The All Blacks once again showed their second-half ruthless streak to condemn Wales to a series-deciding 36-22 defeat in Wellington, scoring 26 unanswered points after the break, courtesy of tries from Ben Smith, Beauden Barrett, Waisake Naholo and Ardie Savea, to go 2-0 up in the three-match series.

Alun Wyn Jones cancelled out Israel Dagg’s first-half score at the Westpac Stadium, while late tries from the in-form Liam Williams and Jonathan Davies proved too little, too late.