All Blacks hooker Codie Taylor also scored a double for the Crusaders, in a game he was also yellow carded in during the first half.
Fighting fires at every level, Welsh rugby is in a rut and there doesn't seem to be any easy escape routes
It would be understandable if the prospect of a 16th consecutive season as the Devon club’s director of rugby is wearying on the 53-year-old but there wasn’t a scintilla of staleness to be detected on a busy midweek day.
The halcyon days of Dan Carter, Ma'a Nonu and Conrad Smith are long gone and the new pieces of the puzzle don't mesh together.
Rieko Ioane's fall from grace has been almost as sudden as his emergence as a rugby superstar. In his first start in almost two months, he simply wasn't able to do anywhere near enough to usurp George Bridge.
Eight years since guiding the All Blacks to World Cup glory, Graham Henry is concerned with gamesmanship and mental health issues in a sport he claims also needs to provide for minnow nations.
Japan have just two scheduled fixtures left to play before the World Cup kicks off next month. As such, Jamie Joseph seems to be playing with combinations leading into the final round of the Pacific Nations Cup.
Head coach John McKee has made a number of changes to his side for this weekend's match with Canada - including the return of fan-favourite Semi Radradra.
It wasn't that long ago Canada used to have the wood over the USA. There's been a huge changing of the guard in the last six years, however. Today's result was no exception, with the USA winning 47-19.