All Blacks thrash Japan 64-19

That first 30 minutes Japan was the better team. The ABs looked messy and had they continued playing like they were then Japan would have come a lot closer to winning in the end. Japan also needs to up their game for the entirety of the match to have any real chance of beating the top teams.

The All Blacks really need to get things together for their northern tour.

I predicted a 40-50 point win, and it turned out spot on. Should have put a few coins down! Well done NZ. It will obviously be a far tougher assignment against the likes of Ireland and France. But I'm sure they have an extra gear in them.

Eddie will keep doing what he is doing and stating that Japan is "on track" for the Semi-finals of the next world cup. Massive improvement needed.

Very unlucky for Japan. They were the better team, just a few mistakes cost them goals. I am sure that they will be ready for the next World Cup. They always seem to play a lot better for the big games.

Unlucky ? They don’t even know how to tackle !

The All Blacks them, with that kind of play, will have problems facing England France and Ireland !

Very unlucky for Japan. They were the better team, just a few mistakes cost them goals.

Nah. Their last few games have shown them starting well... against both Fiji and NZ extremely well... but they simply can't keep the momentum going. They've got a huge amount of work to do if they're going to have any hope in '27. The only reason there wasn't another 20 points on top of the margin was because the ABs didn't really turn up for most of the game. That's not to take anything away from how well the Blossoms played in the first half... I absolutely think they were the better team in the first 30.

The All Blacks them, with that kind of play, will have problems facing England France and Ireland !

Totally. Gonna be some northern hemisphere fans here really sticking it to the ABs fans I reckon.

Very unlucky for Japan. They were the better team, just a few mistakes cost them goals.

Yes, very unlucky to lose 64-19 to a B side.

NZ continues their patchy form.

As hoped, a bunch of tries. I really thought we were in for a ding-dong after Japan's early scores. That third one, unfortunately ruled out, would have been the try of the game.

Japan may have been there but they just couldn't bring down New Zealand's big boys. They exposed some holes in NZ's defense, though. And they scrummed well, I thought.

The All Blacks are certainly in for some sterner tests in Europe. Two losses, maybe three coming up. I hope they surprise me. This was a bit of a B side after all.