{"id":633386,"date":"2026-10-17T11:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/633386\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T11:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:24:12","slug":"all-blacks-player-ratings-how-dave-rennies-men-fared-in-second-bledisloe-cup-clash-against-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/633386\/","title":{"rendered":"All Blacks player ratings: How Dave Rennie\u2019s men fared in second Bledisloe Cup clash against Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BeaudenBeauden Barrett after scoring his second try for the All Blacks against the Wallabies in Sydney. Photo \/ Photosport<\/p>\n

14. Will Jordan – 6<\/p>\n

A quiet game by his usual standards. Created Rieko Ioane\u2019s try in the first half, to go with four tackles, three offloads and 24 run metres. <\/p>\n

Subbed off after halftime to give Crusaders teammate Chay Fihaki his test debut. <\/p>\n

13. Quinn Tupaea – 5<\/p>\n

Made a break down the right flank, but lasted less than two minutes before a head-on-ground collision saw him exit after a failed concussion test.<\/p>\n

12. Timoci Tavatavanawai – 6<\/p>\n

Had his moments on his first test start at No 12 after injury to Jordie Barrett in the week. Quiet first half, but came up with a trademark bump-off on Jorgensen in the second. <\/p>\n

Gave away a penalty for offside, but made nine tackles to make up for it. Beat six defenders and made 40 metres with ball in hand. <\/p>\n

Forced off after the All Blacks ran out of subs and needed a hooker once Samisoni Taukei\u2019aho went down injured. <\/p>\n

11. Josh Moorby – 7<\/p>\n

Bookended the scoring with the All Blacks\u2019 first and last tries, the second of which saw a textbook dummy to leave the Australian defence clueless.<\/p>\n

Did give away a penalty, and failed to wrap Tom Wright en route to Australia\u2019s first try.<\/p>\n

\"JoshJosh Moorby runs for the All Blacks against Australia. Photo \/ Photosport<\/p>\n

10. Damian McKenzie – 7<\/p>\n

Couldn\u2019t hit the same heights as Eden Park, but completely excusable. Set up one try, and continued to show he\u2019s more than capable of running a side at first-five. <\/p>\n

Missed four tackles and three shots at goal from seven attempts, and was bumped off Filipo Daugunu.<\/p>\n

9. Cam Roigard – 8<\/p>\n

Created two tries with his electric skillset, as well as getting back to stop Meredith scoring a runaway try. Made eight tackles, but missed two in return.<\/p>\n

8. Wallace Sititi – 7<\/p>\n

Continues to make huge strides in Ardie Savea and Luke Jacobson\u2019s absence. Looks much better as a test No 8 than he does at No 6, evidenced with his try running off the back of the scrum. <\/p>\n

Carried for 53 metres with ball in hand to go with 10 tackles. Did give away a penalty for offside, and scrambled what appeared to be an attempt at a clearing kick. <\/p>\n

\"WallaceWallace Sititi after scoring for the All Blacks against Australia in Sydney. Photo \/ Photosport<\/p>\n

7. Peter Lakai – 9<\/p>\n

An incredible first 40 minutes, and a solid second. Started the game with a turnover on the All Blacks\u2019 tryline, and went even better on attack \u2013 notably with a linebreak to create Beauden Barrett\u2019s first try, before scoring the second himself.<\/p>\n

Made the most carries on either side, 18, to go with 17 tackles \u2013 second only to Fabian Holland for the All Blacks.<\/p>\n

Finished the game playing in midfield after Tavatavanawai made way.<\/p>\n

6. Tupou Vaa\u2019i – 7<\/p>\n

Another solid outing at No 6. A safe option at the lineout, with two wins, and showed great awareness to keep the ball alive in the lead-up to the All Blacks\u2019 second try.<\/p>\n

Made 10 tackles, but didn\u2019t get the chance to run the ball as much as the All Blacks might need of their No 6,<\/p>\n

5. Fabian Holland – 9<\/p>\n

Statement made after being left out at Eden Park.<\/p>\n

Four lineouts won off All Blacks throws, another stolen off the Wallabies. Held up Fraser McReight to save a try, to go with <\/p>\n

Four lineout wins, one stolen. Holds up McReight as one of his 21 tackles \u2013 the most on either side \u2013 to go with an offload. <\/p>\n

4. Scott Barrett – 8<\/p>\n

Has completely changed the complexion of the forward pack after his return at Eden Park having missed the tour of South Africa.<\/p>\n

