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All Black fullback Jordan satisfied with backline's intent against Wallabies
By Henry Lee at Eden Park, Auckland
There was obvious relief in All Black camp after a 33-24 victory over the Wallabies on Saturday afternoon at Eden Park, as they secured the Bledisloe Cup for another year.
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The All Blacks attack, which has had its fair share of critics in 2025, started to show signs of clicking in moments at Eden Park. A large part of that was All Black fullback Will Jordan, who reiterates how important securing the Bledisloe Cup is for this team.
“Yeah it’s really special, no mistake about how important the trophy is to us. It wasn’t gonna be easy, and the Wallabies have been a huge eighty minute team this year and we saw that tonight,” Jordan told reporters at Eden Park.
“So great to defend the home patch and the Bledisloe Cup.”
Jordan explains that he was pleased with the intent shown by the backline, but admits it probably hurt them at times as well.
“I thought we challenged them with our attack, particularly early on. We were playing with a real pace and effort to move the ball at times that cost us a little bit around, maybe playing too much.
“Ultimately that 20 point headstart sort of got us home and was enough so I was pleased with our team.”
There’s no question that the All Blacks have missed halfback Cameron Roigard in the time he’s been injured during the Rugby Championship, giving Finlay Christie, Kyle Preston and Cortez Ratima some time in the black jersey.
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When asked about Roigard’s impact, Jordan explains to reporters at Eden Park how important the 24-year-old is for the All Blacks.
“He’s a pretty competitive man, so I know he’s been hurting down the sidelines the last three or four weeks, but yeah, he’s huge for us the way he controls on the right speaking game and takes moment when it comes.
“So to come back and play 75 minutes or over it was a huge shift, and we needed it. So just really happy for him.”
Despite the fact the Bledisloe Cup will be staying in the NZR cabinet for another year, Jordan knows there’s still a job to do next week in Perth, with the Rugby Championship still alive.
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“The Championships still alive, so there’s certainly one factor for us around trying to still win, and the other one has be a performance. We’ve obviously done well on these first games and struggled in the second game.
“So we’ve got to find some consistency at some point.”
