All Blacks power past Tonga

Long-serving centre Ma'a Nonu celebrated his 100th New Zealand cap with a try as they thrashed Tonga 47-9 at St James' Park.

Tries from Ben Smith and Tony Woodcock before a second-half double from Nehe Milner-Skudder wrapped up a clean sweep of pool stage victories for the reigning Rugby World Cup holders.

Sonny Bill Williams and Sam Cane also crossed over before Nonu's special moment three minutes from time as the All Blacks finished strongly.

Tonga - who included Exeter Chiefs hooker Elvis Taione (pictured) in their starting XV - could only register three Kurt Morath penalties, leaving the New Zealanders to top Pool C with a near-perfect tally of 19 points.

Steve Hansen's team had already booked a place in the quarter-finals - where they are set to face Ireland or France - after three straight wins over Argentina, Namibia and Georgia but their displays had been far from slick.

And for spells they were just as disjointed against the Pacific Islanders, but once they did get motoring they simply blew Tonga away.