All Blacks vs Australia

When: Thursday, September 15, 9:55pm kick off (NZ time). Where: Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France). Assistant ...

A fair few Wallabies won't remember the last time their team lifted the Bledisloe Cup.

Most of them haven't played the All Blacks consistently and it sets up a good match." So I'm not really interested in going down the path of, 'We're going to go out there and win'. "They're some of my fondest memories and it's probably the main reason why I wanted to be a Wallaby. "We understand how big these games are for the rugby community. It's going to be a hard task." "I've heard that commentary a fair bit but history tells us that they're a pretty hard team to beat," Slipper said.

All you need to know ahead of the first test between the All Blacks and the Wallabies at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne (kickoff at 9.45pm): It's a rare Thurs.

The Wallabies beat the All Blacks down the road at the MCG in 2007 where they don't have a great record (1-2). Winds northerly 25 to 40 km/h becoming 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. The Wallabies haven't had their hands on the trophy since 2003 and have lost three straight tests to the All Blacks. A better omen for All Blacks fans, they've won their other three tests with Raynal including a 54-16 drubbing of Wales in Cardiff last year. Showers in the morning easing throughout the day. The two AFL games this week are in Sydney and an hour down the road in Geelong while the Storm were knocked out of the NRL playoffs last weekend.

The Bledisloe Cup is back on the line in 2022 when the All Blacks face Australia at Melbourne's Marvel Stadium in a crucial Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship ...

“We will look to replicate the national team environment and training intensity, so players get a good understanding of what it takes to perform at the highest level. Andy Farrell, Ireland Head Coach, commented: “This opportunity provides another window for players to develop and show they can thrive in the intensity of a national environment. “This Emerging Ireland tour is of vital strategic importance in a Rugby World Cup year. The former Ireland U20 has played in seven World Series tournaments and won an Energia AIL title with Clontarf this year. 2022 U20 Six Nations Grand Slam winners James Culhane and Chay Mullins are included. The Emerging Ireland panel will have a three day camp in the IRFU’s High Performance Centre in Dublin before flying to Bloemfontein to play against three Currie Cup sides – the Griquas, Pumas and Cheetahs. We constantly want to get better, and every week we try to be better than our opponents.” “This weekend my role will be to speed up the game and offer some control depending on where we are in the match at that stage. The three recipients will be announced via press release and social media in the last week of September. Since 2005, when John Smit became the first recipient, 16 men’s fifteens players have been recognised by their peers as the best among the best. The teams have squared off four times in Melbourne previously with the win ledger locked at 2-2. Captain Sam Cane will lead the side in a loose forward trio which has undergone forced changes with Shannon Frizell out injured and Ardie Savea remaining in New Zealand for the birth of his third child.

Former New Zealand international Zinzan Brooke hopes Joe Schmidt's influence and moving Ardie Savea to No.7 can revive the All Blacks – but he is not ...

It wasn’t as bad as what it is right here and now, in the sense of the attention on the coach. There was a bit of pressure on the 1991 team [with co-coaches Wyllie and Hart], but it was in a transition. “The guy who I think is a special player is Sam Whitelock. He is more than capable of playing at eight, but I would like someone else to be in the boot of the scrum to help Ardie.” The return is in Auckland on 24 September. You win by that much in the first Test and then you get pumped in the second and the third, and on New Zealand soil too. What we’re doing is bringing Ardie Savea in because he can double up, and we can get Sam Cane in to captain the side. “The All Blacks are hopefully falling into shape but I’m not totally confident,” says Brooke. “And, right at the moment, if you judge it on performance, I’m sorry but you would not put Sam Cane in there. “You pick the best player in his best position,” says Brooke. But the former No.8 who won 58 caps retains a deep affection for the All Blacks and will tune into Thursday’s showdown with Australia in Melbourne feeling a mix of “shock” at the [recent rollercoaster form ](https://inews.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/all-blacks-why-struggling-slow-starts-coaching-mccaw-explain-new-zealand-demise-1792828?ico=in-line_link)and hope of a continued upsurge from last week’s 53-3 thrashing of Argentina. “It’s three wins out of nine since last autumn and that is a shock,” Brooke told i.

