Chicago newspaper calls All Blacks Australian Sonny Bill Williams scored twice for the All Blacks. World champions New Zealand played a Test in the United States for the first time in 101 years when they beat the Eagles 74-6 at Soldier Field in Chicago. The All Blacks may have struggled for media attention early in the week, but a sell-out crowd of 61,000 at the home of the NFL team, the Chicago Bears, was too hard for the local media to ignore, including the local newspaper The Sun-Times. The report from Brian Sandalow was accurate, but in the write-off there was a phrase that would bring angst to any self-respecting Australian or Kiwi: "Sell-out crowd watches legendary Aussie team dominate Americans." People do say any publicity is good publicity but this might hit a sour note with the All Blacks marketing team. It appeared to be an editing error, as Sandalow, mentions in his opening paragraph that the team is in fact the "New Zealand All Blacks." The Chicago Tribune made a much better fist of it, giving the game a good run in the paper and still featuring a photo gallery and story prominently on its website on Sunday, more than 24 hours after the game finished. The game did not have the same reach out of Chicago, with America's third largest newspaper, the New York Times, giving it just a passing mention. The game received all of 28 words of coverage in the paper's sports briefs, written by an Associated Press writer. The New York Times website and that of America's biggest paper, USA Today, both ran more extensive stories but were hard to find and did not get a prominent run. The match was broadcast live on NBC and was a hit with many Twitter users. And Jarryd Hayne anyone? The more knowledgeable but often-caustic British media were rich in their praise for the All Blacks' performance. As Steve Hansen's world champions bring their game to the United Kingdom for three weeks, the British media could only marvel at the New Zealanders' efficiency in outclassing the Americans 74-6 before crossing the Atlantic to tackle England, Scotland and Wales. In the Sunday Times, rugby correspondent Nick Greensland described the test at Chicago's Soldier Field as "a massacre." "New Zealand were quicker with their hands, feet and brains," Greenslade wrote, exposing the Americans' "naivety and inexperience against top-class opposition." He praised Sonny Bill Williams' return to test rugby and was equally impressed by the way Dan Carter slotted in to the backline as a replacement after the star first-five's lengthy absence from the international scene with a series of injuries. The Guardian labelled Williams' effort as "breathtaking" and said the All Blacks "ran riot." Rugby writer Martin Pengelly said the All Blacks spoiled the big party the Americans staged in Chicago. By kick-off for what was meant to be a watershed for rugby in the US, a notion not entirely swept away by the subsequent flood, the Halloween snowstorm that raised 20-foot waves on Lake Michigan had passed. Soldier Field, full to the brim, was bathed in sunshine. Rockets, synchronised to the Star Spangled Banner, shot into a bright blue sky," he wrote. Then a black cloud rolled in. The many thousands of American fans who attended can say they saw an exhibition, not unlike something involving the Harlem Globetrotters, if with slightly less spangly shorts. The All Blacks were, of course, lethally entertaining. The Telegraph also said the All Blacks "ran riot," leaving the hapless United States team to "sample the power of the world champions." "It was a comprehensive victory for New Zealand to kick off their autumn campaign and will fire a warning to Stuart Lancaster's England, who are their next opponents at Twickenham on November 8," The Telegraph reported. All the major sports papers noted the injuries to Cory Jane, Williams and Nathan Harris with The Guardian, rather hopefully, suggesting that was the only downside for New Zealand whose "punishment may yet come from the treatment room." Stuff