Italy vs New Zealand Preview: Team News & Prediction | 2024 Autumn Internationals
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Both Italy and New Zealand bring their 2024 calendar to a close when they meet in Turin on Saturday.
Start date/time: Saturday 23rd November, 2024, UK – 8:10pm / US ET – 3:10pm / US PT – 12:10pm
How to watch on tv: UK – TNT Sports / US – Peacock
How to watch online: UK – discovery+ / US – Peacock
Italy Form: Unconvincing
Although Italy managed to overturn a 17-6 half-time deficit to eventually beat Georgia 20-17 last weekend, their overall performance was wholly unconvincing and not one that will inspire confidence ahead of this visit of the All Blacks.
Prior to that narrow Georgia victory, the Azzurri were thumped 50-18 by Argentina in a contest where they were outclassed in all aspects of the game by their South American opponents.
LAST FIVE: LWWLW
New Zealand form: Mixed year
New Zealand will aim to sign off 2024 on a positive note after a narrow 30-29 defeat in Paris last weekend to France, who once again got the better of the All Blacks in a pulsating contest.
The Kiwis will have fond memories of the last time they faced Italy, as they recorded a massive 96-17 victory in the World Cup last year on their way to the final.
LAST FIVE: WWWWL
Italy Team News: Six changes
Squad: 15 Ange Capuozzo, 14 Jacopo Trulla, 13 Juan Ignacio Brex (c), 12 Tommaso Menoncello, 11 Monty Ioane, 10 Paolo Garbisi, 9 Martin Page-Relo, 8 Ross Vintcent, 7 Manuel Zuliani, 6 Sebastian Negri, 5 Dino Lamb, 4 Federico Ruzza, 3 Marco Riccioni, 2 Gianmarco Lucchesi, 1 Danilo Fischetti
Replacements: 16 Giacomo Nicotera, 17 Mirco Spagnolo 18 Simone Ferrari, 19 Niccolo Cannone, 20 Alessandro Izekor, 21 Alessandro Garbisi, 22 Leonardo Marin 23 Marco Zanon
New Zealand Team News: Cane & Perenara to make international bow
Squad: 15 Will Jordan, 14 Mark Tele'a, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 Anton Lienert-Brown, 11 Caleb Clarke, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 Cam Roigard, 8 Ardie Savea, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Wallace Sititi, 5 Patrick Tuipulotu, 4 Scott Barret (c), 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Ethan de Groot
Replacements: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 Ofa Tu'ungafasi, 18 Fletcher Newell, 19 Tupou Vaa'i, 20 Peter Lakai, 21 TJ Perenara, 22 David Havili, 23 Damian McKenzie
Italy vs New Zealand Prediction
Italy have not been anywhere near their best in the Autumn Nations Series and they could be in for a long evening when New Zealand come to town on Saturday, as the All Blacks look to take out their frustrations after defeat to France.
The last time these two sides met, just last year, the All Blacks almost crossed the 100-point mark, and while the margin of victory is unlikely to be as emphatic this time around, the visitors should still put plenty of points on the board in their final match of the year.
Italy vs New Zealand Tip: New Zealand to win with -29.5 handicap
