Sydney — Australian rugby fans wallowing in Saturday’s record defeat to New Zealand should not expect any respite in Brisbane next weekend with their trans-Tasman neighbours already turning their attention to securing the Tri-Nations title.

The All Blacks retained the Bledisloe Cup for an 18th successive season with their 43-5 victory at Sydney’s Olympic Stadium, then celebrated by pouring what lock Scott Barrett said was about “40-odd” bottles of beer into the trophy...

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