All Blacks prove too strong for feisty Italy

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER

Italy .................... 11pts
Try: Menoncello 76
Penalties: Garbisi 12, 16

New Zealand ...29pts
Tries: Roigard 24, Jordan 39, Tele’a 70, B Barrett 79
Conversions: B Barrett 25, 40, 71
Penalty: B Barrett 15
Penalty: B Barrett 15
NEW Zealand, a long way from their best, still had more than enough to beat a spirited Italy at a noisy Allianz Stadium, Turin.
For New Zealand it was the end of a very long year, and it was a case of getting the job done and saying farewell to Sam Cane and TJ Perenara.
For Italy it was their toughest test of the...

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