All Blacks Break World Record
The All Blacks have produced 50 minutes of sublime rugby to beat Australia 54-34 in the opening game of the 2017 Rugby Championship.
The All Blacks were in rampant mood from the outset, scoring 6 tries in the opening half and 2 in the second. The result means that the NZ side has all but secured the Bledisloe Cup for another year.
A number of records were broken on the night. They broke the highest points tally against Australia. The previous highest points total against Australia was 42, a record which was set last year. It is also the most tries scored against Australia in the first half of a test match
All Black try scorers in the first half were Liam Squire, Rieko Ioane (x2), Ryan Crotty (x2),Sonny Bill-Williams.
In the second half Australia played with more conviction, scoring a trio of well taken tries. However, the All Blacks were still dangerous with Mackenzie and Ben Smith adding to the All Blacks try telly.
The next game is against Australia in Dunedin next week.
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