The second Bledisloe Cup Test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies at Eden Park as it happened.
All Blacks 40 - 12 Wallabies
80 mins: That's fulltime, the All Blacks were supreme as was Beauden Barrett with a 30-point haul. The Wllabies and particularly David Pocock were valiant but it wasn't enough as the All Blacks locked away the Bledisloe Cup for another year.
77 mins: The All Blacks win the penalty and Perenara takes a quick tap. Naholo scores! They shifted it out to the left where Naholo was too quick as he sped away to score under the posts. Cancel all of that, the TMO has ruled that the last pass was forward.
70 mins: He can't convert so it's just the lazy 30 points he has got...so far.
68 mins: Barrett has scored again! This try was even better. They basically went 100m, McKenzie started it, ALB was involved then it was Smith to Barrett.
66 mins: Hold on, the TMO is looking at a potential knock on from Savea. Barrett's last try won't count.
66 mins: Barrett is in again! This time he just finished it off after a great pass from Naholo put Retallick in the clear out wide.
61 mins: B Barrett has scored a superb individual try! A burst of speed put him through the gap and then he was too quick for the cover. That's also his hatr-trick. He converts to his points tally to 25.
59 mins: The All Blacks lost it and then the Wallabies did the same so NZ have the ball, though they've now kicked it away.
55 mins: Foley hits the post.
54 mins: The Wallabies have hit back! Foley made a bust before putting Hodge over. Aaron Smith was the one who missed the tackle.
52 mins: Owen Franks has also come from the field. Another fine stint from the centurion.
51 mins: Jordie Barrett goes oh so close. Foley managed to put his leg into touch. The Wallabies dodge a bullet there. It was Naholo who set it up, breaking through a Koroibete tackle.
48 mins: Barrett converts.
47 mins: Try! Squire was the man who scored after a pass from guess who, none other than Retallick.
45 mins: Retallick causes havoc at a maul and wins the All Blacks a scrum. Which turns into a penalty.
44 mins: Wow! A cross-field kick from Barrett to Smith bounces out. That came deep inside the All Blacks' 22 too.
43 mins: The All Blacks are crashing away the Wallabies line and Moody has crashed over! The big prop powered his way over from close range. Barrett converts.
41 mins: We're back and the All Blacks have been awarded a penalty for a tackle on Jordie Barrett, who didn't have the ball.
40 mins: A forward pass brings an end to a promising passage for the Wallabies. I think something could have been on there if Haylett-Petty had gone wide straight away.
Regardless, the All Blacks were up to their old tricks with a try before halftime to give them the lead. It wasn't just any old try either. Anyway, we'll be back after the break.
38 mins: Barrett converts.
36 mins: The Wallabies have strung some nice phases together, they're on the edge of the 22 but they lose it and J Barrett offloads to Retallick. Now Taylor is in the clear out wide. Try! Taylor found B Smith on the inside and he went in and out before finding Goodhue, who was tackled just short. A Smith then found B Barrett who crashed over to score. Remarkable.
34 mins: Pocock does brilliantly to win a penalty. He's a bit worse for wear after that but there was no getting him off the ball. It almost goes without saying but he's some player.
33 mins: Haylett-Petty runs and the Wallabies do well to get back and secure possesion. That was an entertaining couple of minutes with both teams throwing the ball around.
30 mins: Foley converts to level the scores.
28 mins: Genia has scored! Great reward for perseverance for the Wallabies and the halfback crashed over from the base of the scrum. The All Blacks and Cane and Smith particularly won't be too happy looking back at that defence.
27 mins: We've had two or three minutes on the same scrum. Well two scrums actually, there was a penalty. And another one. Will the Wallabies elect to scum again? They do. This is a passage for the scrummagers out there. Owen Franks will be loving it in his 100th Test.
24 mins: An unbelievable play from the Wallabies but Simth got back there to take the final pass. The Wallabies have the ball back right on the NZ line. They get the penalty. The initial moment came with a grubber which Koroibete raced on to. There were two more passes before Smith was back there for the All Blacks.
19 mins: The All Blacks have been awarded a penalty inside their own 22. An All Black was cleaned out away from the breakdown.
16 mins: A bit of push and shove there but it's the All Blacks who had the penalty.
12 mins: The All Blacks on the march with J Barrett bursting into the back field. They've scored through Beauden Barrett! It all started back inside the All Blacks' 22 with Ben Smith who evaded a tackler before setting Taylor on his way. Barrett converts.
8 mins: The ball comes clear from a Wallabies throw, but they've won the ball back a phase or two later.
6 mins: An interesting moment with referee Barnes making sure Squire gets checked for concussion after coming off second best trying to tackle Pocock. He looks okay.
5 mins: Retallick has ripped the ball away from Tui and Barrett has cleared. They've stolen the lineout as well, Retallick again. The mullet man is a genuine All Black superhero at this point.
3 mins: Goodhue has thrown it forward to Naholo, the poor start continues. We get our first look at scrum time though which Owen Franks has been looking forward to all week.
2 mins: A knock on from Taylor and the Wallabies have gone out through Koroibete. The Wallabies have stolen the lineout. Hodge has put a simple pass down. Fair to say it's been an ordinary start from both sides though that lineout steal will be a boost for the Aussies.
1 mins: Aaron Smith is charged down but B Barrett with trademark speed cleaned it up and cleared. It's also raining at Eden Park.
7:35pm - With that, the stage has been set. The Wallabies will kick off with Wayne Barnes as referee.
7:33pm - The anthems are done, now it's time for the haka.
7:28pm - The Australians are already out there and now it's time for Owen Franks to lead the All Blacks out. A huge roar greets the hardman.
7:27pm - The players are moments away from coming out onto the field.
Preview: With a chance to secure the Bledisloe Cup for another year at the fortress that is Eden Park means all indications put to a resounding All Blacks win, not that Steve Hansen will hear it.
The All Blacks coach is admant the Wallabies will fight desperately at an Eden Park venue that has become a graveyard for them since 1986.
"They'll also be stinging from a stumbling second-half display in Sydney," he said.
"We know that there'll be a massive response from Australia following their performance last week," Hansen said.
ALL BLACKS: Joe Moody, Codie Taylor, Owen Franks, Brodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Liam Squire, Sam Cane, Kieran Read (capt), Aaron Smith, Beauden Barrett, Waisake Naholo, Ngani Laumape, Jack Goodhue, Ben Smith, Jordie Barrett
Reserves: Nathan Harris, Karl Tu'inukuafe, Ofa Tuungafasi, Scott Barrett, Ardie Savea, TJ Perenara, Damian McKenzie, Anton Lienert-Brown.
WALLABIES: Scott Sio, Tatafu Polota-Nau, Allan Alaalatoa, Izack Rodda, Adam Coleman, Lukhan Tui, Michael Hooper (capt), David Pocock, Will Genia, Bernard Foley, Marika Koroibete, Kurtley Beale, Reece Hodge, Jack Maddocks, Dane Haylett-Petty
Reserves: Folau Faingaa, Tom Robertson], Sekope Kepu, Rob Simmons, Pete Samu, Nick Phipps, Matt Toomua, Tom Banks.
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