All Blacks finish Rugby World Cup pool play with 73-0 win over Uruguay

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New Zealand has overcome a sluggish start to beat Uruguay 73-0 in its final pool match at the Rugby World Cup in Lyon. But the All Blacks’ performance is less than the polished quarterfinal rehearsal they were hoping for. New Zealand took 20 minutes to score the first try of the match and for much of the first quarter was put under pressure by Uruguay. Los Teros rose to the occasion of the first official test match between the teams. The All Blacks finished with 11 tries including a second-half hat trick to winger Leicester Fainga’anuku. After their first up loss to France, the have beaten Namibia 71-0, Italy 96-17 and added another 73 points in Lyon.

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The All Blacks recovered to score four tries in the second quarter and lead 26-0 by halftime. But they will look back on their shaky start with concern as they were often turned over at breakdowns by Uruguay and at times looked stretched in defense.Wales says its left behind Georgia loss but Lelos aren’t forgetting at the Rugby World CupStill, the All Blacks finished with 11 tries including a second-half hat trick to winger Leicester Fainga’anuku.

McKenzie also shone from fullback and his sublime piece of skill to create a try for Jordan was the All Blacks’ highlight of the first half. He kicked ahead and when the ball bounced, he balanced precariously close to the touchline and swept the ball one-handed to Jordan. But when they ran on their bench from 50 minutes or so their cohesion again began to fray and the match became scrappy. More than 10 minutes elapsed between their seventh try and their eighth, a second to Jordan again from strong scrummaging.

 

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