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New-Zealand 85 - Romania 8

New Zealand

Romania

  1. NZ cruise past Romania

    NZ cruise past Romania

    New Zealand produced a fluid performance, even without the injured Dan Carter, to crush Romania 85-8 in their final Pool C match in Toulouse. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:80'
    • New Zealand
    • Romania
    • FT And there is the final whistle - 13 tries and job very much done by New Zealand. Dan Carter wasn't missed at all - McAlister and Evans both looked good at fly-half and Graham Henry will have options if Carter doesn't make it next week.
    • 80' And yet another try for NZ as Toeava finds the corner after another quick breakway set up by Evans, and Evans then coverts again. 85-8.
    • 79' Career try number 49 for Doug Howlett who has come on - as NZ simply attack off a flat backline from a scrum. Evans converts. 78-8
    • 75' And Conrad Smith now gets try number 11 as he finishes an attack broken by Nick Evans. Evans converts 71-8
    • 74' Romania closing out this game strongly - Catalin Robert Dascalu makes an ill-timed kick though and then a second attack can't bring a score either.
    • 70' Romania try to drive from a line-out and once again win the ball - NZ then go in at the side and Romania have a penalty. Dimofte takes the kick and IT IS GOOD! 64-8
    • 67' Rokocoko has his hat-trick but it was Collins who made the try as he stormed forward and a little pass behind his back sets up the winger who had cut inside. Evans again coverts - NZ are starting to cook again. 64-5
    • 64' But Hore gets his try just moments later as Brian Leonard breaks clear and sets him off. Evans converts - 57-5.
    • 63' Andrew Hore tries to stick out an arm and put down for a try but is just short and then NZ turn the ball over with a knock on - Romania survive.
    • 59' NZ with their first try in over 10 minutes - brilliant run down the win by Lauaki who has been excellent today - nobody can stop him and he eventually just dumps it off to Rokocoko for the wingers second try of the match. Nick Evans who has now taken on kicking duties converts off the post - 50-5
    • 57' Romania manage to drive to within about five metres of the NZ line but then the All-Blacks manage to turn the ball over.
    • 53' Razvan Mavrodin is a legend in Romanian rugby circles and the veteran hooker has just come on for what will be his last ever international. Both sides ringing the changes now.
    • 52' Romania prop Bogdan Balan shows his juggling skills by intercepting a pass as Romania look to break but they spill it further up the pitch.
    • 48' Here come the All-Blacks again with Masoe breaking the Romania defence to put the All-Blacks at halfway. They then break again but Sivivatu can't get the final pass away and NZ then keep their hands in and concede a penalty.
    • 46' NZ camped in the Romania 22 after a break from Rokocoko - great defence by Romania to keep NZ out after a couple of phases but they eventually concede a penalty - Ellis just taps and set up a drive and eventually Toeava finds the gap to go over under the posts. McAlister converts. 43-5
    • 42' Ciuntu picks up a loose ball and runs close to halfway for Romania as they clear the early danger.
    • 41' Back underway with NZ already turning the ball over from the kick-off
    • HT And there is the half-time whistle - Romania were driving in those closing stages but eventually went over the top so they couldn't add to their total. 36-5 at half-time.
    • 37' Another try for the Kiwis as their backs explode with pace again, Mauger plays a little one-two with Toeava, and then goes in in the corner. McAlister just pulls the conversion wide. 36-5
    • 36' And New Zealand miss another great chance for a try as Evans plays a forward pass to Ellis when the scrum-half would surely have gone to the line.
    • 34' NZ with a scrum at the Romania 22 - they decided to send it out to the backs quickly, eventually it ends up with Tialata but he is turned over.
    • 32' Dimofte can't make the coversion though, but still great to see the Romanians on the board.
    • 31' And they have the try to the delight of the French fans who are cheering the underdogs. Petre wins the line-out, his fellow lock Socol then drives, and it is the hooker Florea who eventually powers over the line.
    • 29' A nice few phases of pressure from the Romanians and then the full-back Dumitras breaks the defence before being stopped just before the line. NZ are then offside and Romania have a penalty - will they go to the corner? They will!
    • 25' Lovely break from NZ again - they show greats hands and superb support play to score yet another excellent try. Lauaki was the one who really broke the defence, Collins and Evans were also involved and Sivivatu finishes for his second try of the game. McAlister converts - 31-0
    • 21' Romania finally get a little spell in the NZ half - as they have a line-out but NZ turn the ball over and are on the attack again.
    • 18' Oh dear this is becoming a rout very quickly, Ellis breaks free and then stumbles, he loses the ball but he didn't knock it on and the ball bobbles around before Evans picks it up and goes into the corner - McAlister misses the conversion.
    • 16' NZ have had a couple of penalties deep in the Romanian 22 - for the first they used the scrum, for the second they kicked into the corner. They struggled pounding it up the middle, but eventually work it all the way over to the other side and Rokocoko goes in for a try in the corner. A great through the legs pass by Collins set up that attack. And a lovely conversion from McAlister 19-0.
    • 10' Masoe in for a second NZ try - the ball was worked out to Rokocoko off a scrum at halfway, he then broke well and fed to Andy Ellis who exploited some space and then played in the flanker Masoe for the score. McAlister converts - 12-0
    • 8' Mealamu tries to attack off the line-out down the wing but he is pushed out of touch and Romania win their line-out and clear to touch.
    • 7' Romania charged for holding on just inside the NZ half - McAlister kicks the penalty just at the Romanian 22 - a chance for the All-Blacks to attack from the line-out.
    • 5' Romania have settled down a bit now - they have forced a few turnovers and had a bit of ball themselves - it so hard to penetrate this NZ defence though.
    • 1' Well the game plan has gone out the window - A break from McAlister from inside his own 22 sets up the attack and the ball is worked out to the wing and Sivivatu is there to score a try AFTER JUST 37 seconds. McAlister hits the post with the conversion.
    • 1' Romania get us underway - NZ have been so fast out of the blocks in all their matches so far so Romania will try hard to keep the score down early.
    • - The big pre match news is of course that there is no Dan Carter today, with the NZ flyhalf out with a calf strain. More worrying for Graham Henry though is the fact that there is talk he could now miss next weekend's quarter-final in Cardiff which will be against Argentina, France or maybe even Ireland.
    • - Welcome to LIVE commentary from this Pool C match between New Zealand and Romania. It is of course not a question about who will win, but rather, by how many will the All-Backs be victorious by?

