New Zealand reversed the result in the return match in Auckland, however, with a comprehensive 36–0 win to retain the Bledisloe Cup. At the 2019 Rugby World Cup Australia won three of their four pool matches, but a close loss to Wales led to a quarter-final fixture with England. Yet another defeat to the English, by 40–16, ended the Australian campaign and the following day Cheika announced that he would resign as head coach by the end of the year.[42] His contract had been due to expire following the World Cup.[43] The Wallabies ended the decade placed 6th in the international rankings, a fall of 3 places from the beginning of the 2010s.[44]