Wallabies' Eden Park loss leaves viewers questioning the penalties
Wide World of Sports' Bledisloe Cup highlights drew more than 110,000 views before their first full day was over.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 122,729 views a day, 62 times a normal first day on this channel (1,992).
All Blacks vs Wallabies: Bledisloe Cup Highlights | Wide World of Sports
The Wallabies have a defeat to unpack, and the conversation beneath Nine's match highlights is about more than the tries. Viewers are questioning penalties around an Australian attacking lineout, with some describing those decisions as a turning point.
"All Blacks vs Wallabies: Bledisloe Cup Highlights | Wide World of Sports" covers the opening Test at Eden Park in Auckland. It brings together the hits, tries and key moments of the meeting between New Zealand and Australia, two teams whose Bledisloe Cup encounters carry a trophy's worth of history.
The highlights have already drawn more than 110,000 views, compared with the channel's usual opening day of around two thousand for regular videos. The comment section is also far busier than usual. Alongside the refereeing questions, viewers discuss Australia's second-half performance and the running rugby on display from both sides. Those are their readings of the match, not an explanation for the video's unusually large audience.
Nine has followed the highlights with two recovery questions: "Can the Wallabies recover from their disappointing loss to the All Blacks? | Wide World of Sports" and "Can the Wallabies bounce back next Saturday? 👀". The match recap is drawing the larger audience; the follow-ups turn to what Australia does next.
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What viewers say
Wallabies have improved a lot. The All Blacks are young ,fit and skillful. Great Game, Both teams play attractive running rugby,
@dvfallon6345See it on YouTubeAumua could of fallen over the line😅but played the team game👍🏽
@MrPerfect-o1mSee it on YouTubeWell Done Boiz!🖤🤙🏽
@jordanmehau8218See it on YouTube
Public comments from the video's page on YouTube
- Channel
- Wide World of Sports
- Subscribers
- 280,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 301,558
- Channel views, pace per day
- 63,636 (on a normal day: 65,526)
- Video published
- October 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 112,867 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 122,729
The numbers
The match highlights made an unusually fast start for Wide World of Sports, with a busy comment section to match.
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Which city is home to Eden Park?
Eden Park, the venue for this All Blacks-Wallabies Test, is in Auckland.