Arguably the best do-er of dirty work the All Blacks have had for a long time, with 17 tackles from 18 attempts.<\/p>\n

Won two lineouts off All Blacks throws, but lost one \u2013 albeit a shoddy effort taken by Cortez Ratima when no hooker was on the field. <\/p>\n

3. Fletcher Newell – 7<\/p>\n

Had made the most tackles for the All Blacks at the time he left the field, 13. Formed a solid all-Crusaders front row that didn\u2019t take a backwards step in the first half.<\/p>\n

Was arguably at fault for the first try when he couldn\u2019t wrap Meredith\u2019s arms in a two-man tackle, allowing him to offload to Jeremy Williams. <\/p>\n

2. Codie Taylor – 9<\/p>\n

Another excellent showing from Taylor as captain. Was a man possessed with ball in hand \u2013 only Beauden Barrett ran more metres than Taylor, who also had 14 tackles. <\/p>\n

\"OnlyOnly Beauden Barrett ran for more metres than Codie Taylor against Australia. Photo \/ Photosport<\/p>\n

Won four out of five lineouts thrown, and made three line breaks for good measure. Looked to have earned a rest when he was subbed off before the 50th minute, but was forced to come back on when Samisoni Taukei\u2019aho left the field injured.<\/p>\n

1. George Bower – 6<\/p>\n

Made the most of a rare test start, 11 tackles but missed two. Didn\u2019t really have a chance to show his wares at scrum time. Subbed off after 49 minutes as Rennie replaced his whole front row at once. <\/p>\n

Reserves<\/p>\n

16. Samisoni Taukei\u2019aho – 6<\/p>\n

Looked strong in an 18-minute cameo before leaving the field injured. Threw four out of four lineouts, as a huge improvement from earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

Held up over the line after a solid run, and made six tackles in his short time on the field. <\/p>\n

17. Xavier Numia – 5<\/p>\n

Made four tackles in just over 30 minutes on field. A solid outing in a game that didn\u2019t give props too great a platform to shine. <\/p>\n

18. Pasilio Tosi – 5<\/p>\n

Similar to Numia. Made six tackles and was more of a presence at the breakdown. <\/p>\n

19. Shannon Frizell – 4<\/p>\n

On after 60 minutes, but left the field injured before he\u2019d even made a carry. Appeared to suffer a knee injury that Rennie will hope isn\u2019t serious.<\/p>\n

20. Du\u2019Plessis Kirifi – 4<\/p>\n

Replaced Frizell, and missed two tackles in a quiet night on-field. <\/p>\n

21. Cortez Ratima – 4<\/p>\n

Finished the game for Roigard, at a time where the All Blacks had lost the momentum they\u2019d started the day with. Was forced to take a lineout when Taylor left the field, and went as well as you\u2019d expect for a halfback doing a hooker\u2019s job. <\/p>\n

22. Chay Fihaki – 4<\/p>\n

A well-deserved debut after being in and out of camp for the past two years as a squad member. <\/p>\n

Showed his running game with a linebreak, but left the ball behind before he could make the final pass. <\/p>\n

Was shown a harsh yellow card for a high shot on Joseph Sua\u2019ali\u2019i that shows exactly where rugby is losing ground to rival codes.<\/p>\n

23. Rieko Ioane – 6<\/p>\n

On the field early after Tupaea\u2019s exit, and was forced to play centre after being initially named to cover the wing this week.<\/p>\n

Scored the All Blacks\u2019 fourth try with an excellent finish in the corner, and put a fullstop on his night by winning a turnover when they were down to 13 men. <\/p>\n

Alex Powell<\/a> is a sports journalist for the NZ Herald. He has been a sports journalist since 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Beauden Barrett after scoring his second try for the All Blacks against the Wallabies in Sydney. Photo \/…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":633387,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[177291,266999,9092,5263,85,8136,26888,3019,10542,9635,128606,221,78,3605,111,43,139,69,1523,9617,10468,10465,183683,8466,16674,34432],"class_list":["post-633386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-177291","tag-accor","tag-against","tag-all","tag-australia","tag-blacks","tag-bledisloe","tag-clash","tag-cup","tag-dave","tag-fared","tag-how","tag-in","tag-men","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-over","tag-player","tag-rated","tag-ratings","tag-rennies","tag-second","tag-stadium","tag-wallabies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=633386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/633387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=633386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=633386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}