Summary

  • All Blacks score 11 tries as they run Namibia ragged in Tokyo

  • New Zealand only led 10-9 before taking 24-9 half-time lead

  • Anton Lienert-Brown, Sevu Reece & Ben Smith run in two tries each

  • Defending champions go top of Pool B

  • Lock Brodie Retallick goes off after 30 minutes of injury comeback

  • Namibia yet to win World Cup match

Live Reporting

Alex Bysouth

  1. New Zealand 24-9 Namibia

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Namibia have disrupted the All Blacks, not with wild indiscipline, but instead they have forced New Zealand to commit men to the breakdown.

  2. Namibia's first-half defiance

    New Zealand 24-9 Namibia

    A couple of late tries in the first half from the All Blacks, but Namibia's resilient opening 40 minutes has caught the eye.

    Tjiuee Uanivi of Namibia and Shannon Frizell of New ZealandGetty Images
    Ardie Savea is tackledGetty Images
    Damian Stevens of Namibia iGetty Images

  3. New Zealand 22-9 Namibia

    Louise Gwilliam
    BBC Radio 5 live rugby producer in Japan

    What a remarkable 40 minutes of rugby. We half came to this game expecting New Zealand to reach a ton of points but Namibia have looked quick, organised and attacked with flair.

    There’s a full crowd in the Tokyo stadium too who have enjoyed every minute of this spectacle! And now we await the half-time singalong

  4. Half-time

    New Zealand 24-9 Namibia

    And that's the break.

  5. converted try

    Converted try - New Zealand 24-9 Namibia

    Ben Smith (con Jordie Barrett)

    Big drive from the All Blacks again before Aaron Smith flicks it left. The scrum-half delivers quick ball again from the ruck and Ben Smith hits the line to score.

    Lovely pass from Aaron Smith there, finding his namesake Ben to almost walk it over from close range.

    Jordie Barrett dots on the extras.

    Ben SmithReuters

  6. New Zealand 17-9 Namibia

    The All Blacks pressure is building, and Namibia are conceding penalty after penalty in added time here - they don't want to end up a player down...

  7. New Zealand 17-9 Namibia

    That's the gong. New Zealand look to muster one last attack as the advantage is played. Namibia hooker Torsten Van Jaarsveld prods loose from an attempted intercept and that'll be an All Blacks scrum 20 metres out.

  8. try

    Converted try - New Zealand 17-9 Namibia

    Angus Ta'avao (con Jordie Barrett)

    And there it is.

    New Zealand's spell of pressure tells as Aaron Smith pops it up to Angus Ta'avao for the replacement to barge over from close range.

    And Jordie Barrett can't miss from there. The fly-half fires over the extras.

    New Zealand's third tryReuters

  9. New Zealand 10-9 Namibia

    Phase after phase for New Zealand as they set up camp 10 metres from the Namibia line. Ben Smith is stopped just short but the All Blacks can go again...

  10. New Zealand 10-9 Namibia

    Paul Grayson
    Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I think that is perfectly refereed. There was the mitigating factor of Lesley Klim was falling into the tackle.

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  12. New Zealand 10-9 Namibia

    Brodie Retallick has a breather and New Zealand shuffle their pack after Nepo Laulala's card.

    Damian Stevens steals the ball at the breakdown - Namibia's fifth turnover of the first half - and looks to wriggle into the All Blacks half.

    But it goes loose, and forward.

  13. Sin-bin

    New Zealand 10-9 Namibia

    Nepo Laulala could be in trouble here. That looked a touch high in the tackle - just a yellow card for the prop. He heads to the sin-bin and New Zealand are down to 14.

  14. New Zealand 10-9 Namibia

    Andrew Mehrtens
    Former New Zealand fly-half

    If you were picking a player of the match so far you would not go further than the Namibia hooker Torsten van Jaarsveld. He has been everywhere.

  15. Penalty - New Zealand 10-9 Namibia

    Damian Stevens

    Over it goes. Damian Stevens' right book is cooking today.

  16. New Zealand 10-6 Namibia

    Namibia's hard work could be rewarded again here. Damian Stevens lines up another penalty just outside the 22m line.

  17. New Zealand 10-6 Namibia

    Chris Jones
    BBC rugby union correspondent at the Tokyo Stadium

    Just listen to the crowd around the stadium and the pockets of Namibian blue on their feet. Their team are going toe to toe with the world champions!

  18. New Zealand 10-6 Namibia

    Lesley Klim spots some daylight down the right wing after New Zealand spill the ball at a ruck - the Ospreys man gets his legs pumping but is soon wrapped up by a black shirt. For just a millisecond it looked like that was on...

  19. Penalty - New Zealand 10-6 Namibia

    Damian Stevens

    Scrum-half Damian Stevens struck his first penalty beautifully... this one is just as sweet, sailing between the sticks to cut the deficit to four points.

  20. New Zealand 10-3 Namibia

    New Zealand flanker Sam Cane is flagged up for offside. Namibia will get another chance to put points on the board from a little under 40 metres out.