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New Zealand beat Australia 50-19 to retain Bledisloe Cup
New Zealand beat Australia 50-19 at Eden Park in Auckland in the first match of their two-Test Bledisloe Cup series.
The Bledisloe Cup is contested annually by the two countries, and New Zealand retained it with the win.
Australia started strongly and took the lead, but New Zealand responded with two tries before half-time.
Australia captain Harry Wilson scored just before the break, leaving New Zealand ahead 17-14.
The All Blacks then scored five tries in the second half, while Australia added one late try.
The result extends New Zealand’s long run of Bledisloe Cup success and its unbeaten run at Eden Park, where Australia last won in 1986.
The teams play the second Test in Sydney on 17 October.
New Zealand beat Australia 50-19 at Eden Park in Auckland to retain the Bledisloe Cup for a 24th consecutive year.
The Wallabies had been unbeaten in six matches and were seeking their first win at Eden Park since 1986.
Australia led the opening exchanges and scored first through Tom Wright, with captain Harry Wilson adding a try just before half-time.
The teams were separated by only three points at the break, with New Zealand leading 17-14.
New Zealand scored five second-half tries, while Australia struggled to maintain possession and territory.
Australia’s missed attacking lineout opportunity early in the second half was identified as a turning point; the Guardian and SMH also highlighted the All Blacks’ success in the aerial battle.
- Who
- The New Zealand All Blacks and Australia Wallabies
- What
- New Zealand won 50-19 to retain the Bledisloe Cup
- When
- October 10, 2026
- Where
- Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
- Why
- New Zealand’s second-half attack and pressure, including success in the aerial battle, overwhelmed Australia.
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We came in tonight with real belief that we’d get the result and we didn’t,
We’ve been on a good trajectory, we’ve gotten some good results, six games in a row [unbeaten], and this was probably a setback for us because we didn’t win those big moments and as a team we try to pride ourselves on that.
[At the] start of the second half, we had an opportunity to get some points and really put some pressure on them and we missed out there and, gee whiz, when you give the All Blacks the ball it’s hard to get it back.
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- Final score
- New Zealand 50, Australia 19
- Half-time score
- New Zealand 17, Australia 14
- Bledisloe Cup streak
- New Zealand retained the Cup for a 24th consecutive year
- Eden Park drought
- Australia had not beaten New Zealand at Eden Park since 1986
- Australia's winning run
- The Wallabies entered the match unbeaten in six matches
Sources
Wallabies mugged at their own game to leave Kiss mulling hard lessons | Angus Fontaine
Dominant All Blacks score 50 points in big win over Australia
All Blacks power past Australia to retain Bledisloe Cup
History was there for the taking – until Wallabies bombed under a high-ball blitz
All Blacks produce show of force to extend Eden Park and Bledisloe Cup streaks against Australia
Wallabies blown away by All Blacks blitz as Bledisloe Cup misery extends to 24th year
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