Rugby: The records broken in the Bledisloe Cup opener
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Save All Blacks Anton Lienert-Brown. Photo / Brett Phibbs
The All Blacks' 54-34 victory over the Wallabies in the Bledisloe Cup opener set a slew of records, and threatened to break several more.
Here's all the records that tumbled, and those which came close.
Records broken
Most points by New Zealand against Australia - 54
- Previous record was 51
- 51-20, 2014
Most conversions against Australia - 7
- Previous record was 5 - Bob Scott, Aaron Cruden, Dan Carter