New Zealand ran in 10 tries to kick off their end-of-season tour with a convincing 64-19 victory over a lively Japan side in an entertaining test at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Saturday.
The makeshift All Blacks team showed the ruthless edge in their finishing that coach Scott Robertson had called for with seven tries in the first half but stuttered after the break, as was so often the case in the Rugby Championship.
Lock Patrick Tuipulotu, No. 8 Wallace Sititi and winger Mark Tele'a were among the players who presented strong cases for inclusion on the remainder of the tour, while fly half Damian McKenzie kicked 14 points in a solid performance.
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