Meanwhile, the All Blacks are looking to extend their lead on top of the Rugby Championship ladder after their thumping victory over Argentina. Brodie Retallick ...

The first Test between the Wallabies and All Blacks will kick off at 7:55 pm AEST at Marvel Stadium on Thursday, September 15 The Wallabies' clash with the All Blacks will be shown LIVE on Stan Sport and the Nine Network. [Catch the Wallabies take on the All Blacks on Stan Sport.

Australia face New Zealand in the Rugby Championship; you can watch the match live on Sky Sports Main Event and Arena from 10.45am and follow updates at ...

Kia ora, good evening and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Bledisloe Cup test between the All Blacks and Australia from Melbourne's Marvel Stadium.

All the Bledisloe Cup action between the All Blacks and the Wallabies. ‌. The Rugby Championship. Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. Australia. -. 44m 54s.

The Wallabies beat the All Blacks down the road at the MCG in 2007 where they don't have a great record (1-2). Winds northerly 25 to 40 km/h becoming 15 to 25 km/h in the evening. The Wallabies haven't had their hands on the trophy since 2003 and have lost three straight tests to the All Blacks. The Alternative Commentary Collective will have live coverage from 9.45pm on iHeart Radio and Sky Sport Now 9. A better omen for All Blacks fans, they've won their other three tests with Raynal including a 54-16 drubbing of Wales in Cardiff last year. The two AFL games this week are in Sydney and an hour down the road in Geelong while the Storm were knocked out of the NRL playoffs last weekend.

The Rugby Championship has been left wide open going into the final fortnight, with South Africa and New Zealand managing to overturn their losses in week three ...

Reserves: Dane Coles, George Bower, Fletcher Newell, Akira Ioane, Dalton Papali’i, Finlay Christie, Beauden Barrett, Quinn Tupaea. They’d also go a long way to bagging the Rugby Championship, no doubt well and truly hushing Foster’s detractors. THE GAME

Join us for live coverage of tonight's match from Melbourne's Marvel Stadium between the All Blacks and Wallabies.

All Blacks lineout on the Wallabies 22 30s into the contest! ANOTHER penalty at the lineout and the ABs go straight back to the corner. Mo'unga kicks for touch and gets the All Blacks a lineout 30m from the Wallabies line. Aussies get a turnover off the lineout and catch the All Blacks napping in transition. Mo'unga steps up with the tee this time from a bit closer and more in front and he slots it. Aussies with a slick move off the lineout and they burst into the All Blacks' 22 in the midfield. Aussies go high off the restart and now it's the All Blacks' turn to struggle with the high ball. Aussies cough up the ball off the restart and there's no advantage so it's going to be an All Blacks scrum about 30m from their own line. And it gets even worse for the All Blacks - David Havili's night is over with a failed HIA as captain Sam Cane comes off for an HIA of his own. Mo'unga clears and the All Blacks get a lineout 15m from halfway. On the field, the All Blacks have survived another flash of Wallabies brilliance sparked by Pete Samu to recover the ball 5m from their own line. Scott Barrett steals it at the lineout but the All Blacks' clearance is sub par.

Minute-by-minute report: Australia take on arch-rivals New Zealand in the first Bledisloe of the year, which doubles as a crucial Rugby Championship match.

