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Tonga 5m out now and they have a penalty advantage.

Tonga going nowhere so the ref blows for the penalty. What's their mindset going to be? Kick or go for it?

Kurt Morath slots the penalty and Tonga are on the board.

Oh dear. Naholo has just had a severe case of butterfingers when it looked like the All Blacks had to score.

Some match stats after 28 minutes:
Tackles - All Blacks 49 Tonga 37
Missed tackles - All Blacks 6 Tonga 6
Turnovers won - All Blacks 2 Tonga 5

Ben Smith as the most metres gained with 43 from seven carries. Naholo has 34 from three carries

All Blacks on the march now. They look good down the right flank and make good metres with a number of clever offloads. They move the ball back infield and Dane Coles tries a kick in behind. Very strange option from Coles and it doesn't work as his kick went flat and the momentum was killed. The phase ends with an ABs scrum.

Tony Woodcock has his first try since the World Cup final in 2011.

Carter slots the conversion from right in front. All Blacks lead 14-3.

Just seven minutes left in the first half and the All Blacks have scored two good tries, among a host of knock-ons and basic errors. Tonga have been impressive at the scrum and breakdown and have just earned another penalty inside their own half.

Tonga win the lineout and quickly spread the ball wide left but the final pass is clearly forward.

The ABs have been penalised for a dangerous tackle by Ben Smith and Tonga have another penalty on halfway. Morath kicks for touch again and Tonga have a good attacking lineout chance 10m out.

Another Tongan penalty. There is real pressure on the All Blacks scrum here.

Another penalty to Tonga. That's three in a row and now the ref is talking to Conrad Smith.

What spin will the coaching staff put on this display? Struggle street in Newcastle.

The ref has signaled upstairs. He wants to see if Tonga got the ball down.

NO TRY! The ref blows for halftime. The All Blacks have dodged a bullet there. It's halftime and the ABs lead 14-3.