New Zealand All Blacks Destroy US Eagles In Historic Rugby Match, 6-74

ByPatrick Schmidt|

In an historic matchup from Soldier Field in Chicago, the All Blacks from New Zealand defeated the US Eagles 6-74 in a one-sided affair

It’s the first game between New Zealand and the United States on US soil since 1980, and the first official test match between the two nations to be played in America as they played in front of 62,000 fans at Soldier Field in Chicago but it wasn’t much of a contest as the All Blacks dominated on the chilly afternoon.

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The All Blacks started the scoring in what would be a sign of things to come for the afternoon as prop Nathan Harris got over in the left corner after a tap in the USA 22.

Eagles kicker Adam Sidall got the host team on the board with a penalty after the Eagles showed great ball retention as they pressured the All Blacks, but were still in search of their first ever try against the All Blacks.

The All Blacks responded right away with a try in the right corner from Cory Jane, who was set up by Israel Dagg with a great pass to take a 10-3 lead that quickly expanded to 12-3 after the conversion.

Adam Siddall had an opportunity at three points for the Eagles after a Blane Scully earned the penalty and Siddall was able to cut the deficit to 12-6, but that was as close as the Eagles would get on the day against the All Blacks as the rout was on after that.

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The All Blacks took a 43-6 lead at halftime and continued to pour it on the host team en route to a 6-74 final as the Eagles showed some signs of competitiveness early in the game, but could not maintain that level of play against the All Blacks relentless attacking game.

The scorers:

For United States:
Pens: Siddall 2

For New Zealand:
Tries: Harris, Jane, Tuipulotu, Williams 2, Piutau, Savea 2, Moody, Cruden, Dagg, Cane
Cons: Cruden 4, Carter 3

Teams:

United States: 15 Chris Wyles, 14 Blaine Scully, 13 Seamus Kelly, 12 Andrew Suniula, 11 Brett Thompson, 10 Adam Siddall, 9 Mike Petri, 8 Danny Barrett, 7 Scott Lavalla, 6 Todd Clever (captain), 5 Hayden Smith, 4 Samu Manoa, 3 Olive Kilifi, 2 Phil Thiel, 1 Eric Fry.
Replacements: 16 Tom Coolican, 17 Nick Wallace, 18 Mate Moeakiola, 19 Tai Tuisamoa, 20 Louis Stanfill, 21 Shalom Suniula, 22 Folau Niua, 23 Troy Hall.

New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Ryan Crotty, 12 Sonny Bill Williams, 11 Charles Piutau, 10 Aaron Cruden, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Kieran Read (captain), 7 Sam Cane, 6 Victor Vito, 5 Patrick Tuipulotu, 4 Jeremy Thrush, 3 Charlie Faumuina, 2 Nathan Harris, 1 Joe Moody.
Replacements: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 Wyatt Crockett, 18 Ben Franks, 19 Brodie Retallick, 20 Liam Messam, 21 Augustine Pulu, 22 Dan Carter, 23 Julian Savea.

Scoring information courtesy of Rugby365.com

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