New Zealand overcame a slow start to produce a dominant display against Japan and seal a comfortable 64-19 victory in Yokohama.
All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson and his co-selectors have named their All Blacks squad for the 2024 Lipovitan-D Challenge Cup and the Northern Tour.
The All Blacks will reset to focus on their continued search for improvement in the final round of the Rugby Championship in Wellington this Saturday.
The All Blacks retained the Bledisloe Cup despite a nervous last 20 minutes in their 31-28 win over the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday.
In-form All Blacks hooker Codie Taylor is thriving in the white-hot forward exchanges demanded in the Rugby Championship and is expecting more in the first Test against Australia in Sydney on Saturday.
Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx lauded the effort of all the players involved in the New Zealand leg of the Rugby Championship for doing their bit to ensure that the Boks win the Freedom Cup for the first time since 2009.