New Zealand beat Australia in Rugby Championship

2024 Rugby Championship

New Zealand (19) 33

Tries: Reece, Jordan, Clarke 2, Williams Cons: B Barrett 4

Australia (13) 13

Try: McReight Pen: Lolesio 2 Con: Lolesio

New Zealand ended their Rugby Championship run connected a high, pinch a comfortable 33-13 triumph complete a much-improved Australia successful Wellington.

The Wallabies started accelerated pinch flanker Fraser McReight going complete for nan opening effort aft sustained pressure.

However, nan All Blacks, who past won successful Wellington successful 2018, responded done a effort each from their backmost 3 of Sevu Reece, Will Jordan and Caleb Clarke.

Prop Tamaiti Williams past powered complete successful nan 2nd play earlier winger Clarke sealed nan win.

The hosts had already retained nan Bledisloe Cup for nan 22nd twelvemonth successful a statement pursuing a 31-28 triumph successful Sydney past weekend.

Victory besides moves Scott Robertson's broadside up to 2nd successful nan title - a position they will decorativeness successful if South Africa conclusion Argentina successful a title decider later connected Saturday successful Nelspruit.

Two defeats by nan Springboks and 1 by Argentina meant New Zealand were incapable to reclaim nan Rugby Championship for nan first clip since 2019 successful Robertson's first tourney arsenic caput coach.

Joe Schmidt's first title successful complaint of Australia finishes pinch conscionable 1 triumph complete nan Pumas, pinch his broadside bottommost of nan array for nan 2nd twelvemonth running.

More to follow.

New Zealand: Jordan; Reece, Ioane, Lienert-Brown, Clarke; Barrett, Perenara; De Groot, Taylor, Lomax, S Barrett (capt), Vaa'i, Sititi, Cane, Savea.

Replacements: Aumua, Williams, Tosi, Tuipulotu, Jacobson, Ratima, McKenzie, Havili.

Australia: Wright; Kellaway, Ikitau, Paisami, Pietsch; Lolesio, Gordon; Bell, Faessler, Tupou, Frost, Williams, Valetini, McReight, Wilson (capt).

Replacements: Paenga-Amosa, Kailea, Alaalatoa, Salakaia-Loto, Gleeson, McDermott, Donaldson, Flook.

Referee: Nika Amashukeli (GRU)