All Blacks v USA Eagles: Will Jordan hat-trick paces NZ to century score against Americans

Will Jordan added to his impressive scoring record the All Blacks, pacing them to a 104-14 win over USA Eagles at Washington DC.

New Zealand scored 16 tries, with flanker Luke Jacobson and prop Angus Ta'avao securing doubles, and Richie Mo'unga and Damian McKenzie converting 12 between them.

The contest was never in doubt from the very first minute, when Jacobson finished off a length-of-the-field movement from the opening kickoff, crossing after just 29 seconds.

After an emotional build-up marred by the tragic death of Chiefs star Sean Wainui back home, the NZ side paid homage to their fallen comrade before the match, with a jersey presentation from both sides and a haka that had just a little more spice than usual.

Within minutes of Jacobson's opening try, prop Ethan de Groot and winger Jordan also touched down, as the All Blacks produced a scoring avalanche that dazzled onlookers and bemused their rivals.

The Americans had little answer to the flashing feet of Jordan, McKenzie, centre Quinn Tupaea and first-five Richie Mo'unga, as they carved up the defence to set up their teammates.

But trailling 59-0 just before the break, the Americans produced a little history of their own, with halfback Nate Augsperger almost accidentally scoring the Eagles' first ever try against New Zealand.

From a midfield ruck, Augsperger shaped to pass, but was knocked through a gap by one of his own forwards and continued his run, wrongfooting McKenzie to score near the posts.

As coach Ian Foster used his bench - notably veterans Dane Coles and Sam Cane returning from injury - the All Blacks lost their momentum and allowed USA to score a second try, when winger Ryan Matyas dove over in the corner.

The American seemed to have stifled their opponents' chances of cracking the ton, when the Kiwis led 92-14 with a couple of minutes remaining, but Coles danced over out wide in the final minute and halfback TJ Perenara finished off another long move in added time to reach the milestone.

The result marked the sixth time the All Blacks have reached triple figures in a test, with their third-highest score, behind the World Cup thrashings of Japan (1995) and Portugal (2007).

"Good for us to get a good runaround," reflected Foster afterwards. "A few guys have been a bit short of a gallop, but pretty excited with the game.

"There are a few positions up for grabs at the moment. Obviously, we had a few guys that weren't with us during the Rugby Championship... there's some good names putting pressure on."

Captain Sam Whitelock, who missed the Australian campaign on babywatch, put in a 58-minute shift, before stepping aside for Josh Lord's international debut. Coles and Cane also logged valuable minutes on their path back to the test line-up.

NZ 104 (Jacobson 2, Jordan 3, McKenzie, Mo'unga, Ta'avao 2, Tupaea, Papalii, Lienert-Brown, Barrett, Coles, Perenara & de Groot tries; Mo'unga 9 conversions, McKenzie 3 conversions) USA 14 (Augsperger & Matyas try; Carty 2 conversions)

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