All Blacks vs Australia

2022 - 9 - 24

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All Blacks power to bonus-point victory over Wallabies (Rugby.com.au)

The Wallabies will be out to break a 36-year drought at Eden Park when they face the All Blacks to conclude their Rugby Championship campaign.

We gave away too many penalties, lost the collisions and gave the All Blacks field possession and they put us in the corner and hurt us. That’s the growth we need in this group.” We were shaded in all areas tonight,” Rennie said after the match. “We wanted to come here and perform. The All Blacks extended their lead five minutes later when a rolling maul 5 metres out proved unstoppable, leading to a penalty try and a yellow card to Dave Porecki. The visitors saw themselves twice reduced to 14 in the first half, allowing the All Blacks to build pressure via their rolling maul.

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Test rugby: All Blacks beat Australia 40-14 at Eden Park (RNZ)

All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith celebrates a scrum win during the Bledisloe Cup/Rugby Championship. Photo: PhotoSport / Brett Phibbs.

[See how all the action unfolded with RNZ's live blog here](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/475429/live-updates-all-blacks-vs-wallabies-in-bledisloe-2-rugby-championship) Two Australian players were given yellow cards in the first half. "That's a very disappointing outcome for us. It just wasn't good enough." New Zealand then countered with a Samisoni Taukei'aho try in the 65th minute, and Jordan Petaia scored a consolation try for the Wallabies in the dying seconds of the match. New Zealand led 17-0 at half-time, with Will Jordan dotting down for a try in the 23rd minute, followed five minutes later by a penalty try when the All Blacks went for a lineout drive and it was pulled down illegally.

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Wallabies suffer 40-14 Bledisloe Cup humiliation by All Blacks at ... (The Guardian)

With the Bledisloe Cup already in the bag, New Zealand were up 32-0 with 20 minutes to play in Auckland.

A totally dominant first 30 minutes featuring Will Jordan’s fourth try in as many matches against Australia, along with a penalty try, two yellow cards and a host of other created but missed opportunities pretty much summed up the state of both teams. For the All Blacks, while not removing the stains of the historic losses to Ireland and Argentina, the win at least allows the Ian Foster’s side to level up their home record for the year to 50%. While a try in the final moment by Jordan Petaia helped spare the Wallabies the possibility of a record defeat at the Auckland ground, it was scant consolation for another ill-disciplined performance which reflected a side sorely lacking in composure and leadership.

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'They've got that wrong': Controversy as Wallabies baffled by ref drama (Fox Sports)

Needing a fast start to have any hope of mounting a second-half comeback, the All Blacks found a hand of god from Sam Whitelock. Or did they?

The Wallabies, commentators and a lot of the public were left confused when the All Blacks were awarded an early try in the second half to interim captain Sam Whitelock. Replays seemed to have indicated replacement Wallabies prop Angus Bell managed to steal away the ball on the ground. Needing a fast start to have any hope of mounting a second-half comeback, the All Blacks found a hand of god from Sam Whitelock.

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'Still got some steps to go': What Foster liked in big ABs win (New Zealand Herald)

Among his praise for a superb Jordie Barrett performance at second five-eighth, All Blacks coach Ian Foster expressed satisfaction at the harsh lessons his ...

"The guys defending hard on our line the desire, the effort, was there. We had to own it and be the people that come up with some solutions. Barrett's shift from fullback to second-five constitutes the main individual talking point for the All Blacks. "The first 50, 60 odd minutes keeping them scoreless was massive. And it's given us some harsh lessons we wish we didn't have to live with but we did. He should be very proud of that effort." "We've owned very clearly that we put ourselves in a situation. I really back the group we've got to get through an issue. It is certainly a world away from the depths of earlier this year when Foster's job was on the line and two assistant coaches were replaced. Foster will hope this performance is the definitive turning point that now springboards the All Blacks into their four-test northern tour for assignments against Japan, Wales, Scotland and England. "We were really up for a big one here at Eden Park. We've let ourselves down in Christchurch but our response to that has been really positive.

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