POOL B
■By PAUL JAMES
Playmaker: New Zealand fly-half Mika Muliaina
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New Zealand …38pts
Tries: Conversions:
Japan ……………..21pts
Johnston 9, Tocker 21, Guerin 27, Williams 52, Woodley 61, Muliaina 67 Muliaina 10, 23, 28, 62
Tries: Sin 16, Uchida 35, Miura 39 Conversions: Niwa 17, 36, 40
NEW Zealand took all five points from their opener despite the match being abandoned in the 68th minute due to lightning strikes near the AIA Arena.
Under tournament safety regulations, the scoreline at the exact time of the suspension stood as th…