The Wallabies failed in their quest to break the 39-year Eden Park curse , but still came desperately close to a rare win in New Zealand, losing 33-24.

After a trademark slow start, the Wallabies pushed the All Blacks to their limits before running out of steam in the final minutes, setting up a revenge mission in Perth next Saturday at a sold-out Optus Stadium perfectly.

Here’s how the Wallabies rated.

1. James Slipper: The evergreen prop came in, did his job with the minimum of fuss and had a very solid performance on his 150th Test. Executed flawless chop tackles and provided a very solid scrum platform. 6/10

2. Billy Pollard: A great all-around performance from the hooker, getting a try, and was relentless in his carries. His otherwise excellent copybook was blotted by a misse

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