All Blacks score 11 tries in big win over Namibia blemished by first Rugby World Cup red card
New Zealand's Rieko Ioane scores a try during the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between New Zealand and Namibia at the Stadium de Toulouse in Toulouse, France, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Themba Hadebe]
TOULOUSE, France (AP) — Scrumhalf Cam Roigard and flyhalf Damian McKenzie scored two tries each and made a strong bid for first-team roles as New Zealand beat Namibia 71-3 in the Rugby World Cup in Toulouse. Roigard had his double inside the first seven minutes of his World Cup debut and also provided assists in first-half tries by McKenzie and Leicester Fainga’anuku, and in the second half to David Havili. The All Blacks scored 11 tries in all, eight of them converted by McKenzie.
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Namibia's Damian Stevens clears the ball as New Zealand's Aaron Smith tries to block during the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between New Zealand and Namibia at the Stadium de Toulouse in Toulouse, France, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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