Foley hasn’t played for the Wallabies since 2019 and hasn’t played at all since May. Headline is Foley at 10, on a rugby field for the first time since May and wearing the green and gold for the first since 2019. The Wallabies versus the All Blacks. “The breakdowns are always important but often the result of a breakdown is how well the team is playing on top, in terms of getting over the gain line with carries. The ball is turned over but there’s a penalty right in front of the posts. The Wallabies return the favour but the All Blacks canter up field through a busting run from Clarke. That pen came off the back of relentless pressure on the floor and in the collision. The AB’s try to pull it down and Papali’i (on the pitch while Cane is seen to after a head knock) is yellow carded, but not before Valetini mops up and busts over the line from close range. A clean line-out is morphed into a maul that splinters and charges towards the line. He then pops the ball up with his bum on the floor and Foley dinks a kick into the All Black's’ 22m. But there’s no denying the tide has turned and everything is going the way of the Wallabies. A Wallaby line-out on the right is well worked with Valetini collecting in the air and dropping it for Samu on the run down the blindside.

Bledisloe Cup LIVE: 'It's like being at Eden Park!' Kiwis take over Marvel Stadium for series opener.

There will be no panic from him but 10-0 down." Dave Rennie will be sending some messages down. "Big challenge now for the Wallabies not to panic but to get themselves back into the game," Tim Horan says.

Despite their patchy season the All Blacks are the favourites for their rare midweek test against the Wallabies in Melbourne tonight.

Australia has not held the Bledisloe since 2003 and did not manage a win over the ABs in the previous two seasons. The All Blacks have a one-point lead at the top of the Rugby Championship standings while the Wallabies are third on points difference. At half time in tonight's Bledisloe Cup rugby test in Melbourne, the All Blacks and the Wallabies had each locked in 10 points on the scoreboard.

LIVE: Double yellow card hurts Wallabies as All Blacks go in for the kill in Bledisloe Cup.

But off the back of a crucial scrum penalty and collapsed rolling maul, the Wallabies scored through Rob Valetini. Follow all the live coverage in our blog below! Follow all the live action in our blog below!

Sam Whitelock turned down the shot at goal and chance to draw the match. The Wallabies repelled the All Blacks maul attempt, winning a penalty which Raynal then ...

In-form hooker Taukei'aho delivered another dominant display with two tries, the first in the third minute helping the All Blacks rapidly establish a 10-0 lead. With Tom Wright also carded for a professional foul following a stunning 60-metre Caleb Clarke bust, the Wallabies were reduced to 13 men. Tupaea's absence forced the All Blacks into a major backline reshuffle. They were down and out, and had no right to be close at the death. The Wallabies repelled the All Blacks maul attempt, winning a penalty which Raynal then deemed Foley took too long to kick into touch, leaving White to blow up at the referee. Instead of closing out the test, they immediately invited the Wallabies back.

Jordie Barrett of the All Blacks scores against Argentina in the Rugby Championship match at FMG. Jordie Barrett scores for the All Blacks. Photo: Jeremy Ward / ...

The two teams were locked at 10-10 after a first half in which both had players sent to the sin-bin and the All Blacks lost captain Sam Cane and midfielder David Havili to head injuries. The All Blacks have scored a try after the fulltime hooter to win a dramatic first Bledisloe Cup test against the Wallabies in controversial circumstances. After several close attempts, the All Blacks eventually got the ball wide for Barrett to dot down in the right-hand corner.

The Bledisloe Cup is almost upon us, so join senior rugby writer Richard Knowler to discuss the big clash ahead of the 9.45pm kickoff.

Reserves: Dane Coles, George Bower, Fletcher Newell, Akira Ioane, Dalton Papali’i, Finlay Christie, Beauden Barrett, Quinn Tupaea. They’d also go a long way to bagging the Rugby Championship, no doubt well and truly hushing Foster’s detractors. THE GAME

Australia had one hand on the trophy until a last-minute refereeing decision turned a 37-34 victory into a 39-37 defeat.

