New Zealand hold off Australia for a 31-28 win at Accor Stadium as James Slipper sustains a head knock during record-breaking 140th Test
Australia Wallabies were defeated by New Zealand All Blacks in a Bledisloe Cup Test at Accor Stadium as part of the Rugby Championship.Australia Wallabies were defeated by New Zealand All Blacks in a Bledisloe Cup Test at Accor Stadium as part of the Rugby Championship.series victory since 2002, going down 31-28 before a crowd of 68,061 at Accor Stadium in Sydney. Despite the narrow loss, the scoreline flattered the Wallabies with the All Blacks botching at least five tries.
Soon enough they were cheering a third try, Caleb Clarke bumping two to stretch an arm over the line for 21-0 in the 15th minute. Last week, New Zealand’s backline wasn’t able to score a single try in Cape Town. Now, on a warm day in Sydney, they were hot black blades slicing through the Wallabies as if they were golden blocks of butter.
Four tries-to-two and a 14-point margin flattered the Wallabies. They had given the All Blacks 61% possession and been bested in most facets of the game – carries , broken tackles , clean breaks and offloads . They had lost three of their own lineouts and they were knackered, having laid 92 tackles to the Kiwi’s 36.
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