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All Blacks beat Wallabies 43-21 to sweep Bledisloe Cup
In brief
New Zealand’s All Blacks defeated Australia’s Wallabies 43-21 at Sydney’s Stadium Australia on Saturday, completing a two-Test Bledisloe Cup sweep after last week’s 50-19 win in Auckland. ABC News reported a 13th consecutive Test victory over Australia and a crowd of 73,399.
How the match unfolded
According to ABC’s live coverage, New Zealand led 36-7 at half-time after a six-tries-to-one first half and later stretched the lead to 43-7 when winger Josh Moorby completed a double. Beauden Barrett also scored twice. Australia’s Tom Wright and Filipo Daugunu crossed in the second half to narrow the margin, but the visitors finished with seven tries to three.
What comes next
Wallabies coach Les Kiss turns to Nations Championship Tests in the UK against England, Scotland and Wales in November. The sides are not due to meet again until an Anzac Day Test in Brisbane in 2027, ABC noted. Earlier on the same Sydney card, the Wallaroos beat Scotland 56-12.
Open questions
Whether Australia can reverse the long losing streak before Rugby World Cup pool meetings remains a sporting debate, not a settled forecast. Final disciplinary outcomes from late yellow-card incidents were still being processed in post-match reports.
Why it matters
The Bledisloe Cup is the marquee rivalry in Southern Hemisphere rugby. Another decisive New Zealand sweep raises pressure on Australia’s rebuild ahead of northern-tour fixtures.
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