NZL
No.Name
6Jerome Kaino, FL
8Kieran Read, P
2Dane Coles, H
T
3Owen Franks, P
5Sam Whitelock, L
7Matt Todd, FL
9TJ Perenara, SH
T
4Brodie Retallick, L
1Joe Moody, P
15Ben Smith, FB
14Israel Dagg, W
T
13Anton Lienert-Brown, C
T
12Ryan Crotty, C
11Julian Savea, W
T
2
10Beauden Barrett, FH
Replacements
16Codie Taylor, -
17Wyatt Crockett, -
18Charlie Faumuina, -
19Liam Squire, -
20Ardie Savea, -
21Tawera Kerr-Barlow, -
22Aaron Cruden, -
2
23Malakai Fekitoa, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Eden Park
12:35 AM, October 22, 2016
Attendance: 47,744
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'37-10 End of second half
80'Congratulations to the All Blacks on a world record 18th straight Test victory! A wonderful sporting team who thoroughly deserved that mark, albeit after a little controversy tonight! Stay across espn.com for all the fallout! Goodnight!
80'
80'Player substituted - Brodie Retallick , New Zealand
80'Substitute on - Jerome Kaino , New Zealand
79'
79'TMO ruling for an All Blacks try from which Nigel Owens calls a forward pass.
75'Player substituted - Henry Speight , Australia
75'Substitute on - Quade Cooper , Australia
75'Player substituted - Stephen Moore , Australia
75'Substitute on - James Hanson , Australia
74'Substitute on - Codie Taylor , New Zealand
74'Player substituted - Dane Coles , New Zealand
73'
73'Try time All Blacks! Some scintillating play from the All Blacks, which started and finished with Dane Coles, brings about the fifth try of the night for the hosts.
73'37-10 Try - Dane Coles , New Zealand
70'32-10 Conversion - Aaron Cruden , New Zealand
69'
69'Try time All Blacks! Julian Savea is in for his second try and the ball game after turnover ball is spun wide and the Wallabies miss a couple of key tackles on the powerhouse winger.
69'30-10 Try - Julian Savea , New Zealand
66'Penalty Australia. The Wallabies get back to clean up a dangerous bouncing ball from Ben Smith and the win a penalty from Owens a couple of phases later for an All Blacks breakdown infringement.
65'Substitute on - Tom Robertson , Australia
65'Player substituted - Scott Sio , Australia
65'Player substituted - Matt Todd , New Zealand
65'Substitute on - Ardie Savea , New Zealand
65'25-10 Penalty goal - Aaron Cruden , New Zealand
64'Cruden nails the penalty and the All Blacks lead 25-10 with 15 minutes to play. Is that it for the Wallabies?
63'Penalty New Zealand. Nigel Owens pings Wallabies full-back Israel Folau for offside. Aaron Cruden will line up a shot at goal from a wide angle, about 25 metres out.
62'Player substituted - Nick Phipps , Australia
62'Substitute on - Nick Frisby , Australia
62'Player substituted - Sekope Kepu , Australia
62'Substitute on - Allan Alaalatoa , Australia
62'Player substituted - Anton Lienert-Brown , New Zealand
62'Substitute on - Malakai Fekitoa , New Zealand
62'Player substituted - TJ Perenara , New Zealand
62'Substitute on - Tawera Kerr-Barlow , New Zealand
61'
61'More trouble for Nick Phipps as he again spills at the back of the ruck, gifting the All Blacks a scrum in a handy position. And with that, the Wallabies No.9 leaves the field with Nick Frisby on.
60'Scrum New Zealand. Great defence from the All Blacks eventually brings about a knock-on from Nick Phipps after the Wallabies No.9 took one too many steps with the ball. Wallabies were looking promising in attack, but just couldn't breach the black wall.
58'Penalty Australia. Wallabies replacement David Pocock immediately wins a penalty for holding at the breakdown. Kieran Read pinged after he broke from the back of the scrum.
57'The All Blacks force the Wallabies into a tap ball from the lineout however, bringing about a knock-on. Scrum New Zealand.
56'Penalty Australia. Owens pings the All Blacks from a scrum infringement.
56'Substitute on - David Pocock , Australia
56'Player substituted - Lopeti Timani , Australia
55'David Pocock coming on for the Wallabies as a replacement for Lopeti Timani. A good stint from the Wallabies No.8 tonight.
