The New Zealand All Blacks broke their own Rugby World Cup quarterfinal victory margin with their demolition of France at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.
The All Blacks scored 9 tries in their 62 / 13 romp in a one-sided repeat of the 2011 World Cup final.
Their 49-point margin of victory bettered their previous record of 27 points when they accounted for Scotland 30 / 3 at the 1987 tournament.
Top 5 Rugby World Cup quarterfinal margins of victory:
- 49 – New Zealand 62 / 13 France – 2015
- 27 – New Zealand 30 / 3 Scotland – 1987
- 24 – France 36 / 12 Ireland – 1995
- 23 – New Zealand 33 / 10 Argentina – 2011
- 23 – South Africa 44 / 21 England – 1999