All Blacks pile on 50 points in emphatic Bledisloe Cup win at Eden Park

The All Blacks have locked away the Bledisloe Cup for the 24th consecutive season, outclassing Les Kiss’ Wallabies at Eden Park to claim a 50-19 victory.

The Wallabies travelled across the ditch to Auckland with hope, and the form to back it up, but Dave Rennie and the All Blacks stormed home at their storied fortress.

It was clinical from the home side in the second period, a stark contrast to the first, where the home side couldn’t capitalise on the given opportunities.

The Wallabies struggled to impose themselves at Eden Park. Kiss’ side had moments where they put intense pressure on the All Blacks, but too often, they lacked the finishing touches.

The first forty minutes went back and forth, and Kiss’ Wallabies held on to stay within touching distance of the home side at the break. Ben Donaldson looked threatening with ball in hand, while Fraser McReight kept the All Blacks honest. For the hosts, Damian McKenzie, in his first start at No.10 in 2026 for the All Blacks, was electric.

The Chiefs playmaker put his ball carriers through gaps with piercing passes, leading to their two tries in the first half. Peter Lakai and Tupou Vaa’i had strong moments, but the error-ridden lineout showing was a worry heading into the break.

Kiss’ Wallabies had their chances in the second, and almost scored immediately after the break, but it was slim pickings post the 45-minute mark, apart from a late consolation try. Having escaped two try-scoring opportunities on defence, the All Blacks found their groove in attack, including powerful pick-and-goes, to overpower the visitors.

Ben Donaldson’s kickoff sailed high into the Auckland sky before the Wallabies regained possession following a Scott Barrett knock-on. Back-to-back offside penalties from the All Blacks gave the Wallabies lineout-drive opportunities, but Len Ikitau couldn’t hold on close to the line.

The Wallabies quickly got on the front foot and had penalty advantage, so Kiss’ side chanced their arm with ball in hand. Donaldson’s exceptional quick hands put Max Jorgensen through a gap, before Tom Wright pinned his ears back for the line, piercing through the All Blacks defence to open the scoring at Eden Park.

Jordie Barrett claimed a Cameron Roigard box-kick in midfield, leading the All Blacks’ first try of the night. They recycled through Damian McKenzie, who squeezed through the Wallabies’ defence to find Peter Laki close to the line, who crossed the white chalk.

Rennie’s side went bang-bang, and it was McKenzie’s line-break that led to the second try of the evening. The No.10 broke the line again, before the All Blacks forwards muscled up close to the line, resulting in Tupou Vaa’i crashing over. McKenzie added the extras to lead 14-7 after 17 minutes.

Ryan Lonergan failed to close the gap to four on the 25-minute mark, but the All Blacks didn’t make the same mistake. McKenzie’s penalty from out in front extended the lead to ten with seven minutes to play in the first half.

And just as halftime edged closer, the Wallabies hit back, brilliantly. Donaldson shrugged past two All Blacks defenders to put his captain, Harry Wilson, under the posts in the 38th minute to close out the half.

HT: 17-14 to the All Blacks

The visitors kickstarted the second half with a dangerous shift down the right-hand touchline, but Beauden Barrett mopped up the danger comfortably. Barrett had to do the same minutes later, after Rob Valetini broke through the fragile All Blacks defence.

The Kiwis scraped through the first five minutes of the half, just, allowing the All Blacks to work their way up the field. Will Jordan went close, but couldn’t link up with Wallace Sititi in support, before Roigard sniped low close to the line to extend the All Blacks’ lead back to ten.

Rennie’s men built continuity with ball in hand during the next ten minutes, camping inside the Wallabies’ half. One-off ball carriers kept the momentum going, which opened a gap for captain Codie Taylor to dot down near the posts. McKenzie continued his strong night off the tee, knocking over the conversion.

A sweeping shift to the short side saw the All Blacks threaten again, and this time Rennie’s men took their chance, through Leroy Carter. Tupaea popped the ball to Lakai, who did the same to Carter, who marched his way through Wallabies tacklers to score the All Blacks’ fifth try of the evening.

Both teams traded tries late on through Josh Nasser and Josh Moorby respectively, before Jordan put the icing on the cake with the contest all but done as the All Blacks secured the Bledisloe Cup for another season.

FT: 50-19 to the All Blacks over the Wallabies