{
  "id": 15153114,
  "title": "All Blacks thump Wallabies in Sydney on the back of brilliant first half",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/all-blacks-thump-wallabies-in-sydney-on-the-back-of-brilliant-first",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T07:41:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Channel News Asia",
    "slug": "channel-news-asia",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/all-blacks-thump-wallabies-in-sydney-back-brilliant-first-half-6468066"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 17, the New Zealand All Blacks secured a commanding 43-21 victory over the Australian Wallabies at Stadium Australia, extending their unbeaten streak against their trans-Tasman rivals to 13 matches. New Zealand opened the scoring with six tries before halftime, including a flurry of tries within the first 26 minutes: winger Josh Moorby, fullback Beauden Barrett, flanker Peter Lakai, and replacement back Rieko Ioane all crossed the try line. Despite Jordie Barrett suffering a calf injury and Quinn Tupaea being knocked out with a concussion before the game, the All Blacks maintained their dominance with power, pace, and precision. Wallabies flyhalf Declan Meredith managed to score a try before being sin-binned, and Beauden Barrett added another try with a crucial intercept. Australia managed to score twice more, with fullback Tom Wright and replacement back Filipo Daugunu both finding the try line. Despite injuries and a yellow card, New Zealand held on to secure their 24th consecutive win in the Bledisloe Cup, despite a disappointing display in the series.",
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  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Bledisloe Cup LIVE updates: All Blacks lose star for Wallabies rematch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/bledisloe-cup-live-updates-all-blacks-lose-star-for-wallabies-rematch",
        "published": "2026-10-17T04:03:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Bledisloe Cup LIVE updates: All Blacks lose star for Wallabies rematch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/bledisloe-cup-live-updates-all-blacks-lose-star-for-wallabies-rematch-15114533",
        "published": "2026-10-17T04:03:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "All Blacks crush Wallabies 43-21 to extend dominance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/all-blacks-crush-wallabies-43-21-to-extend-dominance",
        "published": "2026-10-17T07:17:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "Rampant All Blacks crush Wallabies 43-21 to extend dominance",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/rampant-all-blacks-crush-wallabies-43-21-to-extend-dominance",
        "published": "2026-10-17T07:45:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}