Right then. Here’s Rob’s report.
And with that I’ll sign off. I can’t say it was a close thing, but it was a fun thing. It certainly was a challenging thing keeping pace with all the tries.
Hope you enjoyed it. Yes, even you Italian fans. Though I have my doubts.
Til next time.
Dan
Rob Kitson’s report has just landed. But before I share it, I’ll stick a few comments from some readers up here:
“Italy trying the old ‘rope-a-dope’. NZ have punched themselves out and Italy going for the finish with forza!”
Would you believe this from Ultan Murphy, sent just after Italy scored early in the second half.
“It’s some hybrid form of basketball. Globetrotters. That was what I was reaching for”
Peter Gibbs from Margate needed two emails to get this one over the line. He’s bang on though. That’s exactly what it felt like.
David Griffiths has some (tongue in cheek) bad news:
“Just got a mournful text from Lols Dallaglio who actually handed out the Italian jerseys in the sheds today and, remarkably, cooked the team supper last night: “I was going to add walnuts to the sardine-caper tortellini but they wouldn’t let me due to allergies.” Maybe that was the missing ingredient today for Italy? In any event, you should let the chef decide.”
