Bledisloe Cup

Dave Rennie was on the money about one thing when he announced his team to take on the All Blacks for Thursday's Bledisloe Cup opener in Melbourne.

If the Wallabies can continually tick the scoreboard over, they stand a chance. It is an area the All Blacks could exploit, with Jordie Barrett’s height and Caleb Clarke size forces to be reckoned with. Yet, during the heavy defeat to the Springboks earlier this month, the Wallabies were smashed in the collision and consequently lost the breakdown battle on both sides of the ball. Jake Gordon’s selection will help Foley, with the halves pairing previously teaming up at the Waratahs. Playing the percentages and winning the battle up front will be essential against Ian Foster’s All Blacks. He is also the same age as Cooper was when the maligned playmaker carved out his own incredible comeback. Cracks, meanwhile, have appeared when pressure has been exerted for long periods of time. And Rennie’s side conceded the first points in six of seven Tests this year. By making the change at No. Later in that match, Hunter Paisami also found space, with the Los Pumas defence on their heels. Under Rennie, the Wallabies have won just two of 15 Tests when trailing at half-time. Foley was overplayed at the Waratahs and burned out when he left Australian rugby at the end of 2019, but he was still the man who kicked NSW to their first Super Rugby title in 2014 and led the Wallabies to a World Cup final a year later.

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

As he prepares to lead the All Blacks in their quest to notch successive victories for the first time this season Sam Cane has acknowledged the fear factor ...

"Scott has done a good job at six in the times he's been called upon at the start of the year. The breakdown is always important but often that's a result of the team who is getting over the top in terms of the gainline and carries, so they've picked a loose forward trio to try to do that and it's our job to nullify that and put it back on them. There's been some classic matches in the time I've been involved where they go right down to the wire. "They've got a very good forward pack, they've had a lot of success with their driving maul and when they get humming, they can score points. We've been putting in the work so hopefully we can keep trending in that direction. It's up to us to go out there and take it."

Australia, without the Bledisloe Cup for 20 years, go into Thursday's first Lipovitan D Rugby Championship Test in Melbourne knowing they are in a must-win ...

"I'm not interested in going down the path of, 'we're going out there to win'. He knows they have the chance to impress Australia's future players. "Our players are just excited to get out there.

Everything seems to be stacked in favor of the All Blacks ahead of Thursday's test in Melbourne, where a win would extend their trans-Tasman rugby ...

“It’s been the kind of tale of our season so far. “Yes, they’re a good team, a big rugby nation and there’s a lot of pressure on their outcome,” he said. “The fact we’ve held it for a while is nice but kind of irrelevant right now,” he said. The All Blacks made two enforced changes, with backrowers Ardie Savea and Shannon Frizell unavailable for selection. They opened the Rugby Championship with a loss in South Africa, before recovering to beat the Springboks. Melbourne is the heartland of the homegrown Aussie rules brand of football and rugby is a significantly lesser local consideration at AFL playoffs time — reducing home ground advantage for the Wallabies.

Sam Cane has revealed the All Blacks are using fear as a motivator in their upcoming Bledisloe Cup encounters with the Wallabies.

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Fear of losing the precious trophy they've held for the last 19 years is a big motivator for the New Zealand rugby captain.

If quality local sport journalism is important to you, become a Stuff supporter today. A beautiful mind crunching all the player stats. You need journalists close enough to smell the liniment. Marvel Stadium was officially declared a sellout on match eve, with all 53,000 tickets sold for a clash that holds major permutations for both sides. When the margins are small, that can be the difference. “It doesn’t matter what’s going on, they’ve always got plenty of confidence in themselves and their ability,” said Cane. The Wallabies’ record in their own country in 2022 is not exactly flash either. The New Zealanders have won 16 of their last 20 tests against them, with just three defeats and a draw over that span. ”Absolutely,” said Cane when asked if there was a “fear” of losing it. The All Blacks have lost a lot – four times already in just seven tests, including some historic defeats that have hurt more than most – and the thought of another is simply too much for Cane to bear. [ They usually shy away from a narrative that can be considered negative.

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.

New Zealand head coach Ian Foster believes the All Blacks' dominance over Australia in the Bledisloe Cup contests will not count as the two teams face each ...

"He's been training alongside Ardie and putting pressure on during training weeks. "The fact we've held it for a while is nice but kind of irrelevant right now. Foster has replaced Ardie Savea with Hoskins Sotutu, who will be making his first start in the competition and Foster is confident of the 24-year-old's potential.

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.

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.

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.

But referee Mathieu Raynal shocked everyone in the stadium when he called Bernard Foley for a delayed game, giving the All Blacks a scrum 5m. This was despite ...

Foley was in his kicking motion and the referee wanted to make himself the Centre of attention. We have to go back to the drawing board." Brave from the @wallabies in the 2nd half. Former Australian treasure Joe Hockey tweeted: "Rugby will die if we keep refereeing games like the @wallabies and #allblacks game tonight. We cannot have the referees as the centre of attention. Such a cruel ending," he posted. "I reckon you could have another 15 referees, big referees of world rugby, that would have taken that calmly and wouldn't have got awed by the experience. You would have thought kick it out and let us play the last couple of minutes." "A super contest arguably ruined by that last call.. No one knows if he's called time back on, there's no communication with the player. "We wanted to put in performance tonight and we just fell short there. "The mechanics of the decision are completely wrong.

Wallabies coach fumes while his All Blacks counterpart backs the ref for the contentious late-game delay decision that saw them escape with victory.

“You’ve got to have a feel for the game and the situation. I thought the referee was very clear with what he did, and whether people agree or disagree, he certainly had a very clear mind about it” “We’ve got a player who’s probably out for nine months and you’re not allowed to target legs on the side at cleanout past the ball. If you feel a team is wasting time, stop the clock and then they’ll kick it out and you play the game. Slipper said he has been left with a “sour taste” and feeling “unfulfilled” by a decision effectively plucked from nowhere. It’s just a real lack of a feel for the occasion.” So to lose it in that fashion is massively disappointing, and the boys are hurting. ”The ref told him to play, but at no stage was he told, or did he believe, he was going to call a scrum from that. But as we know a team scores a try late and you take your time getting back to halfway, you just stop the clock, and wait till the kickoff. It appeared unduly harsh and, Rennie felt, showed “a lack of a feel for the big occasion”. “Bernard was under the impression that time was off,” said a clearly exasperated Rennie after the game. The decisive moment occurred after the All Blacks appeared to have blown their shot at snatching victory at the death via a lineout-drive penalty option.