All Blacks beat the Wallabies 28-14 in a Rugby Championship match, 11th win in a row over Australia

PERTH, Australia (AP) — It's now 11 wins in a row for the All Blacks over the Wallabies.

Center Quinn Tupaea scored first-half tries three minutes apart to give New Zealand a 17-9 halftime lead on the way to a 28-14 win over the Wallabies in a Bledisloe Cup/Rugby Championship match Saturday.

The All Blacks win wasn't quite enough to secure them the Rugby Championship. South Africa retained their title after beating Argentina 29-27 at Twickenham later Saturday. The title was decided on points difference for the first time, the Springboks’ 57-plus margin eclipsing New Zealand’s eight-plus after each team finished with 19 competition points.

Australia hasn't beaten New Zealand since a match in Brisbane in 2020. It's the Wallabies' longest losing streak against their trans-Tasman Sea opponents, having previously lost 10 straight tests against the All Blacks from 2008-10.

The 60,000 sold-out match in Perth, which was hit by steady rain for most of the second half, marked the 151st and final test for Wallabies prop James Slipper, who announced his retirement from test rugby earlier this week.

The Wallabies had three first-half penalty goals from flyhalf Tane Edmed, and Len Ikitau scored their only try in the 65th minute to pull the home side to within six points at 20-14. But a late All Blacks penalty goal and a last-minute try from prop George Bower pulled them clear.

New Zealand, which also had a first-half try from Leroy Carter, secured the Bledisloe Cup for the 23rd year with a 33-24 win over the Wallabies last week in Auckland.

Australia enforcer Will Skelton, who had flown in from France and his Top 14 club duties with La Rochelle to play for the Wallabies, lasted just 15 minutes. He won a breakdown penalty in the second minute, had it immediately reversed for shoving an opponent and then suffered a concussion.

Australia captain Harry Wilson bristled at a question over whether his side was at least competitive against the All Blacks on Saturday.

“We’re not out to be competitive, mate, we’re here to win,” Wilson said. ”Test footy, it’s fine margins and obviously we missed out … We’ve definitely progressed, but ultimately we didn’t get the results in the last few games which we wanted, which is really disappointing.”

His teammate Max Jorgensen was more blunt.

"A lot of silly errors that we need to get out of our game,” Jorgensen said. “You can’t be making those mistakes. If you want to be the best team in the world you’ve got to be at your best at every aspect of the game.”

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson said it was a “gritty performance” that “got a bit dirty in the rain."

“It wasn’t the most entertaining footy at times, but it was built on a lot of shoulders and care,” he said. “We can enjoy and connect tonight, it’s really a performance we’re proud of because we’ve done it back-to-back.

“We felt we’ve played some really good footy in a lot of those games, but we put more together tonight.”

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New Zealand coach Scott Robertson, left, talks to Leicester Fainga'anuku following the Bledisloe Cup rugby test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Oct 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

New Zealand's Ardie Savea, left, runs at Australia's Filipo Daugunu during the Bledisloe Cup rugby test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Oct 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

Australia's James Slipper is cheered from the field following the Bledisloe Cup rugby test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Oct 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

New Zealand's George Bower, right, embraces teammate Ardie Savea following the Bledisloe Cup rugby test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Oct 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

New Zealand's Wallace Sititi, left, and teammate Caleb Clarke wave to fans following the Bledisloe Cup rugby test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Oct 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

New Zealand's Quinn Tupaea, second left, is congratulated by teammates after scoring a try during the Bledisloe Cup rugby test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Oct 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

New Zealand's Quinn Tupaea reacts after scoring a try during the Bledisloe Cup rugby test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Oct 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

New Zealand's Damian McKenzie kicks a penalty during the Bledisloe Cup rugby test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Oct 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

New Zealand's Quinn Tupaea dives over the line to score a try in the tackle of Australia's Australia's Max Jorgensen during the Bledisloe Cup rugby test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies in Perth, Australia, Saturday, Oct 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary Day)

Undefeated Indiana is the top seed in the College Football Playoff bracket revealed Sunday, moving to No. 1 after winning its first Big Ten title since 1967.

The runner-up, Ohio State, moved down only one notch to No. 2 after the 13-10 loss. At No. 3 is Southeastern Conference champion Georgia, with Big 12 champ Texas Tech finishing at No. 4 and getting the last of the four first-round byes for the tournament starting Dec. 19.

Alabama, Notre Dame and Miami were still awaiting their fate as the bracket-reveal show on ESPN milked the drama. Only two of the three are expected to make the field and it's virtually certain that the 12-person selection committee meeting in Texas will be second-guessed for whatever decision it makes.

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Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch (1) celebrates his touchdown against Alabama during the second half of a Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Ohio State's Lorenzo Styles Jr. breaks up a pass intended for Indiana's Omar Cooper Jr. during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game in Indianapolis, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)