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Player ratings: Second half slump

RugbyPass' Mike Hunter rates the Neww Zealand players!

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15 Damian McKenzie

Nice touch to set up Cane’s try, but his decision-making means that the jury is still out on him as a long term option.

7/10

14 Waisake Naholo

The All Blacks’ best, and not just because of his two tries (which were remarkably easy, really). Was more than effective on defence with some nice turnovers.

8/10

13 Ryan Crotty

Showed with his try that his combination with SBW is coming along nicely, however went missing in the second half. He wasn’t alone, though.

5/10

12 Sonny Bill Williams

Would’ve been higher had he not got that dumb yellow card, played a huge role in the All Blacks’ first half dominance.

6/10

11 Rieko Ioane

Very effective once he got the ball, played a big role in several attacking raids and set up Cane’s try. One of the few bright spots of the second half.

7/10

10 Beauden Barrett

Pretty much summed up the All Blacks – great in the first half, anonymous in the second. Goal kicking accuracy was nice to see, though.

6/10

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9 Aaron Smith

Had to do a lot of kicking due to the rain, and acquitted himself well. Probably could’ve run more.

7/10

8 Kieran Read (captain)

Left the field early in the second half, was that the reason the All Blacks went to bits? Until then was having a solid game.

7/10

7 Sam Cane

Put in a lot of good defensive work, but should’ve stepped up more as a leader in the forwards once Read left.

6/10

6 Vaea Fifita

For a guy his size he sure did his best to be invisible.

4/10

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5 Sam Whitelock

Another part of an ineffective second row.

5/10

4 Luke Romano

Set piece was a shambles at times for the All Blacks and he could have done better in the lineouts.

5/10

3 Nepo Laulala

Had to get through a ton of scrums, not all of which went his way.

6/10

2 Dane Coles

Was playing fantastically till he had to leave the field after 25 minutes.

6/10

1 Kane Hames

Still has a bit of work to do to become the definitive loosehead, but you’d have to say he won his battle with Rabah Slimani when the Frenchman was binned.

6/10

Replacements:

16 Codie Taylor

 Got a decent amount of gametime, but has to carry some of the blame for the set piece woes.

5/10

17 Wyatt Crockett

Did nothing to change his reputation as a walking penalty-dispenser.

5/10

18 Ofa Tu’ungafasi

Didn’t really add much apart from a dumb penalty.

5/10

19 Scott Barrett

Got stuck in like a guy who knows he can make a test starting jersey his own.

6/10

20 Matt Todd

 Wasn’t helped by the fact that he had to come on to a game that had degenerated into a mess.

5/10

21 Thomas Perenara

Not on for long enough.

22 Lima Sopoaga

Not on for long enough.

23 Anton Lienert-Brown

Just gets a rating because of his lovely offload to set up Naholo’s second.

6/10

 

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