Last updated at 11:38 AM on 16th September 2011
New Zealand coasted to their second successive World Cup bonus point victory as they predictably outclassed Japan at Hamilton’s Waikato Stadium.
The tournament favourites ran in 13 tries during a one-sided Pool A encounter, while fly-half Colin Slade contributed 23 points.
Mismatch: Two-try All Black Sonny Bill Williams tramples over Takehisa Usuzuki
Match facts…
New Zealand: Toeava, Jane, Smith, Nonu, Kahui, Slade, Ellis, Woodcock, Mealamu, O. Franks, Thorn, Whitelock, Kaino, Thomson,
Vito.
Replacements: Weepu for Toeava (62), S. Williams for Jane (44), Cowan for Ellis (62), Hore for Mealamu (44), Afoa for O. Franks (64), Boric for Thorn (72), A. Williams for Vito (58).
Tries: Smith, Kahui (2), Kaino, Mealamu, Ellis, Slade, Williams (2), Toeava, Hore, Nonu, Thomson
Con: Slade (9)
Japan: Ueda, Usuzuki, Taira, Imamura, Onozawa, Williams, Hiwasa, Kawamata, Aoki, Fujita, Ono, T. Kitagawa, Taniguchi,
Leitch, Kikutani.
Replacements: Webb for Ueda (52), Tupuailei for Taira (46), Yoshida for Imamura (71), Yuhara for Aoki (64), Hatakeyama for Fujita (60), Y. Kitagawa for T. Kitagawa (60),
Vatuvei for Kikutani (60).
Try: Onozawa
Con: Williams
Attendance: 25,000
Ref: Nigel Owens (WAL)
New Zealand shredded Japan at regular intervals with wing Richard Kahui (2), substitute Sonny Bill Williams (2) centres Conrad Smith and Ma’a Nonu, hooker Keven Mealamu, full-back Isaia Toeava, scrum-half Andy Ellis, flankers Jerome Kaino and Adam Thomson, Slade and Andrew Hore touching down.
Slade added nine conversions, although Japan at least gave their supporters something to cheer when wing Hirotoki Onozawa claimed a consolation score midway through the second-half that Murray Williams converted.
The All Blacks were without injured trio Dan Carter, Richie McCaw and Mils Muliaina, but they still found early rhythm as Smith celebrated his 50th cap with a fourth-minute try.
It came from turnover possession,
with All Blacks number eight Victor Vito making a telling thrust before
quick passing gave Smith an easy finish and Slade converted.
Japan gave France a major scare six
days ago, but they spent much of the first period defending as Kahui and
Kaino added tries during a five-minute spell of pressure.
Slade, though, missed three
successive kicks at goal, which was a worry for All Blacks coach Graham
Henry as Carter looks to shake off a back problem before next Saturday’s
potential group decider against France.
Skipper Mealamu then posted a fourth
try before the break, converted by Slade, as New Zealand eased away
from a committed, but limited, Japanese outfit.
Rough and tumble: New Zealand wing Richard Kahui dives over for one of his two tries
Unstoppable force: All Blacks centre Ma’a Nonu dives over the try line during the second half
And then the floodgates were prised
open with further scores for Ellis and Slade, with the number 10 booting
two more conversions.
Life threatened to get even tougher
for Japan when Williams went on early in the second-half, replacing wing
Cory Jane, and New Zealand immediately struck again through Kahui’s
second try.
Easy peasy: Conrad Smith jogs in yet another five points for the host nation
Untouchable: All Blacks flanker Jerome Kaino (left) skips away from Japan prop Naoki Kawamata
Williams took less than 10 minutes to
breach Japan’s defence, ghosting through in midfield, and then his
brilliant run created a try for Nonu after Toeava and Hore had touched
down.
New Zealand continued to rattle
along at a point a minute, and Williams completed the scoring spree when
he rounded off a flowing move in the dying seconds.
Walkover: New Zealand hooker Keven Mealamu crosses the try line
Touchdown: Andy Ellis roars with delight after diving over for his score
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