All Blacks maintain unbeaten run with Japan test win
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Ben Smith and Richie McCaw crossed four minutes apart in the first half yesterday as the All Blacks trounced Japan 54-6 in world champion New Zealand’s first official test in Japan.
Winger Charles Piutau scored his first of two tries for the visitors before two early penalty kicks by Ayumu Goromaru cut the lead to 7-6, but that was as close as Japan would get.
Sam Cane scored the All Blacks’ second try in the 26th to make it 12-6 before Smith and McCaw ran in, as the Kiwis took a 28-6 lead at the break.
The second half was more of the same with Jeremy Thrush, Frank Halai, Beauden Barrett and Piutau all scoring tries, with Barrett adding two conversions and Dan Carter one.
Japan, currently 15th in the world rankings, was forced to play yesterday’s match without head coach Eddie Jones who is out indefinitely after suffering a stroke last month. Technical adviser Steve Wisemantel took over in his absence.
Lock Dominic Bird and winger Halai made their All Blacks debut in the match in Tokyo.
New Zealand stretched its winning streak to 11 games and set itself up nicely for the tour of Europe where it will play France, England and Ireland.
Japan will host the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
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