Following on from a 26-16 win against on Argentina in their Pool C opener on Sunday (September 20), the All Blacks clocked up nine tries against the tournament's lowest-ranked side to ensure a bonus-point triumph.

Nehe Milner-Skudder and Julian Savea both bagged themselves a brace, and were joined on the scoresheet by Victor Vito, Malakai Fekitoa, Ben Smith, Codie Taylor, and Beauden Barrett, who added five conversions and a successfully converted penalty to complete the rout.

A second-half try from Johan Deysel along with three penalties from Theuns Kotze earned some pride for Namibia, but it wasn't enough to prevent a losing start for the African nation.

"To play against the number one team in the world, we did well and stuck to our guns," said Deysel.

"We gave some stupid tries away but that is a lack of experience.

"It is a dream come true to score against the All Blacks.

"It is amazing.

"For all our supporters back home and here, thanks again."

New Zealand's next challenge is Georgia in Cardiff on October 2, while Namibia, who are yet to win a World Cup game in 16 attempts, play Tonga on September 29. 

Earlier, it was confirmed that Wales had been issued with an official warning by rugby’s international governing body after including players from outside their 31-man World Cup squad in a training session yesterday.

Having reviewed the matter, World Rugby is satisfied that "no deliberate breach was intended", but state Wales breached "the spirit" of the World Cup’s terms of participation "regarding team training arrangements".

Wales coach Warren Gatland, whose side are scheduled to play hosts England at Twickenham on Saturday (September 26) following a 54-9 win against Uruguay in their opening Pool A match, has defended his use of non-World Cup squad players.

"We haven't broken any rules," he said. 

"I don't know what we have done wrong.

"Apparently we have broken the 'spirit of the rules'.

"What that means, we don't know."

Nicky Smith, Rob Evans, Rhys Patchell, Jordan Williams, Dan Baker, Kristian Dacey, Dan Fish and Aled Summerhill were all reportedly involved in the session at London Irish's training ground in Sunbury, West London.

World Cup rules state that back-up players are not allowed to train with their respective squads or stay in their team’s hotel.

"All participating teams have been informed that additional players from the extended national team squad, including potential injury replacements, may not participate in any training sessions," read a World Rugby statement.



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