55'22-10 Conversion - Aaron Cruden , New Zealand
54'New Zealand so often only need half a chance and a knock on from the Wallabies is swooped on by Ben Smith who then toes ahead. Julian Savea eventually scoops up the bouncing ball, shrugs a tackle and scores under the posts.
54'20-10 Try - Julian Savea , New Zealand
53'Try time All Blacks!
52'Substitute on - Liam Squire , New Zealand
52'Player substituted - Jerome Kaino , New Zealand
52'Player substituted - Owen Franks , New Zealand
52'Substitute on - Charlie Faumuina , New Zealand
52'Substitute on - Wyatt Crockett , New Zealand
52'Player substituted - Joe Moody , New Zealand
51'Foley misses the penalty from close range and the All Blacks' lead stays at five points. That's a bad miss from the Wallabies No.10.
49'Penalty Australia. The Wallabies string together 13 phases with great continuity before Nigel Owens comes back for a penalty for offside.
49'Player substituted - Rory Arnold , Australia
49'Substitute on - Rob Simmons , Australia
48'No try. We're out for a 22 restart.
47'Meanwhile, we're going up to check a try to Dane Coles after a loose pass was toed through by the hooker. Looks like Bernard Foley just gets there first though.
45'
45'No try. Unbelievable.
45'Player substituted - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
45'Substitute on - Aaron Cruden , New Zealand
44'Henry Speight flies in for the Wallabies out wide after a lovely break from Bernard Foley. A nice move from a solid scrum put the Wallabies on the front foot to begin with, but hang on we're going up to the TMO!
44'Try time Wallabies!
44'Beauden Barrett is coming off! What a huge call from Steve Hansen as the All Blacks No.10 doesn't appear to be injured. Aaron Cruden on as a steadying influence maybe?
43'Bernard Foley knocks it over from right in front and the gap is now back to five points.
43'15-10 Penalty goal - Bernard Foley , Australia
41'Penalty Australia. Turnover ball from the All Blacks sees the Wallabies string some nice phases together, with Sekope Kepu doing a lot of the damage on a strong run. Owens eventually pings the All Blacks for not rolling away.
41'15-7 End of first half
40'And we're back underway at Eden Park!
40'
40'
40'That's halftime in Auckland with New Zealand leading 15-7. The Wallabies have had much more of the ball but only managed on try, while the All Blacks have made the most of their limited opportunities with three five-pointers.
40'15-7 Start of second half
39'Penalty Australia. Excellent work from Michael Hooper over the ball at the breakdown forces Owens hand. Wallabies find touch in the All Blacks' 22 after a superb touch-finder from Reece Hodge.
37'Penalty New Zealand. A silly cleanout from Rory Arnold sees Owens award a penalty to the All Blacks because it was too far removed from the ruck contest. All Blacks to attack from a lineout 30 metres out from the Wallabies' line.
35'All Blacks clear comfortably from the restart with Beauden Barrett finding touch 40 metres out after a couple of solid phases.
34'Beauden Barrett just keeping the Aussies in it at the moment though, misses his third straight conversion.
34'
34'Try time All Blacks! TJ Perenara nails a heads-up play as he charges down a Reece Hodge kick, races through and slams the ball down for the hosts' third five-pointer.
34'15-7 Try - TJ Perenara , New Zealand
33'The All Blacks can't make the most of the opportunity as Beauden Barrett spills a 50/50 offload from Ryan Crotty. Not sure the pass was on there.
32'Penalty New Zealand. Israel Folau grabs an intercept after an All Blacks turnover but Owens rules the Wallabies full-back offside. The All Blacks kick for touch and will attack from a lineout on the 22.
31'Hodge's penalty is away but looks like it had the legs from 60 metres!
30'
30'Furthermore, Owens then awards the Wallabies a penalty back on halfway after All Blacks skipper Kieran Read got involved in some push and shove after the try was given! Reece Hodge to line up a penalty shot from halfway!
30'10-7 Conversion - Bernard Foley , Australia
29'Australia are on the ball after a fine phase buildup eventually sees Rory Arnold rumble through and then stretch out to touch the ball down. May have been a hint of a crawl, but Owens awarded the try on the spot! Awesome work from the Wallabies pack and the likes of Reece Hodge and Dane Haylett-Petty in the leadup.
28'Try time Wallabies!
28'10-5 Try - Rory Arnold , Australia
25'Reset No.3. There must be plenty of front-rowers across the globe loving this set-piece contest right now!
