All Blacks crush Sharks 54-0 in Durban

The All Blacks delivered a dominant performance to defeat the Sharks 54-0 in Durban on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, scoring eight tries in wet conditions to secure their second consecutive win on their tour of South Africa. The comprehensive victory followed a 38-21 win over the Stormers in Cape Town just three days earlier.

Playing on a sodden Kings Park pitch after heavy rain, the All Blacks overcame early Sharks pressure to take a 14-0 halftime lead. Winger Fehi Fineanganofo opened the scoring in the 18th minute, and fullback Damian McKenzie added a try shortly before the break. McKenzie departed before halftime with an ankle injury, a concern for head coach Dave Rennie with a test series against the Springboks beginning on August 22.

New Zealand was clinical in the second half, adding six more tries to shut out their opponents. McKenzie, who scored despite earlier having a try disallowed by the TMO, was replaced by Emoni Narawa. Captain Luke Jacobson praised the team's improvement in key areas. "Against the Stormers the first game we weren't where we wanted to be with our set piece around our maul and our scrum, we took awesome steps forward there this week," he said.