New Zealand beat Australia 50-19 at Eden Park to retain the Bledisloe Cup for a 24th consecutive year and extend the All Blacks' unbeaten run at Eden Park into a fifth decade. The match turned in the second half after an attacking lineout five metres from New Zealand’s tryline was brought down and an obstruction penalty against Australia allowed the All Blacks to flip the field; scrumhalf Cam Roigard began a five-try second-half spree that left the Wallabies scoreless until a late consolation from Josh Nasser. Wallabies captain Harry Wilson had crossed for a try just before half-time and said, “We came in tonight with real belief that we’d get the result and we didn’t,” lamenting missed moments early in the second half. Australia had dominated the opening period, Tom Wright finishing a backline move created by a Ben Donaldson tip on, but a Len Ikitau knock-on and a Donaldson error shifted momentum. The loss ends Les Kiss’s side six-match unbeaten run and leaves questions about their preparation for next year’s World Cup, with a return Bledisloe Test in Sydney next week capable of undoing recent momentum. Will Jordan finished the rout with a runaway try at the final whistle as New Zealand reached 50 points.
