Australia vs New Zealand

A crucial Bledisloe Cup match at Marvel Stadium sees the All Blacks and Wallabies square off.

He is cut down and forced to hold on - New Zealand kick for touch. New Zealand’s maul leaves the station at speed and there is plenty of coal in the engine, Jake Gordon unintentionally knocking it off the tracks as he is rather buffeted backward by it. Jordan falls awkwardly over Marika Koroibete - a penalty coming, but New Zealand might just make the most of the advantage... The conversion extends New Zealand’s advantage. With three playmakers on the pitch there are options aplenty for the New Zealand attack. Mathieu Raynal penalises the New Zealand prop, but decides there is no more sanction needed with Lomax just about managing to ensure Fainga’a came down on his back. A third yellow for Australia! The All Blacks look to be making a mess of clearing their lines but switch into attacking mode in an instant, Jordie Barrett spotting Caleb Clarke all alone with chalk on his heels on the left. A much-needed Australia try! Beauden Barrett steps up into the line with Will Jordan in the sidecar, the replacement lifting a dainty little chip for Jordan to rush on to and take. The lineout goes awry! Australia will be back to 15 in about a minute.

Like much of this year's Rugby Championship, at times it hasn't been that pretty, but it has been captivating and chaotic.

After heavy wins for New Zealand and South Africa in the last round - against Argentina and Australia respectively - the All Blacks sit atop the standings by a point. Yes, it has not been a vintage tournament in terms of standard, but what a turnaround that would be for Ian Foster and his coaching team, who were on the verge of sackings a month ago. Detailed team news will follow, but one selection that caught the eye was that of Bernard Foley at fly-half for Australia. After a weekend off, the Rugby Championship comes back with a bang. Australia fought back to all square on the scoreboard but then lost two players to the bin at the end of the half. Foley spills a bomb and the All Blacks ignite an attack. Penalty New Zealand at the scrum. Other than Ardie Savea - whom Sotutu replaces today due to paternity leave - New Zealand can lack explosiveness in the ball-carry. Imagine a back row of Frizzell (when fit), Savea at openside and Sotutu at No 8. There are too many Premiership matches on a Saturday afternoon, which means that no amateur or semi-pro player can go and watch their local professional team in person. The All Blacks attack from inside their own half and Ioane finds a half-gap and explodes through it. The depleted Wallabies try to scramble across but there are too many numbers out wide.

Australia will host cross-Tasman neighbours New Zealand in a Round 5 Rugby Championship clash on Thursday, 15 September, 2022.

For the All Blacks, Caleb Clarke will be looking to become their first player of 2022 to score tries in three consecutive matches. Australia will host cross-Tasman neighbours New Zealand in a Round 5 Rugby Championship clash on Thursday, 15 September, 2022.

As Dave Rennie received the full backing through to next year's World Cup despite the Wallabies slumping to an all-time low on the World Rugby rankings, ...

But one worrying trait could ruin it all](https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/wallabies/bledisloe-cup-2022-wallabies-vs-all-blacks-australia-can-beat-new-zealand-column-team-news-video-highlights-rugby-championship/news-story/7a9a3dfda654c07cd1d3e0bd2e228b87) “Yes, absolutely (he will coach through to the World Cup),” he said. [as revealed in June, McLennan reiterated that RA was prepared to go it alone ](https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/wallabies/australian-rugby-news-2022-rugby-australia-tell-new-zealand-rugby-they-are-ending-super-rugby-partnership-hamish-mclennan-wallabies-all-blacks/news-story/ded39a5234fd6b5578cb72c14760a63b)and recommence their own domestic product if a fair deal was not reached. It comes despite the fact the Wallabies will slip to ninth on the World Rugby rankings should they lose their Bledisloe opener, with Rennie holding a 40.7 winning percentage (11/27, three draws).. Pressed on whether his threat of pulling out of Super Rugby Pacific was real, McLennan doubled down and added that the Wallabies’ failure to win the Bledisloe Cup over the past two decades could suggest that tying itself to New Zealand was possibly not the best thing in any case. A 10-year deal is on the table and while it may not be a 50-50 financial split to begin with, should both parties agree it will head that way in due time as RA gets their ducks in a row. [The Wallabies can beat the All Blacks... “So a lot of that will be funded out of the World Cup.” “We’re looking at setting up an endowment fund to fund rugby in the future when I’m dead and gone of well over $100 million, so that we don’t go through what we went through in 2020 through COVID. Key to driving the game forward will be hosting the Lions (2025) and the men’s (2027) and women’s (2029) World Cups. “There’s an argument that says we should be serving the major home unions, where there’s a lot of history, like Queensland and New South Wales, but then what’s to say we couldn’t host it to 60,000 people in WA or potentially 100,000 in Melbourne,” McLennan said. As Dave Rennie received the full backing through to next year’s World Cup despite the Wallabies slumping to an all-time low on the World Rugby rankings, Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan said he was still prepared to sever ties with New Zealand Rugby if an equitable deal could not be reached.

J Barrett hooks it so the score remains 7-0. 11:07 AM. 8 mins: AUS 0 NZ 7. It's all New Zealand here. Foley spills a bomb and ...

