Here’s an interesting article from allblacks.com - piting the Portuguese against the All Blacks is irresponsible…

New Zealand will give special consideration to how they approach playing the tournament newcomers for the sake of safety.

Also, assistant coach Wayne Smith said the last thing they wanted was to humiliate the Portuguese, who will do well to keep the scoreline under the 76-14 hiding suffered by Italy here on Saturday.

Smith smiled when asked if the Test shaped as an awkward one for the All Blacks.

“Probably not as awkward as Portugal,” he said.

“Clearly there’s going to be a gulf in class but you’ve got to respect the fact it’s going a huge day for them and for their rugby historically.”

New Zealand are likely to field close to their second choice team but they will still be several classes above their European foe in terms of size and conditioning.

For that reason, the All Blacks will be sensible in how they handle collision aspects of the game, particularly at scrum time, to reduce the risk of serious injury.

“We will probably discuss that, but you can’t disrespect the other team. They have qualified for the World Cup, they are keen to have a crack at us, it’s going to be a huge day for them,” Smith said.

“You don’t want to be stupid and you don’t want to humiliate anyone. Hopefully that won’t be the case. Hopefully it will be a contest that people can enjoy and that the players can enjoy.

“There will be some sensitivity but we have to be aware of keeping our standards high.”