As the siren went, Australia scrambled again and again but the All Blacks found space and went over in the corner. The All Blacks took the scrum. But the All Blacks came again, won a penalty. The All Blacks blinked first though, Valetini stealing it on the halfway. Although Foley landed a penalty for 17-13, the All Blacks raised the tempo and dared the home side to go with them. A kick-through set up a siege in the corner but after 14 steady phases the All Blacks spoiled and the chance went. It shook the All Blacks. With it went the momentum. His side were in the ascendency and he wanted the points to prove it. They were even on the scoreboard and winning the clinches and the All Blacks bench was busy with lots of soldiers suffering concussions, captain Sam Cane included. Australia won a penalty, pulled it back to 10-3, then ran into the red zone from a free-kick. Australia finally got the ball and inched forward, reeling from ruck to ruck with little progress.

By Liam Napier in Melbourne. All Blacks 39. Wallabies 37. Classic Bledisloe carnage in Melbourne. In a captivating contest, in front of a 53,245 crowd at a ...

In-form hooker Taukei'aho delivered another dominant display with two tries, the first in the third minute helping the All Blacks rapidly establish a 10-0 lead. With Tom Wright also carded for a professional foul following a stunning 60-metre Caleb Clarke bust, the Wallabies were reduced to 13 men. Tupaea's absence forced the All Blacks into a major backline reshuffle. They were down and out, and had no right to be close at the death. The Wallabies repelled the All Blacks maul attempt, winning a penalty which Raynal then deemed Foley took too long to kick into touch, leaving White to blow up at the referee. Instead of closing out the test, they immediately invited the Wallabies back.

French referee Mathieu Raynal plucked a law never sighted before to penalise Bernard Foley for a delay in taking a kick for touch in the final minute of a Test.

Some riveting play made up for it but mismatched numbers is no way to play the game. The Jake Gordon yellow card for collapsing a maul just didn’t stand up. He was a ref who wanted to own the result. The high-octane fuel to the Wallabies’ first half fightback from 10-all down to 10-was Rob Valetini. His short pass for the first Andrew Kellaway try came after he’d wriggled a way through two big forwards. French referee Mathieu Raynal plucked a law never sighted before to penalise Bernard Foley for a delay in taking a kick for touch in the final minute of a Test.

At Marvel Stadium, Melbourne: All Blacks 39 (Samisoni Taukei'aho tries 4min & 41min, Richie Mo'unga try 52min, Will Jordan 55min, Jordie Barrett 80min; ...

A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. The try to Jordie Barrett in the final seconds. The rematch in Auckland will be a dread rubber. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. It was entertaining stuff, all the same. Ask anyone if they went to bed in the final minutes. If quality local sport journalism is important to you, become a Stuff supporter today. It was the match winner. If they did they would have regretted it. You should have seen the Wallabies players' faces after this. And, like all good stories, there has to be a villain. At Marvel Stadium, Melbourne: All Blacks 39 (Samisoni Taukei'aho tries 4min & 41min, Richie Mo'unga try 52min, Will Jordan 55min, Jordie Barrett 80min; Mo'unga 4 con, 2 pen).

Made some important tackles and was a reliable boot in clearance play. Shifted to the midfield in the first half and made some nice plays in that role before ...

Put his hand up for plenty of carries, though did not make much of a dent with ball in hand. He was strong at the scrum and earned a couple of penalties there, and also made plenty of tackles. Best on the pitch. His work around the breakdown was strong, both in cleaning out, contesting and taking carries from the base. Caused some problems with his box kicking and delivered quality ball from the ruck. Beauden Barrett - 6 Finished the match with two tries, and could have had more. In a wild, physical match, he was solid as ever in the engine room. Was a rock defensively and led the team's tackle count. A solid game, although some errors crept in. Provided a good kicking option when required, even won a penalty at the breakdown. Made some important tackles and was a reliable boot in clearance play.

The All Blacks have come through to win tonight's Bledisloe Cup rugby test against the Wallabies, in Melbourne.

Before tonight the All Blacks had a one-point lead at the top of the Rugby Championship standings, while the Wallabies were third on points difference. Australia has not held the Bledisloe since 2003 and did not manage a win over the ABs in the previous two seasons. The All Blacks have come through to win tonight's Bledisloe Cup rugby test against the Wallabies, in Melbourne.

