Rugby Championship

The All Blacks forwards smashed Australia for another win at Eden Park in one of their most emphatic performances of Ian Foster's tenure.

A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. Will Jordan was dangerous whenever he touched the ball and lit up the match with his wonderful try. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. If quality local sport journalism is important to you, become a Stuff supporter today. Whitelock and Retallick were back to their bludgeoning best. As a contest, it was slowly but surely one-way traffic for the All Blacks, who went to their forwards who grew in stature after some scintillating attacks in the first half. The Springboks need a 40-point victory with a bonus point to overhaul the All Blacks. The Wallabies were on the receiving end of two yellow cards in the first half – the second for Dave Porecki after the All Blacks’ forwards earned a penalty try – and Dave Rennie’s team, in many ways, were their own worst enemies for their 23rd consecutive defeat in Auckland, missing a whopping 29 tackles. [was excellent in his first test at second five-eighth in his latest position](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/129969195/all-blacks-player-ratings-jordie-barrett-shines-in-shift-to-second-fiveeighth), with brother Beauden impressing back at fullback, and the All Blacks might persevere with those switches, but the contest was won by the forwards. The Aussie pack was scattered to the turf – notably in maul tries for hookers Codie Taylor and Samisoni Taukei’aho in the second half – and were lucky to score their first try from a ricochet for Folau Fainga’a, before Jordan Petaia’s consolation on full-time. [last week’s controversial win in Melbourne](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/300689502/all-blacks-produce-miracle-3937-victory-over-wallabies-in-melbourne), there was no delay in deciding the return fixture and the All Blacks secured the bonus-point victory they needed, flattening Australia 40-14. Ian Foster’s side improved their season record to five wins from nine – and a second against a flat Wallabies outfit – to all but clinch the Rugby Championship with one of their more emphatic performances in recent memory at a sold out Eden Park.