[Sport]New Zealand 73-0 Uruguay: All Blacks reach quarter-finals with 11-try win

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https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/67021820

 

New Zealand booked their spot in the World Cup quarter-finals after an 11-try hammering of Uruguay.

Damian McKenzie, Richie Mo'unga, Will Jordan and Cam Roigard scored first-half tries in Lyon.

A second-half hat-trick from Leicester's Fainga'anuku helped put the All Blacks out of sight, with McKenzie one of the star performers.

New Zealand will finish second in Pool A if France avoid defeat against Italy on Friday to top the group.

Line-ups
New Zealand: McKenzie; Jordan, Lienert-Brown, J Barrett, Fainga'anuku; Mo'unga, Roigard; Tu'ungafasi, Taylor, Lomax, Whitelock, Vaa'i, Frizell, Cane (capt), Jacobson.

Replacements: Taukei'aho, Williams, Newell, S Barrett, Blackadder, Christie, B Barrett, Clarke.

Uruguay: Silva; Mieres, Inciarte, Vilaseca (capt), Freitas; Etcheverry, Arata; Sanguinetti, Kessler, Arbelo, Dotti, Leindekar, Ardao, Bianchi, Diana.

Replacements: Pujadas, Benitez, Peculo, Rodríguez, Civetta, Ormaechea, Berchesi, Alonso.

Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)