Italy played the first ever rugby match at the Juventus Stadium on Saturday, and while the game ended in defeat by the All Blacks, both teams praised the incredible atmosphere at the ground.

Italy coach Gonzalo Quesada was impressed with his side's defensive work in their battling defeat by New Zealand on Saturday, but was left frustrated by their attacking effort and mistakes.It was a much improved Italian performance after their heavy loss to Argentina and struggling comeback win over Georgia,

New Zealand has dominated Italy everywhere except the scoreboard in a tour-ending 29-11 win in autumn rugby in Turin.

How the world’s media reacted to the All Blacks’ 29-11 victory over Italy in Turin ‘Less than impressive’ Trevor Stynes, Reuters. New Zealand laboured to a 29-11 win over

New Zealand laboured to a 29-11 win over a brave, battling Italy on Saturday as the All Blacks wrapped up their autumn series with a less than impressive victory where the anticipated try-fest failed to materialise.

The Springboks ran out easy 45-12 winners. South Africa didn’t pick up any rankings points for their victory due to the lowly standing (11th) of the Welsh. In results which did affect the standings, France picked up 0.43 points after beating Argentina 37-23, while the Pumas lost the same number.

New Zealand produced a disjointed display as they edged to a 29-11 Autumn Nations Series win over a much-improved Italy at the Allianz Stadium.

New Zealand fullback Will Jordan was happy with how the All Blacks battled to overcome Italy in their final autumn series test on Saturday, on a cold night with a warm atmosphere in Turin.The All Blacks struggled to put Italy away,