One-sided match in Auckland: New Zealand, in reconquest after a mixed 2020 vintage, made short work of Tonga (102-0) for its first test of the year, scoring the trifle of sixteen tries !
Anxious to strike a big entry blow, the All Blacks equaled their record against Tonga, which they had already beaten by the same score in 2000 at home.
Their record, short, remains the humiliation inflicted on unfortunate Japanese, martyred 145 to 17 with 21 tries, during the 1995 World Cup.
Quintuplet for Will Jordan
At Mount Smart Stadium, the outcome was very quickly clear.
In less than ten minutes, Ian Foster's men had already flattened four times.
At the break, they led 43 to 0 and therefore further crushed the Sea Eagles ("Ikale Tahi", nickname of the Tongans) in the second half.
The prize for the most tries went to Will Jordan.
For his first tenure - and third selection - in the black jersey, the young Crusaders winger, 23, scored five.
The triple world champions (1987, 2011, 2015) have announced the color in their quest for a new title in Rugby Championship this year and ultimately the planetary title in France in two years.
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