NZ's 'Baby Blacks' retain junior world rugby title

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TOP OF THE WORLD: New Zealand's "Baby Blacks" celebrate their win in the final of the world junior rugby championship.

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TRY TIME: New Zealand's Telusa Veainu scores a try during the IRB Junior World Championship final match in Rosario.

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New Zealand has retained the world junior rugby championship, thumping Australia 62-17 in this morning's final in Rosario, Argentina.

The Kiwis led 25-3 at halftime and victory completed a third title in as many years for the "Baby Blacks", posting their 15th straight win over the tournament which began three years ago as a combination of the under-19 and under-21 events.

The victory is the most emphatic of all three New Zealand final successes under coach Dave Rennie, bettering the 38-3 win over England in 2008 and then 44-28 over the same opponents in Japan last year.

Fittlingly the final try brought up New Zealand's 100th try in that time.

From the moment hooker Liam Coltman scored after just 33 seconds, New Zealand was always in control.

Captain Tyler Bleyendaal, a nominee for the IRB Junior Player of the Year 2010 award, was the team's star, setting up two tries, scoring one himself in a 28-point haul before retiring injured with about 20 minutes to play.

In other matches at the 2010 tournament, New Zealand had beaten Fiji 44-11, Samoa 77-7, Wales 43-6 and South Africa 36-7 in the semifinal.

South Africa finished third, beating England 27-22, while France beat Argentina 37-23 for fifth place, Tonga beat Samoa 23-3 for seventh and Ireland downed Scotland 53-23 in the playoff for ninth and 10th.

Grand final scorers:

New Zealand 62 (Telusa Veainu 3, Liam Coltman, Tom Marshall, Sean Polwart, Tyler Bleyendaal tries; Tyler Bleyendaal 4 con, 5 pen; Hayden Parker 2 con).

Australia 17 (Luke Morahan, Kimami Sitauti tries; Matt Toomua 2 con, pen).

- © Fairfax NZ News