RWCR3 New Zealand vs Italy - Fri 29th - 20.00 BST

[Jethro]

NZ 21-3, starting to feel quietly confident here

[Paddington Bear]

Oh jesus are Italy going to turn up at any point?

[Oxbow]

I was looking forward to this but it's over already.

[Guy Smiley]

ohferfucksake

[sturginho]

Oh jesus are Italy going to turn up at any point?

It's all part of the game plan!

[Big D]

The betting line was -28 for this game. Will be interesting to see what the margin ends up.

[TheNatalShark]

Snekky try there, almost hilarious how Italy just falls apart Vs NZ. Like Wales Vs Aus last decade and Scotland Vs SA

We've had such genius comments from the likes of Bortolami and Mirco Bergamasco saying that we shouldn't even bother and put all our efforts into beating France instead. With such confidence is it any wonder we always fall to pieces?

No wonder at all, TV off for me now

[sturginho]

NZ 21-3, starting to feel quietly confident here

That was out of date before you'd even finished typing

[Gumboot]

Woeful defence. Have Italy thrown in the towel already?

[laurent]

Carley blew the blacks once for not releasing since then it's a free for all.

I am done with this game. it's boring.

[Paddington Bear]

Have Italy played a competitive game at a world cup against a tier 1 game since Scotland ‘07?

[sockwithaticket]

Italy

[Jethro]

Not sure what is happening with Italy here, falling off tackles like it's the latest French fashion

[Insane_Homer]

35-3 after 28 mins

[tc27]

Well its not a total surpise

Italy didn't look great in their last game...and there is a bit of unjustified doomerism about the ABs right now.

[Insane_Homer]

Highlight of this game has been the legends in the crowd, and my fav AB Conrad Smith

[Big D]

This is an utter shambles from Italy.

[tc27]

But yeah Italy look totally disinterested in tackling now

[PCPhil]

This is an utter shambles from Italy.

Better than expected then

[Sandstorm]

ABs going well then.

[PCPhil]

Italy just have an amazing ability to make the most wrong decision at the most wrong time.

[JM2K6]

Good to see the kiwis playing well, but even they must be wondering why it's so easy. Italy are humiliating themselves and embarrassing the rest of the 6N, they are absolutely dogshit. Appalling.

[sturginho]

Good to see the kiwis playing well, but even they must be wondering why it's so easy. Italy are humiliating themselves and embarrassing the rest of the 6N, they are absolutely dogshit. Appalling.

Oh fuck off you fanny

[Tichtheid]

Carley isn't exactly helping Italy either

[PCPhil]

Carley isn't exactly helping Italy either

Oh, should he be helping?

[Insane_Homer]

Pen count is going to resemble the score soon.

[Paddington Bear]

In a year where England, Australia, Wales and Argentina have played the way they have, it was going to take something special to be crowned ‘the most humiliating half of rugby from a tier 1 nation’, and fair play the Italians have smashed it out the park here

[Tichtheid]

Carley isn't exactly helping Italy either

Oh, should he be helping?

Helping as in penalising both sides for the same thing, or neither.

[PCPhil]

Carley isn't exactly helping Italy either

Oh, should he be helping?

Helping as in penalising both sides for the same thing, or neither.

With tongue so far in cheek it hurts....clearly with all the Italian pressure they should be getting penalties.

[Gumboot]

Should the ABs clear the bench now, or risk one of their key players getting Dupont-ed?

[Jethro]

ABs being ruthless here, feeling sorry for the Italians. This could turn into a complete mare in the second half, Italy need to make their tackles and cut down the space the ABs are achieving.

[Tichtheid]

Oh, should he be helping?

Helping as in penalising both sides for the same thing, or neither.

With tongue so far in cheek it hurts....clearly with all the Italian pressure they should be getting penalties.

No no, almost all of it is down to the superiority of New Zealand, but Carley is letting NZ pick up in the ruck and telling Italy to let it go. Twice now NZ have taken players out way beyond the ruck without sanction - it would make no difference, but Carley is making mistakes too.

[Slick]

Well its not a total surpise

Italy didn't look great in their last game...and there is a bit of unjustified doomerism about the ABs right now.

There is, but they are never shite. Italy tackling is appalling but NZ are looking very sharp.

I really, really hope Italy turn it around a bit

[JM2K6]

Good to see the kiwis playing well, but even they must be wondering why it's so easy. Italy are humiliating themselves and embarrassing the rest of the 6N, they are absolutely dogshit. Appalling.

Oh fuck off you fanny

Is what you spent the first half shouting at the cardboard cut out replicas of rugby players missing 22 tackles in one half, I assume?

Make no mistake, this is one of the all time worst performances by a supposedly half decent team in a world cup. Just world class bed shitting and couldn't-give-a-fuck-ism. And as an England fan I've seen a few.

[sturginho]

ABs being ruthless here, feeling sorry for the Italians. This could turn into a complete mare in the second half, Italy need to make their tackles and cut down the space the ABs are achieving.

I don't feel sorry for them, clearly they needed taking down a peg or two (or 10)

[Slick]

Helping as in penalising both sides for the same thing, or neither.

With tongue so far in cheek it hurts....clearly with all the Italian pressure they should be getting penalties.

No no, almost all of it is down to the superiority of New Zealand, but Carley is letting NZ pick up in the ruck and telling Italy to let it go. Twice now NZ have taken players out way beyond the ruck without sanction - it would make no difference, but Carley is making mistakes too.

I agree, even his language to the players isn’t particularly even handed

[SaintK]

I bet Ymx is wetting himself!!!

[Paddington Bear]

Ticht is right - one of the NZ pens came just after Varney had been manhandled miles off the ball

[sturginho]

I bet Ymx is wetting himself!!!

All his mockers baiting has paid off!

[Fonz]

Have the Kiwi fans finally stopped pretending there was ever the slightest chance they could have lost this?