALL BLACKS (D. MCKENZIE): McKenzie drills it over from the right sideline.
76TH MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER), PENALTY ALL BLACKS (NOT ROLLING AWAY): Penalty off the kickoff for not rolling. McKenzie clears to touch up on halfway.
TRY ALL BLACKS (A. LIENERT-BROWN): INTO THE NINETIES! THE TON BECKONS FOR THE ALL BLACKS! Slick move off the tail of the lineout for the men in black, with Roigard being worked into a huge hole! He sliced into the 22 off the Coles pass, speeding 15m out, before drawing back off his right for an unmarked Lienert-Brown.
CONVERSION ALL BLACKS (D. MCKENZIE): Eased over from in front.
78TH MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER): Short restart, and it pings off the head of Cane, giving Italy some possession! They looked ragged, but managed to open it up away to the left, as Ioane hit a half gap, flinging a superb offload for Capuozzo! He linked Cannone 5m away, but a neck roll at the ruck lets New Zealand off the hook. Quick clearance to touch, and New Zealand get a lineout up on their attacking 10m line.
79TH MINUTE (1 MINUTE LATER): New Zealand set a couple of rucks in midfield before splitting right for McKenzie, with it nearly opening up, before Savea and Coles couldn't quite combine on the right. Italy with one last chance perhaps.
80TH MINUTE + 1ST MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER), TRY ITALY (M. IOANE): ITALY GET THE FINAL SAY! They worked off their own goal line, working across to the right before grubbering up to halfway. McKenzie couldn't quite hold on in recovery, as Italy took control, working up the left. They chopped back right for Odogwu, who chopped inside one, before linking for Ioane who did just enough to get over in the right corner.
80TH MINUTE + 3RD MINUTE (2 MINUTES LATER), CONVERSION ITALY (P. GARBISI): Garbisi has the final say by knocking it over from the right sideline.
FULL-TIME: 96 - 17
What a game. 16 tries, one every five minutes on average, 14 of them to a rampant New Zealand side, who never really took their foot off the gas, nearly notching a rare ton against a very good Italian side. Nobody saw such a victory coming, but the game flowed, which played into the hands of the men in black, who deservedly got the win here that has shown why they are very much a threat at this World Cup.
No cards, no injuries, and a massive victory, this game couldn't have gone much better for the All Blacks. They may pinpoint a short period where they slipped off after halftime, but it is hard to be dominant in the manner they were for the full eighty. They were brilliant, with tries right across the park, and slick attacking rugby from all of their players. Jordie Barrett was probably the pick of the bunch, but it is tough to single out players in such a good win. Uruguay next week for them, before they likely face Ireland in the quarter finals.
Italy will want to swiftly move on from that one. They were blown away, caught out with far too many gaps in their defence, and they couldn't keep up. They managed a couple of tries, which is something for them to be proud of, but that was grim. Some thought they were capable of an upset, but instead they go away upset with the performance they turned in. They can technically still qualify when they play France next week, but that will require them to beat France, which doesn't at all look likely.
That is all for now from Lyon. New Zealand has blown away Italy to all but secure qualification for the quarters.
And finally, here are the other results from the pool matches of the 2023 Rugby World Cup that have just come in:
Uruguay 36 - 26 Namibia (It was Uruguay's day as they smash poor old Namibia at OL Stadium in Lyon)
Japan 28 - 22 Samoa (And it was Japan's day as they wallop Samoa at Stade de Toulouse in Toulouse)
Argentina 59 - 5 Chile (It was Argentina's day as they cop a good old hammering over rivals Chile at the Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes)
Fiji 17 - 12 Georgia (And it was Fiji's day as they see off a challenge from Georgia at Stade de Bordeaux in Bordeaux)
Scotland 84 - 0 Romania (It was Scotland's night as they recorded a shutout/clean sheet thrashing over Romania at Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille)
Australia 34 - 14 Portugal (And it was the Wallabies day as they put their hopes of making the quarters back on track with a convincing win over Portugal at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Etienne)
& South Africa 49 - 18 Tonga (And it was the Springboks night as they pounce Tonga to move ahead of Ireland (Who can go back on top of the pool with a bonus point win against Scotland going into the next match in Saint-Denis as their 16 game winning streak is at stake) in Pool B at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, but unfortunately for South Africa, they lost one of their key players for the whole tournament of Makazole Mapimpi (Who had been replaced by Lukhanyo Am (Who was originally not on the squad as a result of a knee injury) as an injury replacement) as he fractured an eye socket in an illegal head on head collision with Tongan halfback Augustine Pulu who got yellow carded in the game as well as an off-field review sent straight to the bunker)
So that is my 521st blog of the year 2023 (MMXXIII) & my 45th of this year, viva Ukraine.
