NZL
No.Name
15Ben Smith, -
14Nehe Milner-Skudder, -
T
13Conrad Smith, -
12Ma'a Nonu, -
11Julian Savea, -
T
3
10Dan Carter, -
7
9Aaron Smith, -
1Wyatt Crockett, -
2Dane Coles, -
3Owen Franks, -
4Brodie Retallick, -
T
5Sam Whitelock, -
6Jerome Kaino, -
T
7Richie McCaw, -
8Kieran Read, -
T
Replacements
16Keven Mealamu, -
17Joe Moody, -
18Charlie Faumuina, -
19Victor Vito, -
20Sam Cane, -
21Tawera Kerr-Barlow, -
T
2
22Beauden Barrett, -
23Sonny Bill Williams, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Principality Stadium
3:00 PM, October 17, 2015
Attendance: 71,619
3326dPA Sport

Awesome All Blacks fly into semifinal

Julian Savea bludgeoned France with a savage hat-trick to book New Zealand a World Cup semifinal with South Africa and evoke memories of Jonah Lomu steamrollering England in 1995.

Match Commentary

81'FULL TIME ANALYSIS

ESPN's Rob Bartlett had this to say:

"We expected a New Zealand bloodbath against Namibia, Tonga and maybe Georgia in the pool stages but certainly not against France in this World Cup quarterfinal. Finally, the All Blacks have shown why they are favoured to become the first nation to retain the Webb Ellis trophy. This wasn't just a destruction, it was a brutal obliteration of Philippe Saint-Andre's side in front of a shellshocked Millennium Stadium. After Picamoles was binned for a closed fist on McCaw, the floodgates well and truly opened. Savea notched another World Cup hat trick while replacement Kerr-Barlow made the French backline look like a bunch of Ken Barlow's. 2007 is but a distant memory for both of these sides and Steve Hansen will no doubt be licking his lips at this performance. "
81'+162-13 End of second half
80'Nonu, what a fumble that was! Runs nearly half the pitch with the ball in hand before voluntarily falling right on the try line and drops the ball. Teammates smile. Think he'll be on the receiving end of a few jokes this week in training... Scrum to see the game out, France in hand.

Match Stats

NZL
Possession
FRA
51%
49%
Territory
52%
48%
NZL
FRA
109Runs108
732Meters Run410
14Clean Breaks7
116Tackles95
20Missed Tackles24
8Turnover Knock On3

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