Cynics may suggest that French referee Mathieu Raynal was New Zealand's best on the night, but he had certainly warned the Wallabies for time-wasting in a stop- ...

The Wallabies have fallen to a heart-breaking defeat to the All Blacks in Melboure. Who were their most impressive performers in the loss?

[Rieko Ioane](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/rieko-ioane/) and his own hubris prevented him from grounding the ball over the try line. [Andrew Kellaway](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/andrew-kellaway/) and a stunner by Pete Samu. Came on as cover for the Gordon yellow card in the 53rd minute. Struggled to cover the backfield when the Wallabies received two yellow cards at the same time and was peppered with high balls from the All Blacks. Was a solid performance by the inside centre, who plugged the tight channels in defence and went hard at the breakdown. Looked calm and collected and orchestrated a nice backline move in the first half. Won a crucial turnover with four minutes to go with the game on the line. Tied up the game for the Wallabies in the 75th minute with a try to give his team a chance. He was also an option in the lineout as the Wallabies looked to mix up the picture. Was solid at lineout time and coordinated some clever plays to confuse the All Blacks jumpers. Nine players born or playing in Melbourne were named in Dave Rennie’s side after the Wallabies coach made a raft of changes for the first game in the Bledisloe Series. It was a disastrous start for the Wallabies, who botched the receiving kick-off as they mistimed the jump and it sailed over Jed Hollaway’s head.

1News' Kimberlee Downs says a yellow card for Darcy Swain for after he went for Quinn Tupaea's leg was arguably more dubious.

That is a crushing blow for any player, and will hurt even more going into a World Cup year. Footage showing various players screaming at Foley to get on with kicking the ball does lend extra weight to his view. Oh, and by the way, the win marks 20 straight years of New Zealand winning the Bledisloe, and the All Blacks’ first back to back wins of the year. The person who inflicted it by breaking the laws of the game deserves more than a yellow. In particular the yellow card for Darcy Swain after he went for Quinn Tupaea’s leg (Rennie "it was unintentional", Foster "we’ve got a big issue with it"). The Wallabies had looked like pulling off a massive upset in the final minute, up 37-34 after a dramatic second half comeback, and having a penalty after the All Blacks decided to go for a try, rather than kick to draw level off a penalty of their own.

Analysis - Breathtaking. That's the best word you could use to describe the All Blacks' thrilling 39-37 win over the Wallabies at Marvel Stadium in ...

Then the All Blacks' inability to cash in on a two-man advantage. At the post-match press conference, it was fair to say that there were very different views on the dramatic finish. It was earned the hard way too, with the All Blacks taking it to the Wallabies in the first 10 minutes of each half. By that point, the 53,000-strong crowd was either cheering or staring in disbelief. Bernard Foley wound the clock back to his 2015 World Cup form after being brought back in from the wilderness. It was looking like the All Blacks almost found another, somehow more painful way to drop a test match in 2022, giving up a 31-13 lead they'd built in the first hour.

The All Blacks' defeat of Australia on Thursday, one of the most controversial rugby test matches ever witnessed has, unsurprisingly, sparked a wide range ...

It destroyed the result of the match and was a decision based on emotion and lack of rugby empathy over any form of legality or reason." He was a ref who wanted to own the result. New Zealand were able to retain the Bledisloe Cup, and also relieve pressure on their under fire coach Ian Foster." "The fickle hand of fate had turned on Australia in the cruellest way. If it's a once off, out of the blue, never to be repeated decision then it's bonkers." "It cost the Wallabies a famous win, when the hapless Frenchman, in the final throes of the match, called a bizarre scrummage as Bernard Foley was about to kick to touch from a penalty. South African journalist Brendan Nel wrote: "It was a massive call, and one that in 26 years of covering rugby I've never seen. The New Zealand coach, Ian Foster, called it "clear-cut". Former England five eighth Andy Goode also defended the call, writing: "Actually a decent call in my opinion from Mathieu Raynal to penalise the time wasting of Bernard Foley. Raynal had shouted "We play" on a couple of occasions as Bernard Foley waited for his pack to break from their tactical huddle behind him. What a thought." A long-range Nic White penalty goal had given Australia a lead for the first time with three minutes remaining after the side surged back from 31-13 down on the scoreboard.

