Beauden Barrett scores record four tries as New Zealand thump Australia

Beauden Barrett scored a record four tries as New Zealand routed Australia 40-12 at Eden Park to retain the Bledisloe Cup.

Beauden Barrett scores record four tries as New Zealand thump Australia

Beauden Barrett scored a record four tries as New Zealand routed Australia 40-12 at Eden Park to retain the Bledisloe Cup.

In a breathless first half, it was All Blacks fly-half Barrett who made the biggest impact, carving his way through to open the scoring after 13 minutes before adding the conversion, and then repeating the feat from close range two minutes before the break to round off an 80-metre counter-attack.

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