  • Summary

    New Zealand versus Romania
    Sivivatu 1’, 24’, Mascoe 10’, Rokocoko 15’, 59’, 66’, Evans 17’, Mauger 37’, Toeava 47’, 80’, Hore 64’, Smith 75’, Howlett 79’ Tries Tincu 31’
    McAlister 11’, 16’, 25’, 48’, Evans 59’, 65’, 67’, 76’, 80’, 80’ Conversions  
      Penalties Vlaicu 72’
      Drops  

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Joel Jutge

  • New Zealand

    Manager: Graham Henry

    On the Field

    • Tialata
    • Mealamu Substitution Out (61′)
    • Somerville
    • Thorne
    • Robinson Substitution Out (55′)
    • Collins
    • Mascoe Try Substitution Out (55′)
    • Lauaki
    • Ellis Substitution Out (60′)
    • McAlister Substitution Out (55′)
    • Sivivatu Tries×2 Substitution Out (61′)
    • Mauger Try
    • Toeava Tries×2
    • Rokocoko Tries×3
    • Evans Try

    Subs

    • Howlett Substitution In (55′) Try
    • Jack Substitution In (55′)
    • Hore Substitution In (61′) Try
    • McCaw Substitution In (55′)
    • Woodcock
    • Smith Substitution In (61′) Try
    • Leonard Substitution In (60′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Romania

    Manager: Daniel Santamans

    On the Field

    • Balan Substitution Out (59′)
    • Tincu Try Substitution Out (53′)
    • Florea Substitution In (59′) Substitution Out (53′)
    • Socol
    • Petre
    • Corodeanu Substitution Out (48′)
    • Manta Substitution Out (67′)
    • Tonita
    • Sirbu Substitution Out (62′)
    • Dimofte
    • Brezoianu
    • Gontineac Substitution Out (69′)
    • Gal
    • Ciuntu
    • Dumitras Substitution Out (62′)

    Subs

    • Mavrodin Substitution In (53′)
    • Ursache Substitution In (67′)
    • Ratiu Substitution In (48′)
    • Calafeteanu Substitution In (62′)
    • Dascalu Substitution In (69′)
    • Vlaicu Substitution In (62′)
    • Ion Substitution In (53′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None