Sam Cane and Will Jordan enjoyed historic evenings for very different reasons, as New Zealand eventually overcame a stubborn Italy in the Autumn Nations Series.

Italy 11 New Zealand 29 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. The visitors had been expected to take out their disappointment from the loss to France last weekend on an Italian side which had struggled in their two recent

New Zealand saw off a battling Italy 29-11 on Saturday in their final match of the year as Sam Cane was given a winning farewell to international rugby in Turin. Cane, who was part of New Zealand's last Rugby World Cup-winning team in 2015 and captained them to the final at the most recent tournament in France,