Italy is to play against the New Zealand rugby team, better known as the All Blacks, in a test match at Rome's Olympic Stadium on Saturday 6 November.The game, scheduled to start at 14.00, is the first of three test matches for Italy, the Federazione Italiana Rugby (FIR) has announced. Italy will face Argentina in Treviso on Saturday 13 November and Uruguay in Parma on Saturday 20 November.The Rome match will be the first for Italy's new coach, Italy vs All Blacks Rugby live the New Zealander Kieran Crowley, a former All Blacks player who helped his country win the 1987 World Cup. It will be the fourth time the All Blacks have played in Rome, after facing Italy in games played in 2012, 2016 and 2018.Tickets have yet to go on sale for the upcoming test matches, with the FIR said to be waiting for clarification on the stadium capacity allowed under Italy's covid protocols. Currently the maximum outdoor capacity of stadiums is set at 50 per cent of the total but this could be raised to 75 per cent in the coming weeks, following recent All Blacks greats Sir John Kirwan and Mils Muliaina have predicted which players will feature for New Zealand against the USA Eagles this weekend.
The All Blacks will begin their tour of the United States and Europe in Washington DC on Saturday [local time] as they face the tier two Americans who head into this match on the back of a World Cup qualifier defeat at the hands of Uruguay.The USA’s loss to their South American rivals emphasises the gulf in class between them and the All Blacks, who are fresh from their Rugby Championship success in Australia. Such disparity between the two teams has left many anticipating a rout from the travelling Kiwis, who may look at this fixture as a chance to blood young and inexperienced players while Italy vs All Blacks Rugby live online also giving returning veterans a chance to get back into test rugby.All Blacks head coach Ian Foster has already indicated he will use the fixture to reintroduce captain Sam Cane and experienced hooker Dane Coles into the mix after lengthy injury lay-offs. Cane and Coles are two of five players – including seasoned lock Sam Whitelock, loose forward Shannon Frizell and uncapped second rower Josh Lord – who travelled to the American capital a few days earlier than the rest of the Australian-based squad. All five players missed the Rugby Championship for a variety of reasons and instead trained, played and recuperated in New Zealand until being called upon for the end-of-year tour.