All Blacks amass 92 points in final World Cup warm-up game

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World Cup favourites New Zealand forged Tonga 92-7 within their closing warm-up game before the championship begins in Japan.
As they ran in 14 tries in Hamilton with nine try 20, the All Blacks were in awesome form.
They were insistent from the off and had scored eight attempts by half-time as they directed 54-0.
New Zealand start their quest for a third successive title against South Africa at Yokohama on 21 September.
They can play with either Scotland or Ireland from the quarter-finals and can play Italy, Namibia and Canada in Pool B.
Tonga couldn’t match the strength of New Zealand and were dismissed as winger George Bridge led the way with four tries. Ryan Crotty and ben Smith every scored two and Sevu Reece, Codie Taylor, captain Kieran Read, TJ Perenara, Matt Todd and Ardie Savea all crossed the tryline.
As essential for the hosts, there were no new injury issues from the match.
The All Blacks eased in the past 15 minutes when they were reduced by coach Steve Hansen to 14 men as training and the South Sea islanders scored a consolation try.
Tonga would be England’s first opponents at the World Cup, together with the 2 nations meeting in Sapporo on 22.
Australia rounded off their preparations for the championship by scoring six tries as they conquered Samoa 34-15 at Parramatta.
The Wallabies were 22-3 upwards at half-time but faced another half of fight-back as center Matt To’omua secured the triumph and replacement scrum-half Dwayne Polataivao went to decrease the shortage before scores by Dane Haylett-Petty to 22-15.
1 positive was a first appearance since March to get flanker David Pocock after a calf injury, but there will be concerns within fly-half Bernard Foley.
Whereas Samoa face World Cup debutants Russia in Pool A three days after in 33, australia, who are in Pool C with Wales, begin from Fiji on 21 September at Sapporo.
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