All Blacks crush Australia

All Blacks crush Australia

Ma'a Nonu grabbed two tries as the All Blacks went up a gear and silenced their critics by scoring 28 unanswered points in the second half to thrash Australia 41-13 at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday and retain the Bledisloe Cup.

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Dan Carter added 16 points from the boot in captain Richie McCaw's record 142nd test match as the world champions stamped an emphatic message to their challengers they would not relinquish the Webb Ellis trophy easily next month.

A turnover by Sam Whitelock deep inside his own territory after a succession of Wallabies attacks in the 21st minute that led to Coles' try changed the momentum of the game.

Carter used that extra space to finally re-discover his running game that had appeared to have deserted him for several years, while Nonu's hard straight bursts got them over the advantage line and punched holes in the defence.

"We knew it would be tough but we got outclassed tonight," Wallabies captain Stephen Moore said. "Full credit to Richie and his team."

Conversions: Dan Carter (23, 47, 51, 54, 66)

Try: Israel Folau (76)

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