NZL
No.Name
15Israel Dagg, FB
T
2
14Richard Kahui, W
T
2
13Ma'a Nonu, C
T
12Sonny Bill Williams, C
11Isaia Toeava, W
10Dan Carter, FH
3
9Jimmy Cowan, SH
1Tony Woodcock, P
2Andrew Hore, H
3Owen Franks, P
4Brad Thorn, L
5Ali Williams, L
6Jerome Kaino, FL
T
7Richie McCaw, FL
8Victor Vito, N8
Replacements
16Corey Flynn, H
17Ben Franks, P
18Anthony Boric, N8
19Sam Whitelock, L
20Piri Weepu, SH
21Colin Slade, FH
22Cory Jane, W

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Eden Park
9:30 AM, September 9, 2011
Attendance: 60,214
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'41-10 End of half
81'41-10 End of half
81'41-10 End of second half
78'41-10 Conversion - Colin Slade , New Zealand
77'Replacement fly-half Slade adds the extras.
77'39-10 Try - Ma'a Nonu , New Zealand
76'Nonu bounds over to put an added gloss on the scoreline after a disjointed second-half showing from the All Blacks.
75'Substitute on - Anthony Boric , New Zealand
75'Player substituted - Victor Vito , New Zealand
75'Substitute on - Samisoni Fisilau , Tonga
75'Player substituted - Suka Hufanga , Tonga
73'Player substituted - Andrew Hore , New Zealand
73'Substitute on - Corey Flynn , New Zealand
73'Substitute on - Colin Slade , New Zealand
73'Player substituted - Dan Carter , New Zealand
73'34-10 Conversion - Kurt Morath , Tonga
72'Morath adds the extras from an easy angle. Tonga into double figures and deservedly so.
72'34-8 Try - Sona Taumalolo , Tonga
71'And their relentless pressure finally yields a fully deserved try for Sona Taumalolo, who forces his way over from close range. Just reward for Taumalolo, who has made a big impact since coming on.
62'Substitute on - Cory Jane , New Zealand
62'Player substituted - Isaia Toeava , New Zealand
59'34-3 Try - Jerome Kaino , New Zealand
58'Weepu breaks off the back of the scrum and passes wide to Kahui, who gets on the end of his own chip forward, before leaving the supporting Kaino with an easy finish.
56'Player substituted - Brad Thorn , New Zealand
56'Substitute on - Sam Whitelock , New Zealand
54'Player substituted - Finau Maka , Tonga
54'Substitute on - Samiu Vahafolau , Tonga
53'Substitute on - Kisi Pulu , Tonga
53'Player substituted - Taufa'ao Filise , Tonga
53'Substitute on - Sona Taumalolo , Tonga
53'Player substituted - Soane Tonga'uiha , Tonga
53'Player substituted - Jimmy Cowan , New Zealand
53'Substitute on - Piri Weepu , New Zealand
45'Substitute on - Ben Franks , New Zealand
45'Player substituted - Tony Woodcock , New Zealand
44'Substitute on - Ephraim Taukafa , Tonga
44'Player substituted - 'Aleki Lutui , Tonga
41'Substitute on - 'Alipate Fatafehi , Tonga
41'Player substituted - Andrew Ma'ilei , Tonga
41'Substitute on - Sione Timani , Tonga
41'Player substituted - Kele Hehea , Tonga
41'29-3 Penalty goal - Kurt Morath , Tonga
41'+129-3 End of first half
40'Cowan goes off his feet at the breakdown and Morath nails the resulting penalty to get Tonga off the mark.
40'29-3 Start of second half
34'29-0 Conversion - Dan Carter , New Zealand
33'Carter is on target once more.
33'27-0 Try - Richard Kahui , New Zealand
32'Terrific stuff from Dagg, who hands off one Tongan before finding Kahui with a sumptuous off-load. Kahui then bursts pass two tacklers on his way to the line.
30'22-0 Conversion - Dan Carter , New Zealand
29'Carter converts quite brilliantly from wide on the left.
29'20-0 Try - Israel Dagg , New Zealand
28'More magic from Sonny Bill, who puts Dagg over in the left corner for his second try with a terrific off-load off the floor.
21'15-0 Conversion - Dan Carter , New Zealand
20'Carter makes amends for his earlier miss by nailing the conversion.
20'13-0 Try - Richard Kahui , New Zealand
19'A sublime off-load from Sonny Bill Williams releases Toeava, who then puts Kahui through to score.
12'8-0 Try - Israel Dagg , New Zealand
11'After a terrific initial break from Kahui, New Zealand spread the ball wide to Dagg, who steps inside his man before cruising over in the left corner. Carter fails to convert.
5'3-0 Penalty goal - Dan Carter , New Zealand
4'Dan Carter kicks the first points of the 2011 World Cup, slotting a penalty from just to the right of the posts after a frenetic opening in Auckland.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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