New Zealand 41-13 Australia
Wallabies must heed harsh lessons: Moore
August 16, 2015
Preview Report Reaction Reaction Match details
World Cup preparations suffer blow: Moore
Related Links

Wallabies skipper Stephen Moore says his side must take harsh lessons out of their Bledisloe Cup belting at Eden Park on Saturday.

Australia went into the deciding Test with genuine hopes of capturing the coveted trans-Tasman trophy for the first time since they lost it in 2003 - but those hopes evaporated as the irresistible All Blacks posted an emphatic 41-13 win.

New Zealand were clearly intent on righting the wrongs of their loss in Sydney the previous weekend, and they produced a textbook All Blacks performance that was powerful and refined in equal measure. Moore said that Australia simply weren't able to match the All Blacks physically for long enough.

New Zealand 41-13 Australia (Australia only)
%]

"Any team when they play with that intensity and pace on the game, they're certainly hard to stop," Moore said. "I thought physically we aimed up for most of the game. There were periods there when we just dropped away and they punished us and that was the difference."

Moore said the Wallabies also had to play better with a man down, after Quade Cooper's yellow card early in the second half opened the door for the All Blacks to post three tries in six minutes to ice the contest.

"The tempo went up, particularly when we were down a man," Moore said. "We need to learn from those periods and be able to operate a man down like that, if it happens again. It's the small details in these big games that make the difference."

Israel Folau was one of the few Wallabies to shine on a dark night for Australia © Getty Images
Enlarge
© AAP

Live Sports

Communication error please reload the page.

ABOUT COOKIES

To help make this website better, to improve and personalize your experience and for advertising purposes, are you happy to accept cookies and other technologies.

More Info Here Cookie Choices