Kieran Crowley, Italy coach, expressed his disappointment after his team’s heavy defeat against New Zealand (96-17) on Friday evening: “It turned into a guided training session for them. We only won 33% of our scrums, 50% of our touches… We conceded eight penalties because of the pressure they exerted in the first half and they were also beating us on the meeting points. You have to give them the credit they deserve, they were exceptional tonight. In the first half, we conceded these three tries in five minutes, and it was all over from there.”