NEWS EXTRA
THE All Blacks victory over Namibia was stand-in captain Sam Whitelock’s 17th World Cup win in a row. Whitelock now holds the record for consecutive wins at the tournament, surpassing former All Black Keven Mealamu.
Following a sloppy firsthalf against Namibia who played out of their skin for much of the 40, the All Blacks rolled on to win comfortably 71-9.
It was Whitelock’s sixth time captaining the All Blacks in his career, the first in a World Cup. His first match at a World Cup kicked off with a win over Tonga in Auckland back in 2011 and 17 World Cup matches lat...