All Blacks seal Bledisloe Cup and Ewen McKenzie’s fate with late try

A one-point, stoppage-time loss to New Zealand abruptly ended Ewen McKenzie's short and tumultuous stint as Australia coach on Saturday, leaving the Wallabies rudderless a week ahead of a European tour and only 11 months before the World Cup.

Malakai Fekitoa's converted try in the dying seconds denied Australia as the All Blacks snatched a breathtaking 29-28 victory in the Bledisloe Cup.

Australia had looked certain to take a famous win when they led 28-22 with time all but up, but the world champions dashed their hopes when Fekitoa crossed with just three seconds left.

Replacement fly-half Colin Slade then coolly slotted the conversion 15 metres from the sideline to end a brave challenge from an under-seige Australian outfit.

The hosts survived an early onslaught from the All Blacks and then gradually began to get the better of their opponents as the match wore on.

They took a 15-12 lead into half-time and extended that to 22-12 and then 25-15 before the All Blacks, who were down to 14 men, struck back to make it 25-22 with 10 minutes remaining.

McKenzie's resignation ended a tumultuous week for a beleaguered Wallabies outfit that had been dealing with an investigation into utility back Kurtley Beale's off-field conduct as well as reports about discord and disharmony within the Australia squad, increasing speculation in the last two weeks that the coaching job was on the line.