Wallabies fall short in Bledisloe Cup as All Blacks' Eden Park supremacy continues

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  • New Zealand beat Australia 33-24 in Rugby Championship clash

  • Bledisloe Cup stays in Kiwi hands after seeing off Australia comeback

Australian rugby's Eden Park hoodoo will enter a fifth decade after New Zealand saw off another exciting Wallabies comeback to clinch a 33-24 win at their fortress and ensure the Bledisloe Cup remains in the All Blacks' hands for a 24th consecutive year.

Despite two decades of one way traffic, this Bledisloe Test was the most tantalising in years. New Zealand were the Rugby Championship's fastest starters and Australia the slowest. So for the Wallabies to be 13-3 down after 15 minutes surprised few. The men in black were red hot from the get-go, moving with cohesion and precision, each pass and kick a dagger. Australia were back-pedalling, making mistakes, losing collisions.

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