Two cracking tries in the space of five minutes by wing Richard Bright set the All Blacks up for a storming second half in which they scored 16 points without reply and cruised to a 30-10 victory.

However, the first half-hour of Saturday's National Two South clash at Polson was evenly contested, with neither side in overall control.

Initially, it looked as though the big Southend pack were going to be a handful. They took one against the head and, when within the opening five minutes they had worked themselves close to the home line wide out and scrum-half Sam Arnott had broken away and scored, things looked ominous.

Then, with their pack gradually working up its usual head of steam, the All Blacks began to hit back, mauling powerfully in the visitors' 22 and making space for their backs.

Full-back Kieron Lewitt released Aaron Struminski and the wing was stopped only feet from the line.

Lewitt was to have a superb afternoon. When he started to join the line in attack, it made all the difference. He was a key figure in both of Bright's tries and bagged 15 points with his customary, laser-guided boot, converting all the home tries and three immaculate second-half penalties. He did not miss a kick all match.

Nevertheless, it took the All Blacks half an hour before Bright's double whammy of scores gave them the boost they badly needed and a lead they were not to lose.

First, a driving scrum and maul and the ball was whipped swiftly down the line for Lewitt to join it and unleash Bright's blistering pace, the wing scorching right through the defence to the posts.

Then a line-out and a repeat of the move, long passes freeing Bright on halfway to scorch in to the posts again.

Despite this 14-point blitz, the Essex men kept their cool, worked their way determinedly upfield led by their busy scrum-half, and, when the All Blacks were penalised on their line for not releasing, lock Andrew Maclintock was driven over on the tap to make it 14-10 at the break.

The second half was another matter. Southend did not score again and by the end were looking very much also-rans.

The All Blacks went up a gear with their pack taking almost total control, particularly in the scrums, where the Essex men were being shunted yards backwards.

This ascendancy freed up the home backs who attacked relentlesly, forcing Southend into conceding penalties. Up stepped Lewitt to added nine points with his boot in the 51st, 57th, and 70th minutes.

An impressive performance was rounded off by lock Ben Hilton stealing a Southend line-out in the corner and from a scrum and a drive lock James Tripcony touching down.

Acting team manager Jim O'Hara said: "We went up to Southend and came away with nothing, but today we showed our strength in depth and our game-plan worked well.

"The pack has been our real platform this year and they proved it again. They really put the squeeze on. Southend couldn't live with it."

Cornish All Blacks: Lewitt; Bright (Moyle 41), Paterson, Murphy (Chapman 75), Struminski; Webb, Lightfoot-Brown; Mathias, Salter (Hurdwell 47), Bayliss (Pow 62); Tripcony, Hilton; Lloyd, T Rawlings (Duke 76), M Rawlings.

Scorers: Tries – Bright (2), Tripcony. Conversions – Lewitt (3). Penalties – Lewitt (3).

Southend: Vaughan; Billings, Ashton (Cleare 40), Hoult (Driver 31), Freeman; Burr, Arnott; Williams (capt), Keenan, Guess (Irvine 58); Maclintock, Waring; Barker (Hudson 52), Johnson (Reed 52), Van der Molen.

Scorers: Tries – Arnott, Maclintock.

Referee: P Kimber (RFU).

Attendance: 530.