Italy have healed their shattered confidence after the capitulation against New Zealand by throwing their unhappy memories 'into the fire' ahead of their must-win World Cup clash with France.
Italy have healed their shattered confidence after the capitulation against New Zealand by throwing their unhappy memories “into the fire” ahead of their must-win World Cup clash with France.
It was the Azzurri’s second-largest defeat to the All Blacks and their heaviest loss in the Six Nations era.Some bruised egos needed to be healed before Friday’s crunch clash against the hosts, in which victory for the Azzurri would see them qualify for the quarter-finals for the first time in their history.“Going into the week, Kieran brought us in and we needed to get our confidence back.
“Basically we just wrote our thoughts on a piece of paper and just chucked it into a fire,” said Varney.
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