New Zealand coach Steve Hansen admitted the lower-ranked nations were catching up following his team’s 58-14 World Cup triumph over Namibia on Thursday evening.
The All Blacks ran out comfortable winners in the Pool C encounter at the Olympic Stadium – but in days gone by would have got closer to 150 points.
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