YES. Pete Samu (4 Tests) Rugby Australia have professed under-pressure Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has the full support of the board. Join us at ANZ Stadium for Australia v New Zealand rugby live scores as part of The Rugby Championship 2018. PENALTY GOAL! Ma'a Nonu signs... Argentina coach Mario Ledesma has made three changes and a positional switch ahead of the clash against Australia on the Gold Coast. The 27-year-old unleashed his speed and full array of skills, also converting five of his team's six tries in one of the great Test displays. “It’s pretty irrelevant at the end of the day, it’s for the bookies.”, The record attendance for a rugby union game was set on July 15, 2000 when New Zealand defeated Australia 39–35 in a Bledisloe Cup game at Stadium Australia in Sydney before 109,874 fans. What we can't hold on to is our ranking, which is now seventh. We are just moments away from kick off as both sides make their way out onto the middle of ANZ Stadium. They turned down a penalty shot from right in front of the posts, setting a number of scrums which the under-pressure hosts were deemed to have collapsed before Genia scampered over. Kurtley Beale (75 Tests) In 2003 the New Zealand Rugby League recorded the Kiwis' 100th international against Australia. The Wallabies have the play inside New Zealand territory but their movement of the ball, in stark contrast to the All Blacks in attack, looks all too static and predictable. Jack Maddocks (1 Test) "They play what is in front of them and we try to drum that into them," All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said. Beauden Barrett became the first New Zealand player to score four tries against Australia as the world champions retained the Bledisloe Cup in style with a 40-12 drubbing at fortress Eden Park. New Zealand boss Steve Hansen is wary of the threat posed by Argentina under the leadership of former Australia forwards coach Mario Ledesma. Wallabies five-eighth Bernard Foley followed up a try-saving tackle on Jordie Barrett with a scything run to set up centre Reece Hodge that reduced the margin to 16 points. Australian side to play South Africa in Brisbane. An injury-hit Australia side claimed their first win of the Rugby Championship, beating South Africa 23-18 to ease some of the pressure on coach Michael Cheika. Australia (Bernard Foley) 54-27 New Zealand, TRY! The difference was again identified as New Zealand's ruthlessness off turnover ball. Wallabies' hearts sank in the 10 minutes after halftime when prop Joe Moody and flanker Liam Squire powered across for straightforward tries. New Zealand (Ryan Crotty) 24-6 New Zealand. Factbox on Saturday's Rugby Championship test between New Zealand and South Africa: ... 2018 New Zealand 37-20 Australia Yokohama. New Zealand Rugby doubled down on Thursday on their insistence they had not agreed to the southern hemisphere's Rugby Championship extending into six weeks and leaving the All Blacks stuck in quarantine over the Christmas break. The last man to captain the Wallabies to a win at Eden Park has urged selectors to be daring as the "new era" get their first taste of Bledisloe Cup action on Sunday. Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Allan Alaalatoa takes his eyes off the ball and spills the pill to hand possession back to the All Blacks right on the half way line. SECOND HALF - Beauden Barrett kicks off to get the second half underway. Michael Cheika remains the right man to lead Australia despite increasing pressure on his position, says Tatafu Polota-Nau. "It's been enjoyable to give my body a rest, but I want to get back on the field.". 15:20 Sep 5 40352. Well, the Wallabies have won just one match out of four in the tournament, going down to the All Blacks in the opening two fixtures before beating South Africa and then losing again. GAME II. Barrett made history in the 40-12 Rugby Championship thrashing at Eden Park, becoming the first All Black to score four tries against the Wallabies as Hansen's side retained the Bledisloe Cup in convincing fashion, following on from last week's 38-13 win in Sydney. 12. Jack Maddocks, a Sydney University cricket star, has been named on the Wallabies bench and is potentially going to make his Australian debut in the toughest rugby test possible. Lukhan Tui (8 Tests) Padre Ernesto Martearena Stadium, Salta, Argentina. 2. Australia last hoisted the Bledisloe Cup back in 2002, and have only won one out of their past five Tests, so confidence in the squad may confuse pundits. Cheika is reportedly under pressure following Australia's 38-13 loss to world champions New Zealand in the opening Rugby Championship Test in Sydney last week. A break in play with Ryan Crotty receiving treatment after being tackled without the ball - with the kick from the resultant penalty, Beauden Barrett puts the ball into touch right on the Wallabies' 22. Go @qantaswallabies. Wallabies win the Bledisloe Cup. In Game II across the ditch at Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand scrapped to a six-point win, and although Australia played incredibly well, that was the end of the Bledisloe Cup. The All Blacks averaged the most tries of any tier one side in the June Tests (6.3), and have crossed the try line in each of their last 14 matches since last failing to dot down, against the Lions in July 2017, averaging 5.1 tries per game in that run. Will Genia (91 Tests) Star fullback Israel Folau has achieved a great many things in his professional career but has never won the Bledisloe Cup. Australia maintained a 100% scrum success rate during their series against Ireland, one of just two tier one teams to manage that feat (also Argentina), meanwhile the All Blacks recorded the second best rate at the lineout (94%, behind SA – 96%) and made the most lineout steals in June (9). What's 16 years between friends? Despite calls for Michael Cheika's axing, former Wallabies hooker Jeremy Paul has gone into bat for the under pressure coach and has instead shifted the blame onto the players. Kieran Read said retaining the Bledisloe Cup was no walk in the park for New Zealand despite another drubbing of Australia at Eden Park on Saturday. Cheika said it stung being overwhelmed for a second straight week after a faultless preparation. There was speculation that Folau may find himself playing outside Kurtley Beale in the number 13, but the high-flyer disputed that on Tuesday. "It was an improvement from last week. The hosts had a chance to steal victory from the jaws of defeat, but a costly Folau mistake led to more disappointment for Aussie coach Michael Cheika and his coaching staff. Steve Hansen's side ran riot in the second period, though, as Jack Goodhue, Beauden Barrett and Brodie Retallick all crossed before a quickfire double from Waisake Naholo completed a 38-13 triumph. Shocking footage shows a fan wearing a Wallabies jersey yelling at several Wallabies players before appearing to raise his right hand to Tui’s face, causing the forward to react by grabbing the supporter’s jumper. The Wallabies started well enough and held an early lead but, from that point onwards, it was all New Zealand - the men in black smashed open the flimsy Australian defence to score 6 unanswered tries and they head into the break with a commanding 40-6 lead. 2002. READ: https://t.co/14si5PrQhj That will be the Wallabies' blueprint.". A lethal and clinical performance by the All Blacks as they ran in 6 tries to beat the Wallabies 40-12. Phipps releases a short and sharp pass that puts Curtis Rona through a rare gap in the All Blacks' defence and the debutante has scored the Wallabies' first try. An excellent response from the Wallabies who put together some useful phases before mounting an attacking foray inside the All Blacks' 22. The rest of the game we worked our backsides off.". In a major blow to Australia's stocks off the bench, Taniela ‘Tongan Thor’ Tupou has been removed from the squad due to injury. "He's always a big threat when he plays," Cane told a media conference. Reece Hodge (28 Tests) The bottom line from Saturday's Rugby Championship encounter between the Wallabies and the Pumas is that Argentina won their first match in Australia in 35 years.

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