NZL
No.Name
15Isaia Toeava, FB
T
14Cory Jane, W
13Conrad Smith, C
T
12Ma'a Nonu, C
T
11Richard Kahui, W
T
2
10Colin Slade, FH
T
9
9Andy Ellis, SH
T
1Tony Woodcock, P
2Keven Mealamu, H
T
3Owen Franks, P
4Brad Thorn, L
5Sam Whitelock, L
6Jerome Kaino, FL
T
7Adam Thomson, FL
T
8Victor Vito, N8
Replacements
16Andrew Hore, H
T
17John Afoa, P
18Ali Williams, N8
19Anthony Boric, L
20Jimmy Cowan, SH
21Piri Weepu, FB
22Sonny Bill Williams, W
T
2

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: FMG Stadium Waikato
9:00 AM, September 16, 2011
Attendance: 30,484
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

83'83-7 End of half
83'83-7 End of half
81'+283-7 End of second half
79'83-7 Conversion - Colin Slade , New Zealand
79'81-7 Try - Sonny Bill Williams , New Zealand
78'New Zealand attack from deep, working the ball wide to Kahui, who spots the acres of space in behind the Japanese defence and kicks the ball into it, thus leaving Sonny Bill with the simple task of applying downward pressure to claim his second try of the evening.
77'76-7 Conversion - Colin Slade , New Zealand
77'74-7 Try - Adam Thomson , New Zealand
76'Whitelock claims the lineout and flicks the ball off to Cowan, who spots a gap and breaks upfield, his surge ripping the Japanese defence to shreds and leaving Thomson with an unchallenged run to the posts.
72'Player substituted - Brad Thorn , New Zealand
72'Substitute on - Anthony Boric , New Zealand
71'Substitute on - Tomoki Yoshida , Japan
71'Player substituted - Yuta Imamura , Japan
65'Substitute on - Hiroki Yuhara , Japan
65'Player substituted - Yusuke Aoki , Japan
63'Substitute on - Jimmy Cowan , New Zealand
63'Player substituted - Andy Ellis , New Zealand
62'69-7 Try - Ma'a Nonu , New Zealand
62'Player substituted - Owen Franks , New Zealand
62'Substitute on - John Afoa , New Zealand
62'Player substituted - Isaia Toeava , New Zealand
62'Substitute on - Piri Weepu , New Zealand
61'Well, it's party time in Hamilton and Sonny Bill is having a whale of a time. The centre latches on to Kahui's chip forward before embarking on a wonderfully laconic run which sees him jink past a couple of would-be tacklers, all the while holding the ball out in front of him one-handed, before eventually putting Nonu away to score in the left corner.
61'64-7 Try - Andrew Hore , New Zealand
60'Ellis puts his side on the front-foot with another sniping run before then sparking the cross-field move which ends with Nonu leaving Hore with the simplest of finishes. Wonderful interplay in midfield from the rampant All Blacks. They're really enjoying themselves at the moment.
60'Substitute on - Yuji Kitagawa , Japan
60'Player substituted - Toshizumi Kitagawa , Japan
60'Substitute on - Ali Williams , New Zealand
60'Player substituted - Victor Vito , New Zealand
60'Player substituted - Nozomu Fujita , Japan
60'Substitute on - Kensuke Hatakeyama , Japan
60'Player substituted - Takashi Kikutani , Japan
60'Substitute on - Sione Vatuvei , Japan
59'59-7 Conversion - Murray Williams , Japan
58'Williams nails the resulting conversion, drawing a huge roar from every fan in the stadium.
58'59-5 Try - Hirotoki Onozawa , Japan
57'Just reward for Japane's resilence and spirit as Slade's attempted off-load to Toeava is intercepted by winger Hirotoki Onozawa, who races away to score.
57'59-0 Conversion - Colin Slade , New Zealand
57'57-0 Try - Isaia Toeava , New Zealand
56'After a decent spell of possession, Japan turn the ball over (an all-too-familiar story for them) and New Zealand counter to devastating effect, Toeava left with a simple finish under the posts after excellent work from Kahui and Vito. Slade adds the extras.
53'Player substituted - Taihei Ueda , Japan
53'Substitute on - Shaun Webb , Japan
51'52-0 Conversion - Colin Slade , New Zealand
51'50-0 Try - Sonny Bill Williams , New Zealand
50'A grubber from Nonu puts New Zealand back on the front foot. Woodock is then held up just short but the All Blacks recycle and Slade pops the ball up for the onrushing Williams, who cruises over under the posts for his first ever World Cup try. Immediate impact by the classy Kiwi centre. Slade converts with ease.
47'Substitute on - Alisi Tupuailei , Japan
47'Player substituted - Koji Taira , Japan
46'45-0 Conversion - Colin Slade , New Zealand
46'43-0 Try - Richard Kahui , New Zealand
45'And the All Blacks are over again, Kahui crusing through to score after the Japanese defence had been sucked in once more. That's Kahui's second of the evening and his fourth of the tournament so far. Slade lands the conversion.
45'Substitute on - Sonny Bill Williams , New Zealand
45'Player substituted - Cory Jane , New Zealand
45'Player substituted - Keven Mealamu , New Zealand
45'Substitute on - Andrew Hore , New Zealand
41'38-0 End of first half
40'38-0 Start of second half
37'38-0 Conversion - Colin Slade , New Zealand
36'Slade converts his own score.
36'36-0 Try - Colin Slade , New Zealand
35'Slade cruises over under the posts this time around, after a stunning attack from the All Blacks which started deep inside their own half. All too easy for the All Blacks.
35'31-0 Conversion - Colin Slade , New Zealand
34'Slade converts from right in front of the posts.
34'29-0 Try - Andy Ellis , New Zealand
33'Ellis is left with a simple finish under the posts after a wonderful midfield exchange with Conrad Smith.
31'24-0 Conversion - Colin Slade , New Zealand
30'Slade ends a run of three successive misses by landing the conversion attempt.
30'22-0 Try - Keven Mealamu , New Zealand
29'After a Nonu break in midfield puts New Zealand on the front-foot, Mealamu bulldozes his way over from the resulting attack after a wonderful off-load off the floor from Vito had kept the move alive.
22'17-0 Try - Jerome Kaino , New Zealand
21'Jane is stripped of the ball out wide - but illegally so. New Zealand take a quick tap penalty and their boldness eventually pays off, as Jerome Kaino forces his way over after picking the ball up off the back of a ruck just inches short of the whitewash. Slade again fails to convert. He's one from four overall.
16'12-0 Try - Richard Kahui , New Zealand
15'After a clean take at the lineout by Whitelock, the New Zealand pack rumbles towards the Japanese line. However, Ellis then decides to release his back-line and a cross-field move, from right to left, ends with Toeava putting Kahui over in the corner. That's a third try in two games for the winger.
5'7-0 Conversion - Colin Slade , New Zealand
4'Fly-half Colin Slade, deputising for the injured Dan Carter, adds the extras.
4'5-0 Try - Conrad Smith , New Zealand
3'Well, that didn't take long! Recalled centre Conrad Smith crosses in the left corner after a sweeping All Blacks attack. Ominous for the Japanese.
1'0-0 Start of first half

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