New Zealand have extended their Bledisloe Cup Test-winning streak over the Wallabies to a record 11 games after prevailing 28-14 in a pulsating clash at Optus Stadium.

Amid multiple downpours, the All Blacks were able to stave off early Australian advances, and two Quinn Tupaea tries in a matter of minutes in the shadows of half-time gave the visitors the ascendancy.

Perth cemented itself as a rugby city as 60,113 fans piled into Optus Stadium for the clash — the third-highest attendance at the stadium after only the 2019 Bledisloe Cup and 2021 AFL grand final.

The Wallabies did not die wondering and there were plenty of signs Joe Schmidt’s team have significantly narrowed the gap between themselves and the world’s elite teams — but it was yet another noble loss.

There were signs of fl

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