New Zealand vs Namibia, Rugby World Cup 2019 LIVE: Score, stream and latest updates from Pool B fixture
Follow all the live action from the Tokyo Stadium where the reigning world champions face World Cup whipping boys Namibia
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow live updates from the Rugby World Cup as the All Blacks and Namibia go head to head in Tokyo.
New Zealand, three-time world champions, have not lost a match at the Rugby World Cup since 2007 and stand well poised to reach the knockout stages once again. They swatted aside South Africa in their opening match before later thrashing Canada.
Steve Hansen’s men take on a nation that has never won a match at the tournament. Namibia, the lowest-ranked team in the tournament with a number of amateurs in their ranks, have so far lost 47-22 to Italy and 57-3 to South Africa. Follow all the live action below:
What time does it start?
New Zealand vs Namibia kicks off at 1.45pm Japan Standard Time, which is 5.45am BST, on Sunday 6 October.
Where can I watch?
ITV will be broadcasting the match. Coverage starts at 5.15am. Alternatively, you can live stream it via the ITV Hub on your smartphone, tablet or laptop.
79 mins: New Zealand might have another...we're going to a TMO check.
79 mins: TJ Perenara collects a beauty of a pass from Weber that is flicked around his back, and he appears to have stayed in touch just long enough to ground the ball in mid-air... Gauzere agrees!
TRY FOR NEW ZEALAND!
80 mins: Barrett misses the conversion, but we'll have enough time for the restart. 71-9
Full-time: New Zealand 71-9 Namibia
A brutal result for Namibia, who did not give up until the very end, but it was a clinical performance from the All Blacks who scored 11 tries in total - seven of them in a dominant second half.
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