“What surprised me? To be honest, nothing surprised me at all. We knew what we were going to get,” Mo unga said. “Those that didn’t know what to expect was some of the New Zealand public, that don’t watch European rugby. Because these guys are rock stars over there. “I was well aware of that, as was the team, around their threats, and ball carriers. they came with the intensity that we expected.” Halfback Brad Weber was another who witnessed the action not quite first-hand, having also had the week off, but, like Mo’unga, was not surprised one bit by the Flying Fijians’ fierceness.
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All Blacks opened their 2021 campaign with a record-equalling 102-0 trouncing of an inexperienced
Tonga side on Saturday at Auckland’s Mount Smart Stadium.
Looking to make a statement after managing only a 50 per cent win record last year, New Zealand ran in 16 tries against a team boasting fewer combined Test caps than All Blacks skipper Sam Whitelock alone.