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‘Rusty’ All Blacks warm up with 12-try rampage over Samoa

By NICK VERDIER
THE All Blacks sent the sternest of warnings to the British and Irish Lions by scoring nearly a point a minute against Samoa eight days before the Test Series begins.
Notoriously rusty for their first hit out of the year, the Kiwis showed little signs of it at Eden Park on Friday night with a masterclass in counter-attacking earning them 12 tries.
Challenged by Samoa’s attacking threts, they spent a lot of time defending but every time the Pacific Islanders dropped a ball or conceded a turnover, the All Blacks were just too quick, too precise, too good and it made for ...

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