All Blacks fans have reacted angrily to the yellow cards shown to props Nepo Laulala and Ofa Tuungafasi in their 71-9 World Cup Pool B thrashing of Namibia in Tokyo.
The victory all but ensured the All Blacks will advance to the quarterfinals, with their only remaining pool match against Italy on Saturday.
The only blemishes in the 11-try romp were the sin-binning of Laulala and Tuungafasi for identical hits on Namibian players either side of halftime.
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Laulala's swinging arm connected with the head of winger Lesley Kim in the 31st minute, while Darryl de la Harpe was on the receiving end of Tuungafasi's hit with less than 10 minutes left to play.