The All Blacks face a must win game against Italy at the Rugby World Cup this weekend and while New Zealand fans would usually be bullish about the result, recent form has some questioning whether the Azzuri could pull off an upset in Lyon.
Both teams are chasing the second quarter-final berth from pool A behind hosts France and as rugby reporter Joe Porter reports, the All Blacks are under pressure to perform.
And the Black Ferns are also in action this weekend, they take on Australia Saturday afternoon in Hamilton in their first home game of the year.
They're expected to easily account for the Wallaroos before turning their attention to the inaugural WXV competition, a mini-World Cup of sorts, where they'll face the Northern Hemisphere's top teams, England, France and Wales, over three consecutive weekends in Wellington, Dunedin and Auckland.
