Ouch. There is understandably a reluctance to use words like ‘‘humiliation’’, ‘‘rout’’ and ‘‘demolition’’ when referring to a level of rugby in which the participants are there for love and not money.
Quinn Tupaea scored two tries in an assured display at centre as the All Blacks finished the Rugby Championship on a high, beating the Wallabies 28-14 in Perth.
Otago prop George Bower has been named on the All Blacks bench for the second Bledisloe clash, but there's no room this time for Highlander Fabian Holland.
Prop Tamaiti Williams has returned to the city where he grew up, greeted by family and friends, but says Perth will be all business as the All Blacks chase a statement win over Australia.