25 Jun 2009

Italy want to come away with respect in All Blacks encounter

6:40 pm on 25 June 2009

Respect is what the Italy rugby side wants to come away with when they play the All Blacks in a one off test in Christchurch on Saturday night.

Aucklander Kaine Thompson, is on the wing for the tourists having made his debut for Italy in 2004 and has played the All Balcks twice before but never in New Zealand.

He's played 38 tests for Italy but feels they haven't done themselves justice in the two matches he's played, with the All Blacks rattling up over 50 points each time.