All Blacks rout Wallabies 50-19 at Eden Park to retain Bledisloe Cup on 10 October 2026
New Zealand defeated Australia 50-19 at Eden Park on 10 October 2026 to retain the Bledisloe Cup for a 24th year and extend their unbeaten run over the Wallabies at Eden Park into a fifth decade.
Australia began positively but lost control after half-time, despite captain Harry Wilson scoring a try just before the interval; Les Kiss’s side head home bruised with their six-match unbeaten run ended. The match’s turning point came early in the second half when an attacking lineout five metres out was brought down and the Wallabies were penalised for obstruction as an over-eager maul formed, allowing New Zealand to flip field possession and open a decisive scoring sequence beginning with Cam Roigard’s try.
Wilson described the result as disappointing. "We came in tonight with real belief that we’d get the result and we didn’t," he told Stan Sport. "We’ve been on a good trajectory, we’ve gotten some good results, six games in a row [unbeaten], and this was probably a setback for us because we didn’t win those big moments and as a team we try to pride ourselves on that. "[At the] start of the second half, we had an opportunity to get some points and really put some pressure on them and we missed out there and, gee whiz, when you give the All Blacks the ball it’s hard to get it back."
The All Blacks scored five second-half tries and held Australia scoreless until a late consolation touchdown by Josh Nasser; Will Jordan’s try at the final whistle took New Zealand to 50 points. The second-half scorers included Roigard, captain Codie Taylor, substitute Josh Moorby, Jordan and winger Leroy Carter, with Carter forced off injured while scoring after an apparent hip drop tackle by Rob Valetini.
Australia had dominated the opening 10 minutes, keeping New Zealand inside their own half and declining a penalty kick to goal when Wilson opted against it; a Len Ikitau knock-on prevented an earlier try but Tom Wright soon crossed following a neat tip-on from Ben Donaldson. Donaldson later kicked out on the full while looking to consolidate and the contest swung, with New Zealand scoring two tries in quick succession amid midfield defensive lapses from Australia.
New Zealand spent much of the first half in control: they turned down a penalty goal chance after 29 minutes and, despite an error halting a forward charge, increased their lead with another penalty. Australia responded in the closing stages of the half with a strong period of phases, Joseph Aukuso-Suaalii’s running and interplay between Wilson and Donaldson creating space when Wallace Sititi committed to Rob Valetini, allowing Donaldson to slip through and release Wilson for a try that made it 17-14 at the break.
Australia’s lineout proved a source of possession, with Jeremy Williams securing two throws and forcing a turnover at the ruck, but the hosts’ superior execution after half-time proved decisive. The result sustains New Zealand’s long dominance in the trans-Tasman series and at Eden Park, while Australia can point to having challenged the world’s No 2-ranked side for the first 50 minutes; however, another heavy loss to the All Blacks in Sydney next week would undo much of the momentum cultivated under their first-year head coach.