All Blacks coach Steve Hansen summed up his side's win over minnows Namibia in one word; "frustrating".
New Zealand scrapped their way to a 58-14 victory in a stop-start victory to remain unbeaten in pool play at the Rugby World Cup, but never managed to get into a solid rhythm.
Hansen credited that to a game dominated by the ref's whistle and lengthy TMO decisions.
"In the last 20 minutes there were 40 incidents of the game being played so very hard to play rugby when you get a stop-start game," Hansen said.
"If someone commits foul play then we need to know about it. If someone scores a try then they need to make sure they do their due diligence to make sure it is a try but you would like them to speed it up.
"I'm sure they're under instructions to but when you get a game like tonight, the goodwill probably goes out the door, you get a little frustrated with it and I'm talking about the fans now, not the players and coaches."
Julian Savea and man-of-the-match Nehe Milner-Skudder both impressed with two tries each and Hansen was happy with his side's nine-try haul.
Colin Slade was substituted shortly after halftime due to a tight hamstring and Hansen was happy they got through the game without any injuries.
Hansen was full of praise for Namibia, the tournament's lowest ranked team made up mostly of amateur players.
"Really happy for Namibia. Had them in the changing sheds and they're a good bunch of guys and I thought they committed themselves commendably and they'll be happy with their night's work.
"They committed themselves totally to the breakdown, the tackle, they competed well in the lineout and they should be really, really proud of themselves.
"To be half your team amateurs and to get to an event like this is something special in itself and I'm happy to acknowledge they're worthy opponents."
The All Blacks next face Georgia on Saturday morning October 3 (NZT).
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