Delight in Durban as All Blacks run riot against toothless Sharks

[p]The match was played in tough conditions that made running rugby tough and led to numerous errors, but it was still a commanding display from the tourists, who never looked troubled in the contest.[/p][p]It followed a less impressive 38-21 win over the Stormers in Cape Town on Friday, a scoreline that flattered the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/new-zealand/rLctHkpU/"]All Blacks[/a] with the scores level at 14-14 after 65 minutes.[/p][p]There was a poignant moment before the game in Durban when All Black legend Ma’a Nonu, who played 103 tests for the side before retiring from international rugby 2015, led a one-man haka in response to the New Zealand side’s challenge.[/p][embed guid="f78dd430-d003-4e1d-a14a-f983146f989e" url="https://x.com/bencoles_/status/2087247858101588091?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Clearly emotional, the 44-year-old wiped away tears at the completion of it, and would come onto the field after 61 minutes having joined the Sharks on a short-term contract in a player/mentor role last month.[/p][p]Wing Fehi Fineanganofo scored the first of his two tries on 18 minutes before Damian McKenzie added a second to give the All Blacks a 14-0 halftime lead.[/p][p]They made a fast start to the second half when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/clarke-caleb/fPmMIL0e/"]Caleb Clarke[/a] crossed for a third score, and Fineanganofo finished what had been a period of scrappy play as the slippery ball eluded both teams.[/p][p]The under-strength Sharks were being stretched at this point and Beauden Barrett crossed to score a fifth try inside an hour.[/p][p]There were more tries for scrumhalf Kyle Preston, Timoci Tavatavanawai and Sam Darry as the home side barely got out of their half in the second period.[/p][infobox id="52047a2c-b727-4478-a39d-490bdb0113c8" /]