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All Blacks crashed out in 2019 World Cup semi-finals and face a banana skin in Paris tonight

Scrum-half Aaron Smith, a veteran of the 2019 semi-final nightmare, says New Zealand will not make same mistakes

Teams will have to look at how they can slow the All Blacks’ ruck down and put pressure on the 9 and 10 axis

Talk was of an upset in Lyon on Friday night which would eliminate New Zealand after the group stages at a rugby union World Cup for the first time in the 10 competitions stretching back 36 years.

Aaron Smith scored a first-half hat-trick as the All Blacks ran riot in Lyon.

Aaron Smith scored a hat-trick in New Zealand’s emphatic victory as they demolished Italy in their pool match at the Rugby World Cup

Cam Roigard and Damian McKenzie impressed as the All Blacks ran in eleven tries against spirited but outmatched opponents

Hosts France launch their quest for a first World Cup trophy against three-time champions New Zealand on Friday night. Around 80,000 fans are expected at the Stade de France for a blockbuster start to the 10th World Cup competition and seven weeks of action featuring the planet's best rugby players.

New Zealand have rowed back from the brink of complete catastrophe, writes Luke Baker, but they’re far from the juggernaut of old