It was a Bledisloe Cup bloodbath, as the All Blacks thrashed the Wallabies 42‑8, scoring their biggest ever win over the Australians in Sydney.
The win was also the All Blacks' biggest win over the Wallabies on Australian soil in 113 years.
The shellshocked Wallabies were dominated in every facet, with the scrum and lineout malfunctioning, the breakdown ravaged and bodies broken in a disastrous start to the tournament.
The Test was all over by halftime, with the Wallabies trailing 32‑3 and barely able to field a backline following worrying injuries to Matt Giteau (ankle), Matt Toomua (neck/head) and Rob Horne (shoulder).
Without a victory in New Zealand in 15 years, the Wallabies must win twice in two months across the Tasman to wrestle back the trophy.
Ryan Crotty, Beauden Barrett, Jerome Kaino, Waisake Naholo, Dane Coles and Julian Savea scored the tries for the All Blacks while Nick Phipps scored the only try for Australia.
New Zealand 42 (Tries: Ryan Crotty, Beauden Barrett, Jerome Kaino, Waisake Naholo, Dane Coles, Julian Savea; Barrett 3 conversions, 2 penalties).
Australia 8 (Try: Nick Phipps; Bernard Foley penalty).
Half Time: 32-3.
Crowd: 65,328.
Meanwhile, South Africa faught back to beat Argentina 30‑23 in their Rugby Championship opener.
Source: Stuff.co
