Second half blitz sees All Blacks post big World Cup win over Canada

A second half blowout by the All Blacks has seen them demolish Canada 63-0 in their second outing of the World Cup in Oita.

Playing in front of a packed crowd at the Oita Stadium, the skill, pace and precision of the back-to-back reigning champions was on full display against the North American minnows, with Steve Hansen’s side running in an impressive nine tries.

Proceedings got underway inside the first minute of the match, with the All Blacks barnstorming their through the Canadian half after Scott Barrett reclaimed brother Beauden’s short kick-off, allowing his teammates to march their way up the park.

An All Blacks scrum five metres from the opposition tryline lasted an eternity as referee Romain Poite was not satisfied with either pack’s efforts, but a big shunt finally came, with a penalty try following after Kieran Read was grabbed onto before the ball came out the back of the set piece.

It took just four minutes before the second five-pointer came, as Richie Mo’unga capitalised on a rampant New Zealand attack to fire a cross kick to the vacant Jordie Barrett, who had all the time in the world to cross over unopposed on the right wing.

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Another raid inside Canadian territory almost led to a try for TJ Perenara, but his cheeky snipe down the short side of a ruck was deemed to fall short of the tryline.

Sonny Bill Williams made amends for the missed opportunity, however, as he got in on the action with a show and go to break the Canadian defensive line from close range and power his way over the line for his 13^th international try.

What followed was an error-riddled second quarter by both sides due to the slipperiness of the sweat-soaked ball which has plagued numerous side throughout this tournament.