New Zealand vs Italy LIVE: Rugby World Cup result and reaction as ruthless All Blacks score 14 tries in rout

Oh, Giacomo. The hooker had been perfect with his darts at this tournament until tonight but underthrows again, Shannon Frizell taking it at the jumper slot in front of the intended target. Michele Lamaro is left grasping nothing but empty air as another chance goes a-begging.

It’s just a little bit ragged from New Zealand in these opening second half skirmishes. They miss touch from a penalty and Paolo Garbisi then gets his jackal spot on as Will Jordan unwisely goes it alone. Tommaso Allan’s kick is excellent, giving Nicotera a chance to make amends in the left corner...

Pinched! Giacomo Nicotera is aiming for the tail but fails to find the right amplitude, allowing a lifted Brodie Retallick in the middle of New Zealand’s defensive lineout to swat the ball back.

Italy attack purposefully again and Brodie Retallick is offside. Paolo Garbisi kicks down to about 12 metres from the All Blacks’ line.

Better! Continuity from Italy, punching over the advantage line and layering on attacking elements thereafter. Dalton Papali’i makes a bad defensive read and Paolo Garbisi surges into the open acreage, but Tommaso Allan is forced over the touchline after connecting with his fly half.

Jordie Barrett is penalised for rolling into Stephen Varney and disrupting the scrum half’s ability to get the ball way from the base of a ruck. Italy kick up towards halfway.

The 30 combatants are back out there. Niccolo Cannone is on for Dino Lamb in the Italy second row.

Tough to know where to go for Italy. Not a single facet of their game has worked so far and this is threatening to be the sort of scarring night that a young side really doesn’t need.

The All Blacks have just been too clever and clinical for them. The options that Jordie Barrett’s return has given their attack has caused all sorts of problems, and their phalanx of forward carriers have won pretty much every collision.

South Africa’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has either had an excellent Friday night dinner, or has been just as impressed with the All Blacks as the rest of us.

Well. Ruthless stuff from the All Blacks, back to their best and rampant in Lyon. Three for Aaron Smith, two for Ardie Savea, and seven tries of all kind to leave Italy searching for answers. Did we get a little ahead of ourselves talking up a potential Azzurri upset? Probably, but Kieran Crowley’s side have been very poor, and New Zealand very, very, very good.