By TOM BRADSHAW
Italy fly-half Tommaso Allan is warning the All Blacks: We’ve never been in a better position to spring a World Cup surprise.
Four years after Typhoon Hagibis forced the cancellation of Italy’s showdown with New Zealand and condemned the Azzurri to a flight home, Allan says his side are more versatile and resilient than they’ve ever been.
Italy trailed Uruguay 7-17 at half time on Wednesday, but Allan’s side scored 31 second-half points to go top of Pool A. It was the first time that Italy had won a World Cup match having been behind at the break and the former Quin believe...
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