Details
Date | Time | Competition | Season |
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15 September 2023 | 8:00 pm | Rugby World Cup | 2023/24 |
Match Report
New Zealand Maul Namibia
Damian McKenzie scored 24 points as New Zealand beat Namibia 71-3 in a ten try rout.
The Chiefs fly-half crossed for two tries and kicked seven penalties as his side ran riot against a Namibia side that lost their 24th consecutive World Cup game.
New Zealand second row Sam Whitelock won his 148th cap and tied Richie McCaw’s all-time All Blacks appearance record.
McKenzie put in a lovely kick pass to Leicester Fainga'anuku, who offloaded the ball to scrum-half Cam Roigard and the Hurricanes scrum-half ran in close to the posts.
After McKenzie was denied a try by the TMO for a knock on, Roigard scored his second as he dummied past his opposite number Damian Stevens from close range.
Namibia hit back with a Tiaan Swanepoel penalty and the All Blacks again had a try ruled out as Samisoni Taukei’aho’s try from a driving maul was ruled out for obstruction.
Le Roux Malan was left on the floor clutching his knee and a lengthy stoppage occurred before the Namibia centre was stretchered off receiving a standing ovation from the capacity crowd.
Moments later McKenzie tapped and went off a penalty and sped through the caught out Namibia defence to increase their lead.
The four-try bonus point was sealed on 25 minutes through Fainga’anuku’s powerful crossing.
Rain started pouring down inside the Stade Ernest-Wallon and Anton Lienert-Brown understood the conditions and put the ball on his toe before hacking it to the try line.
After another Namibia mistake, Roigard broke away from the scrum before switching with McKenzie, who ran a line and slid over.
After half time Ardie Savea drew in the last defender and replacement Ethan de Groot couldn’t be stopped from just two metres out.
The All Blacks were running riot and flanker Dalton Papali’i and centre David Havili joined the try scoring.
Namibia went the closest to scoring as a well executed driving maul looked set for the try line but the African side knocked on just two metres out.
While at the other end, Caleb Clarke was the next cab of the rank to score.
De Groot was yellow carded for a high tackle and considering the Highlanders prop failed to wrap referee Luke Pearce decided to go to the bunker.
The decision was upgraded to red but that didn’t stop the try scoring continuing as substitute Rieko Ioane sped through a tired Namibian defence to round off the scoring.
Timeline
Cam Roigard | 2' | |
Damian McKenzie | 3' | |
Cam Roigard | 7' | |
11' | Tiaan Swanepoel | |
Damian McKenzie | 20' | |
Damian McKenzie | 20' | |
Leicester Fainga’anuku | 25' | |
Anton Lienert-Brown | 35' | |
Damian McKenzie | 36' | |
Damian McKenzie | 39' | |
Damian McKenzie | 40' | |
Ethan de Groot | 48' | |
Dalton Papalii | 54' | |
Damian McKenzie | 55' | |
David Havili | 58' | |
Damian McKenzie | 59' | |
Caleb Clarke | 67' | |
Damian McKenzie | 69' |
Ground
Stadium de Toulouse |
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Pont Pierre de Coubertin, Saint-Michel, Le Busca, Empalot, Saint-Agne, Toulouse Sud-Est, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitania, Metropolitan France, 31400, France |