They landed in Vancouver, Canada ahead of Saturday’s Test match against Canada. But the journey of rugby’s blue has only just begun and the destination is there The Rugby World Cup will be held in New Zealand in October. And Italdone wants to go there in the best possible way to attempt a historic qualification for the quarter-finals.
is with the team Assistant coach Blinio Chiamanna, long career in the field, and technical expert. This explains how Blue’s path will begin in Canada, but every practice and match will be based on World Cup thinking. “We are in the phase of full body load: in the period without close matches, we can work on quantity – increasing the impact of the work in the gym and on the pitch – without harming the quality, so that we can build more solid foundations in view of the next matches “.
The first appointment, as mentioned, was the Canada is an opponent Italy will meet again in New Zealand in a few months. “The meeting with Canada will above all have an intellectual value and will help us prepare for the World Championship, where the North American team, ranked fourth in the world, will face the Blue in B on Sunday, October 16. The next Rugby World Cup”.
But what can Canada expect? “Canada is a heavy scrum team, organized and closed, capable of handling drives well. In addition, probably three-quarters of the fastest players on the field, they are formed along the lines of the seven-a-side discipline: a structured formation that will step on the pitch of their home ground to win.” Chiamanna concluded.
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