(Reuters) - Australia scrum half Tate McDermott said on Wednesday their performance in the 57-22 defeat by New Zealand at Eden Park last month did not befit their status as a tier-one nation.
The All Blacks thrashed the Wallabies to secure the Bledisloe Cup, the annual trophy contested by the two nations, for a 19th successive year, with the match also doubling as the teams' first in the Rugby Championship with South Africa and Argentina.
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