Jordie Barrett scored a controversial last-minute try to give the All Blacks a Bledisloe Cup-winning 39-37 win in the Lipovitan-D Rugby Championship Test ...

However, Australia won a penalty at a breakdown after the maul but Reyand made his time-wasting decision and awarded the scrum to the All Blacks. Tupaea had to be assisted from the field with a knee injury, leaving both he and Havili, who failed an HIA, out of the game. When it resumed he told Australia first five-eighths Bernard Foley to play, but he delayed, and delayed, and Raynal awarded the All Blacks the scrum that provided Barrett's try. Australia lost wing Tom Wright to the sinbin for cynical play after a sensational midfield run by wing Caleb Clarke. Australia conceded three penalties and each time the All Blacks put their lineout to use, finally succeeding with hooker Samisoni Taukei'aho crossing in the third minute. In the process, replacement flanker Dalton Papali'i, who had just come on for Sam Cane, who was having an HIA which he failed, was sin-binned for bringing the maul down.

It was a true 80-minute encounter in Melbourne on Thursday evening with the All Blacks claiming a last-minute 39-37 win over the Wallabies. Who were the All ...

[Beauden Barrett](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/beauden-barrett/) when the All Blacks had an overlap. [Caleb Clarke](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/caleb-clarke/) away on a great run down the field. Snared a breakdown penalty when the Wallabies were metres away from a score. [Bernard Foley](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/bernard-foley/) from getting his hands free to release [Andrew Kellaway](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/andrew-kellaway/) for a try and departed the fray seconds later. Was secure off the pine and stepped in well for what was a long shift but struggled to impose himself. Ran hard into the defensive line but turned over the ball after heading into a tackle with too upright a frame. Broke out from within the NZ 22 early in the second spell but was soon penalised for a marginally high tackle. Left the field in the 24th minute and failed his HIA – seemingly as a result of an earlier head clash with David Havili. Industrious on defence, especially when the Wallabies were pounding away at the line in the first half, finishing as the All Blacks’ busiest tackler on the night. Earned a penalty against the head at the first scrum. Grabbed an early try off the back of a rolling maul then almost earned another in similar circumstances shortly before halftime but lost the ball over the line. Pinged once at scrum time and was monstered at another – as was the rest of the All Blacks pack.

Mathieu Raynal's decision at the death has left the rugby world scratching its head.

In the wake of the captivating and chaotic Bledisloe escape in Melbourne the All Blacks will be forced into a backline reshuffle that could leave Jordie Barrett ...

The way we set ourselves up in that game was pleasing but it was a bit frustrating in that last part. "That's the nature of the beast. It's easy to point the finger at refs but they do try to speed the game up. The game is under pressure from broadcasters to keep the clock ticking. Let's not forget all we won out of that was a scrum – we didn't win the game. We won the game with our next play. It's not every test you lose two in the same position within such a short time period which was a little bit niggly but I thought the guys adapted well. It's probably a two-to-three-month injury and we will wait to see if it's operable or it rehabs. "He's been cited for it so we'll just let the process happen now," Foster said one day after the All Blacks' knife-edge 39-37 victory that secured the Bledisloe for a 20th straight year. Foster will now consider whether to start Barrett there next week or inject Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, who turns out for much-needed game time with Auckland against Tasman at Eden Park on Saturday. "David Havili failed an HIA last night at the ground so he'll go into the normal 12-day protocol," Foster said. Havili, though, has effectively been ruled out which robs the All Blacks of their two favoured second-fives.