New Zealand ran away in the second half at Eden Park, extending Australia's Bledisloe Cup drought and a fortress run now in its fifth decade.
The All Blacks put on a show at Eden Park, beating Australia 50-19 to retain the Bledisloe Cup for a 24th straight year. The result also stretches their unbeaten run against the Wallabies at the Auckland fortress into a fifth decade.
Australia, under coach Les Kiss, started with real intent and looked like a side ready to disrupt the script. Then the second half arrived. New Zealand found another gear, the Wallabies lost their grip on the contest, and the match turned from a fight into a procession.
The visitors still had a standout in captain Harry Wilson. He led a gutsy defensive effort and scored a try just before half-time to keep Australia in the game. It was a leader's performance, but the black wave was too much to hold back for the full 80 minutes.
For the Wallabies, the Bledisloe Cup drought is now a generational problem, and Eden Park remains a place where they simply cannot find a win. For the All Blacks, it was a clinical reminder of where rugby's established pecking order sits.