24'This is some kind of scrummaging going on at the moment! Two resets because neither hooker can strike the ball!
24'Player substituted - Samu Kerevi , Australia
24'Substitute on - Sefa Naivalu , Australia
22'
22'
22'Penalty New Zealand. An excellent tackle from Kieran Read on Reece Hodge allows Matt Todd to get in on the ball. Owens rules the Wallabies centre was holding on an the All Blacks kick to touch downfield.
21'
21'Wallabies so close! Australia string together some excellent phases but the final pass goes forward from Samu Kerevi. The Queensland put a step on to get outside Julian Savea, but knowing he was going into touch the offload failed to hit the mark.
19'Penalty Australia. This time it's the Wallabies who win the penalty at the scrum with Owens penalising Owen Franks despite a dominant All Blacks scrum. The Wallabies fail to win the lineout though, and the All Blacks clear to safety.
18'Dean Mumm wins a turnover for the Wallabies as the All Blacks maul is brought to ground and the ball fails to come out.
16'
16'Penalty New Zealand. The Wallabies again string some good phases together with Bernard Foley and Michael Hooper combining nicely. However, Adam Coleman gets isolated from the ensuing Hooper phase and Matt Todd wins the penalty.
15'Penalty New Zealand. The All Blacks win a turnover from Nick Phipps at the back but then throw some loose passes. Benard Foley is eventually penalised for holding on and the All Blacks clear.
13'Penalty Australia. The Wallabies put together some decent phases before Rory Arnold knocks on. Owens comes back for a penalty though and Bernard Foley kicks to touch just seven metres out from the corner.
11'
11'Try time All Blacks! New Zealand are off to a flyer in Auckland with Anton Lienert-Brown crossing after Henry Speight attempted an intercept in midfield. Once the All Blacks centre grabbed the ball he was clear and it's already panic stations for the Wallabies!
10'10-0 Try - Anton Lienert-Brown , New Zealand
9'Penalty New Zealand. Owens pings Scott Sio for bringing the scrum down and the All Blacks kick to the line inside the Wallabies' 22. Another great attacking opportunity coming up.
8'A good tackle from Kieran Read on Rory Arnold forces the Wallabies lock to knock on. The All Blacks will attack from just inside their own half with both sides of the field on offer.
6'
6'Try time All Blacks! Israel Dagg finishes off a sequence of phases and offloads, the final pass coming from Ben Smith after the fullback made the halfbreak to skip clear. Dagg gets another five-pointer for the year, diving over in the corner.
6'5-0 Try - Israel Dagg , New Zealand
4'No good! Bernard Foley misses a golden opportunity for first points as his penalty hooks to the left of the posts.
3'Penalty Australia! The Wallabies will line up a shot at goal from right in front, about 30 metres out after the All Blacks are penalised for offside. Referee Owens also issues an early warning to cut out the push and shove from both sides.
2'Penalty New Zealand. Nigel Owens awards New Zealand the first penalty of the match, judging the Wallabies to be holding on at the breakdown. The All Blacks kick down to just inside Wallabies' territory but then lose the lineout!
1'And we're underway at Eden Park as Bernard Foley kicks down to the All Blacks' 22. New Zealand clear out to around 30 metres with Ben Smith doing the honours.
1'The All Blacks deliver a fearsome and passionate haka to set the stage for a great game of rugby. Here we go!
1'Haka time -- TJ Perenara with the honour of leading!
1'
1'Both teams are now out on the field. We're set for the anthems and then the haka will follow!
1'Here she is, all locked up by the All Blacks for another year! But what about that elusive 18th victory?
1'Just 10 minutes out from kick-off on a beautiful night in Auckland! Who are you tipping?
1'Just under half an out from kickoff in Auckland -- it'll be the Wallabies getting us underway following the coin toss!
1'
1'That's full-time in the women's curtain-raiser with the Black Ferns thumping the Wallaroos 65-3. Australian fans will be hoping that doesn't set the tone for the evening!
1'
1' It's been a glorious day in Auckland as you can see from this picture. The Black Ferns are doing a real job on the Wallaroos in the Women's Test curtain-raiser. The Kiwis up 38-3 with 28 minutes to play.
1'Hello and welcome to our live commentary of Bledisloe III; Sam Bruce in the chair for what could be a history-making night! We're still and hour or so out from kick-off, so sit tight as we try and take you inside Eden Park ahead of what looms as an enthralling 80 minutes.
1'0-0 Start of first half