Rugby-All Blacks rout Namibia 71-3 in Toulouse deluge

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2023 - Pool A - New Zealand v Namibia - Stadium Municipal de Toulouse, Toulouse, France - September 15, 2023 New Zealand's Rieko Ioane in action before scoring their eleventh try REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) -The All Blacks got back to winning ways in some style at the World Cup on Friday by running in 11 tries in a 71-3 hammering of a courageous but outclassed Namibia side to revive their Pool A campaign.

Stung by their loss to France in the tournament curtain-raiser last week, New Zealand tore into the Africans from the kickoff and scrumhalf Cam Roigard crossed twice in the opening seven minutes on his first test start.