Obliteration: All Blacks raise the bat with record thumping of Tonga
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Winger Will Jordan scored five tries as the
All Blacks opened their 2021 campaign with a record-equalling 102-0 trouncing of an inexperienced
Tonga side on Saturday at Auckland’s Mount Smart Stadium.
Looking to make a statement after managing only a 50 per cent win record last year, New Zealand ran in 16 tries against a team boasting fewer combined Test caps than All Blacks skipper Sam Whitelock alone.