Mighty All Blacks wallop Wallabies to record 18th successive test win

The All Blacks rewrote the record books with tier‑one 18th successive test win by beating the Wallabies 37‑10 at Eden Park last night.

A sell‑out crowd of 47,744 was on hand to witness history being made.

This night will be remembered fondly, even more so over time when the pages of history are reflected upon. No team has ever won 18 tests in a row against top class opposition.

But, for the most part, this 37‑10 victory was anything but A‑grade All Blacks. Their defence was broken more times in 80 minutes than it has almost all season. Their passing was not as slick.

Six tries to one told the story. Julian Savea stole the show with a typically bulldozing run to seal the victory 10 minutes from time.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is sure to go off about a controversial decision by TMO to deny Henry Speight a second half try.

After referee Nigel Owens awarded the try, the TMO told him they needed to review the footage. Dane Haylett‑Petty was ruled to have changed his line and deny Savea the chance to make a tackle ‑ and the try was scrubbed out.

Dane Coles was the everywhere man for the All Blacks. He made tackles galore. He chased through kicks. He offloaded. He almost had a fight with Michael Hooper. And he earned a standing ovation when he left the field.

Israel Dagg, Anton Lienert‑Brown, TJ Perenara, Julian Savea and Dane Coles scored the tries for New Zealand while Rory Arnold scored the only try for the Wallabies.

Meanwhile, Wallabies coach, Michael Cheika and his men now have the ignominy of being first Wallabies team in more than a century of test matches to suffer two 3‑0 series losses in the same season, after being humbled by England in June.

And they are still yet to beat the All Blacks at Eden Park for 30 years.

Source: Stuff.co and NZ Herald