19 Turnovers: How the Wallabies Gave Away the Bledisloe | Will Genia

36-7 at half-time. Six All Blacks tries in forty minutes. In front of 73,399 people at Stadium Australia. Here’s the number that explains it: Australia lost the ball 19 times and won it back 3. New Zealand lost it 10 and won it back 6 — and turned almost every one of those into points. A missed lineout became a Fabian Holland steal became a Rieko Ioane try. A loose Max Jorgensen pass became Beauden Barrett running 70 metres on the half-time hooter. A dropped restart became Josh Moorby, two minutes into the second half. 43-21. The Bledisloe swept 2-0. Australia’s 13th straight loss to New Zealand, and a trophy that hasn’t crossed the Tasman since 2003. Will Genia — 110 Tests, three World Cups, a Super Rugby title and one of the great tries in a final — joins George Gregan and John Smit. And with the two most-capped halfbacks Australia has ever produced in the same room, we spend proper time on Cam Roigard, Damian McKenzie, and what the modern number nine is actually asked to do. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.