Rugby, tomorrow Italy-All Blacks, Lamaro: “We need to regain credibility”

No speeches scheduled, no fear of haka, controlling emotions, a credibility to be regained on the pitch. This is how the new captain of the Italian rugby team Michele Lamaro introduces himself: the 23-year-old Benetton Treviso flanker will lead the Azzurri for the first time tomorrow in his Rome in the challenge with the All Blacks, the first engagement in the Autumn Nations Series.

Emotion

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Lamaro who today for the first time faced the meeting with journalists, to dissolve the obvious curiosities that surround those who are going to fill this role for the first time. “It will be an incredible emotion to play in front of my fans, in addition to being a captain, but I feel a lot of confidence and for this I feel at home”, said the new blue captain. “Just entering the field, the most important thing will be to manage the emotions. Haka? We respect them deeply, we will face them openly, looking them in the eye and challenging them. We are at home and behind us we have our fans.” Challenging the All Blacks on the pitch could be prohibitive, however. “Our goal is focused on performance. Obviously then you have to deal with the score, but it will still be the result of performance. We want to regain confidence in defense, show our game, try to put them in difficulty in some situations. I don’t think that the many changes they have made can affect, after all they are people who always play together. Coach Kieran Crowley, who wore that shirt, explained to us that for every New Zealand rugby player playing in the All Blacks is a dream and therefore whoever takes the field will do it to the fullest. ” As captain, he inherits a situation that sees Italy entering a spiral of defeat at the moment with no exit: “Being able to be competitive with the best team in the world is our goal. We have lost some respect and must be regained on the pitch. and with work “.

Speech

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Lamaro then went into the details of the interpretation he is trying to give to the role of captain: “I have not prepared and I will not prepare any speech before the game. On the contrary, I think it is not said that the captain should speak, but he can do it. anyone will feel like saying something. Responsibility I feel, as it should be for the role, I will put my face and I will do everything possible to make it right. I will always try to be myself and exploit my qualities, my task will be that to make the most of the characteristics of each partner. It comes naturally to me to convey confidence and confidence. I started by first listening to their thoughts, ideas and observations to find the best fit. It was also important to see how I reacted to my appointment, especially who he knew me less “.

Opponents

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Yesterday the All Blacks had turned the spotlight on the pair of centers that will be composed of Quinn Tupaea and Braydon Ennor, respectively 22 and 24 years and 8 caps in two. “It will be a great opportunity, it will be up to me to take it,” said Ennor. “This year because of the injury I played little, but training with these teammates I think I can say that my form is good. Am I better at the winger? It’s true, because I have played more often, but the important thing is it’s about accumulating minutes and experience. Every occasion to wear this shirt is special, for the rest you go out on the pitch to try and do what we know how to do “. Tupaea echoes him: “Week after week, day after day, training after training, we young people acquire more and more confidence and confidence. It is normal that there is a bit of pressure on us, but we also expect a lot. In this team there is a beautiful competition, in every training session we have to prove our worth. There is competition for every jersey and for the bench, but every day is an opportunity to win the place and therefore the match against Italy will be too “.

SPONSOR

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In the meantime, FIR has announced that from tomorrow and for all 3 tests of the Autumn Nations Series the Suzuki logo will stand out as a sponsor on the blue jersey. Already during the past season the car manufacturer had entered the Italian rugby family by placing its logo on the national team shorts.