Ten-try All Blacks ease past Japan to open end-of-season tour

Japan showed plenty of attacking endeavour but paid the price for a raft of missed tackles to send coach Eddie Jones back to the drawing board ahead of their meetings with the English and France in November.

OPENING WIN: New Zealand's Samipeni Finau charges forward during the international rugby test match against Japan. Picture: Koki Nagahama/Getty Images

New Zealand 64 Japan 19

New Zealand ran in 10 tries to kick off their end-of-season tour with a convincing 64-19 victory over a lively Japan side in an entertaining test at Yokohama's International Stadium on Saturday.