All Blacks end Wellington hoodoo with victory over Wallabies
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MATCH REPORT: The All Blacks have beaten the Wallabies 33-13 in the second Bledisloe Cup Test in Wellington, their final home game of the year.
The victory ends the hosts' six-year losing streak in the city and means the All Blacks finish the Rugby Championship with three wins and three defeats.
Former captain Sam Cane became the 13th All Black to play 100 tests, while he and halfback TJ Perenara were playing their last tests on New Zealand soil.
The All Blacks scored five tries to one in a fast-moving contest to stretch their winning streak against the Wallabies to nine straight matches.
More to follow.
Scorers:
For Wallabies:
Tries: McReight
Cons: Lolesio
Pens: Lolesio 2
For All Blacks:
Tries: Reece, Jordan, Clarke 2, Williams
Cons: B Barrett 4
Yellow card: Caleb Clarke (All Blacks, 76'- cynical play)
Teams:
New Zealand: 15 Will Jordan, 14 Sevu Reece, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 Anton Lienert-Brown, 11 Caleb Clarke, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Ardie Savea, 7 Sam Cane, 6 Wallace Sititi, 5 Tupou Vaa'i, 4 Scott Barrett (captain), 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Ethan de Groot.
Replacements: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 Tamaiti Williams, 18 Pasilio Tosi, 19 Patrick Tuipulotu, 20 Luke Jacobson, 21 Cortez Ratima, 22 Damian McKenzie, 23 David Havili.
Australia: 15 Tom Wright, 14 Andrew Kellaway, 13 Len Ikitau, 12 Hunter Paisami, 11 Dylan Pietsch, 10 Noah Lolesio, 9 Jake Gordon, 8 Harry Wilson (captain), 7 Fraser McReight, 6 Rob Valetini, 5 Jeremy Williams, 4 Nick Frost, 3 Taniela Tupou, 2 Matt Faessler, 1 Angus Bell.
Replacements: 16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 17 Isaac Kailea, 18 Allan Alaalatoa, 19 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 20 Langi Gleeson, 21 Tate McDermott, 22 Ben Donaldson, 23 Josh Flook.
Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Georgia)
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England); Damian Schneider (Argentina)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (France)