P.S. And the All Blacks team has been revealed ahead of our final pool game & our historic 1st ever meeting in international test rugby against Uruguay in which we haven't met before, so here is the starting lineup according to coach Fozzy (Ian Foster):
STARTING XV
FORWARD PACK
FRONT ROW
1 (Loose head prop): Ofa Tu'ungafasi (Blues/Northland)
2 (Hooker): Codie Taylor (Crusaders/Canterbury)
3 (Tight head prop): Tyrel Lomax (Hurricanes/Tasman)
SECOND ROW
4 (No.4 lock): Sam Whitelock (Crusaders/Canterbury)
5 (No.5 lock): Tupou Vaa'i (Chiefs/Taranaki)
LOOSE FORWARDS
6 (Blind side flanker): Shannon Frizell (Highlanders/Tasman)
7 (Open side flanker): Sam Cane (Captain, Chiefs/Bay of Plenty)
8 (Number 8): Luke Jacobson (Chiefs/Waikato)
BACK LINE
HALVES
9 (Half-back): Cam Roigard (Hurricanes/Counties Manukau)
10 (First five-eighth): Richie Mo'unga (Crusaders/Canterbury)
MIDFIELD
12 (Second five-eighth): Jordie Barrett (Hurricanes/Taranaki)
13 (Centre): Anton Lienert-Brown (Chiefs/Waikato)
OUTSIDE BACKS
11 (Left wing): Leicester Fainga'anuku (Crusaders/Tasman)
14 (Right wing): Will Jordan (Crusaders/Tasman)
& 15 (Fullback): Damian McKenzie (Chiefs/Waikato)
& REPLACEMENT PLAYERS
16 (Reserve hooker): Samisoni Taukei'aho (Who takes Dane Coles's place at the reserve hooker position with Coles being rested for this match)
17 (Reserve loose head prop): Tamaiti Williams
18 (Reserve tight head prop): Fletcher Newell (Who returns to replace Tyrel Lomax as the reserve tighthead prop spot with Lomax elevated to the starting lineup as the starting tighthead prop)
19 (Reserve lock): Scott Barrett (Who is dropped to the bench with Sam Whitelock elevated to the starting lineup to start as the number 4 lock position)
20 (Reserve loose forward): Ethan Blackadder (Who is in line to make his Rugby World Cup debut for the All Blacks following his call up as injury replacement for the unfortunate Emoni Narawa as he replaces Sam Cane with Cane elevated to the starting lineup as the starting openside flanker to captain the side)
21 (Reserve half-back): Finlay Christie (Who takes Aaron Smith's place to cover the halfback position with Roigard being elevated to the starting lineup as the starting halfback)
22 (Reserve first-five eighth): Beauden Barrett (Who is dropped to the bench as he replaces Damian McKenzie to cover the fullback position with McKenzie elevated to the starting lineup as the starting fullback)
& 23 (Reserve back): Caleb Clarke (Who has replaced Anton Lienert-Brown to cover the reserve back position with Lienert-Brown elevated to the starting lineup as the starting centre)
And Uruguay led by Andres Vilaseca have named their team (And expect fireworks to go around the team in which they never fought the All Blacks before at a RWC) so here is the starting lineup according to Argentinian born coach Esteban Meneses:
STARTING XV
FORWARD PACK
FRONT ROW
1 (Loose head prop): Matteo Sanguinetti (Penyarol)
2 (Hooker): German Kessler (Provence)
3 (Tight head prop): Diego Arbelo (Penyarol)
SECOND ROW
4 (No.4 lock): Ignacio Dotti (Penyarol)
5 (No.5 lock): Manuel Leindekar (Bayonne)
LOOSE FORWARDS
6 (Blind side flanker): Manuel Ardao (Penyarol)
7 (Open side flanker): Lucas Bianchi (Penyarol)
8 (Number 8): Manuel Diana (Penyarol)
BACK LINE
HALVES
9 (Half-back/Scrum-half): Santiago Arata (Castres)
10 (First five-eighth/Fly-half): Felipe Etcheverry (Penyarol)
MIDFIELD
12 (Second five-eighth/Inside centre): Andres Vilaseca (Captain, Vannes)
13 (Centre/Outside centre): Tomas Inciarte (Penyarol)
OUTSIDE BACKS
11 (Left wing): Nicolas Freitas (Vannes)
14 (Right wing): Gaston Mieres (Penyarol)
& 15 (Fullback): Rodrigo Silva (Penyarol)
& REPLACEMENT PLAYERS
16 (Reserve hooker): Guillermo Pujadas
17 (Reserve loose head prop): Matias Benitez
18 (Reserve tight head prop): Ignacio Peculo
19 (Reserve lock): Juan Manuel Rodriguez
20 (Reserve loose forward): Santiago Civetta
21 (Reserve loose forward): Agustin Ormaechea
22 (Reserve half-back/scrum-half): Felipe Berchesi
& 23 (Reserve back): Juan Manuel Alonso
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