Summary Japan was forced to play Saturday's match without head coach Eddie Jones.
TOKYO (AP) - Ben Smith and Richie McCaw scored tries four minutes apart in the first half Saturday as the All Blacks trounced Japan 54-6 in New Zealand's first official test in Japan.
Two early penalty kicks by Ayumu Goromaru cut the visitor's lead to 7-6, but that was as close as Japan would get. Sam Cane scored his team's second try in the 26th minute to make it 12-6 before Smith and McCaw ran in, allowing Steve Hansen's team to take a comfortable 28-6 lead at the break.
Japan, currently 15th in the world rankings, was forced to play Saturday's match without head coach Eddie Jones, who is out indefinitely after suffering a stroke last month. Technical adviser Steve Wisemantel took over in his absence.
