New Zealand v Italy group news: Sam Whitelock on seat for must-win Rugby World Cup match

 Sam Whitelock could fall off the seat at the Rugby World Cup on Friday night against Italy to turn out to be New Zealand's most covered player ever.The subsequent column, 34, is level with previous All Blacks commander Richie McCaw on 148 covers.Whitelock would likewise rise to the World Cup appearances record assuming he came on.

Whitelock's appearance in the 71-3 win against Namibia was his 21st in World Cups, one behind McCaw and previous Britain global Jason Leonard.

New Zealand lead trainer Ian Encourage has rolled out nine improvements to his beginning XV to confront Italy, with just Ofa Tu'ungafasi, Nepo Laulala, Brodie Retallick, Dalton Papali'i, Ardie Savea and Beauden Barrett holding their places from the triumph over the African country.

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New Zealand, who lost their initial Pool A match to France, have never neglected to get bunch stages at a World Cup and are looking for a triumph which would make them firmly preferred to arrive at the last eight.

Italy will arrive at the knockout stage interestingly in the event that they beat New Zealand, or on the other hand assuming the game closures in a draw and Italy procure a reward point yet the All Blacks don't 

Mentor Kieran Crowley has rolled out three improvements to the Italian matchday 23 from the side which beat Uruguay 38-17 last Thursday.

Dino Sheep, Stephen Varney and Luca Morisi come into the beginning XV as Niccolo Cannone moves to the seat and Alessandro Garbisi and Lorenzo Pani exit the crew

Tommaso Allan gets back to full-back in the wake of beginning at fly-half last week, while Paolo Garbisi moves from the focuses to fly-half.

Allan has not missed a shot at objective at this World Cup, kicking every one of the 13 endeavors. He requires five additional focuses to outperform Diego Dominguez as Italy's untouched driving Rugby World Cup focuses scorer.

 Line-ups

New Zealand XV: Beauden Barrett; Will Jordan, Rieko Ioane, Jordie Barrett, Imprint Telea; Richie Mo'unga, Aaron Smith; Ofa Tuungafasi, Codie Taylor, Nepo Laulala, Brodie Retallick, Scott Barrett, Shannon Frizell, Dalton Papali'i, Ardie Savea

Substitutions: Dane Coles, Tamaiti Williams, Tyrel Lomax, Samuel Whitelock, Sam Stick, Cam Roigard, Damian McKenzie, Anton Lienert-Brown

Italy XV: Tommaso Allan; Ange Capuozzo, Juan Ignacio Brex, Luca Morisi, Montanna Ioane; Paolo Garbisi, Stephen Varney; Danilo Fischetti, Giacomo Nicotera, Marco Riccioni, Dino Sheep, Federico Ruzza, Sebastian Negri, Michele Lamaro, Lorenzo Cannone

Substitutions: Hame Faiva, Ivan Nemer, Simone Ferrari, Niccolo Cannone, Manuel Zuliani, Toa Halafihi, Martin Page-Relo, Paolo Odogwu