New Zealand's Jordie Barrett scored a try at the death as the All Blacks beat Australia 39-37 in a thriller Thursday to put one hand on the Rugby ...

Probably the most cutting way to finish again, in my opinion." "To win on the buzzer we’re hugely delighted." In a huge blow for Australia, Kellaway had a try disallowed for failing to properly ground the ball, but they had momentum and Rob Valetini crashed over for a converted try to level the scores. Nic White nailed a penalty with three minutes to go to put Australia in front, only for Barrett to cross after the final siren and ruin their night. A New Zealand try 90 seconds after the restart -- Samisoni Taukei'aho's second -- and a third yellow card for Australia appeared to end any hopes the home team had. MELBOURNE - New Zealand's Jordie Barrett scored a try at the death as the All Blacks beat Australia 39-37 in a thriller Thursday to put one hand on the Rugby Championship trophy and retain the Bledisloe Cup for a 20th year.

Swain was slammed for 'deliberately targeting' Quinn Tupaea's leg in Australia's defeat in the Bledisloe Cup.

No update on Tupaea's condition was immediately available after the incident. Swain promptly left the field with little protest, reducing the Wallabies to 13 players given Tom Wright was also in the bin. Swain and Tupaea had only just arrived on the field, replacing Rob Leota and Beauden Barrett respectively.

The epic Melbourne clash ended in truly crazy fashion, with Jordie Barrett scoring a last second try after a huge call made by French referee Mathieu Raynal ...

We really wanted to put in a performance but we just fell short. Australia captain James Slipper, who had been replaced by the time of the last minute controversy, said: "It's hard to see from the bench [what happened with Foley] but we were confident. Raynal reversed the penalty and awarded New Zealand a scrum instead near the posts. New Zealand were able to retain the Bledisloe Cup, and also relieve pressure on their under fire coach Ian Foster. Amidst the confusing scenes and anger, the referee called White over, ushered other angry Wallaby players away, and explained he had told Foley to get on with the action. Cue even more drama as stoic Wallabies defence held out from the resulting driving maul and they were awarded a penalty themselves for Blacks hooker Dane Coles not releasing.

Jordie Barrett scored a try after a controversial final play to hand New Zealand a victory over Australia in a 76-point thriller in Melbourne on Thursday.

In the final play of the match, Australia were leading 37-34 thanks to Nic White’s long-range penalty. However, French referee Mathieu Raynal controversially blew the Wallabies up for time wasting, just as flyhalf Bernard Foley was shaping to kick, giving New Zealand a five-metre scrum. Despite letting a couple of numerical advantages and a 16-point lead slip, New Zealand were still able to come away from the Marvel Stadium with a sensational win in the Bledisloe Cup opener.

An incredible Bledisloe Cup match has come to a staggering end in Australia with the All Blacks beating the hosts 37-39. ADVERTISEMENT.

Gives All blacks the win Sorry but that ref made the worst call in rugby history! That’s criminal from the ref in Australia v All Blacks.

New Zealand have taken control of the 2022 Rugby Championship courtesy of a dramatic last-gasp 39-37 victory over old rivals Australia at Marvel Stadium in ...

[Ian Foster](/people/ian-foster/)'s visitors took full advantage as [Jordie Barrett](/people/jordie-barrett/) went over with the clock red to secure an incredible victory after one of the most dramatic finales to a match in the long history of this rivalry. [Mathieu Raynal](/people/mathieu-raynal/) controversially ruled that the returning [Bernard Foley](/people/bernard-foley/) took too much time over taking that penalty and stripped the Wallabies of it, instead awarding New Zealand a scrum five metres from the Australia tryline. [New Zealand](/rugby-union/new-zealand/) have taken control of the 2022 [Rugby Championship](/rugby-union/rugby-championship/) courtesy of a dramatic last-gasp 39-37 victory over old rivals [Australia](/rugby-union/australia/) at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

Following a 39-37 victory for New Zealand over Australia in their Rugby Championship clash, here's our five takeaways from the match in Melbourne.

Like Australia, losing a traditional openside after Sam Cane limped off gave their opposition a lot of room to run into in the 10/12 channel, and with Cane around, they may well have plugged a lot of the holes that appeared in their first phase defence. Australia decided to go in without a real recognised openside, playing Pete Samu as a 6.5, and that gave the classy Kiwi pivot a nano-second of time on the ball to create intelligent mayhem in midfield. On the plus side, the performances of their back-row, despite unusually not playing an out and out fetcher, will delight them. Rob Valetini put in a massive shift, hitting breakdown after breakdown, jackal after jackal and steal after steal – in short, he was exceptional. This was one of the most ‘All Black’ like displays we’ve seen from New Zealand in a long time. 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. Despite the walking wounded, Australia have a lot to be proud of. His opposite number Foley also had a memorable game, even if the final memory will be one of frustration. In short, it was an atrocious performance from Raynal that had a huge impact on an otherwise fantastic match. Caleb Clarke’s subsequent run then causes the ruck where Tom Wright and Darcy Swain are both carded, with Swain lucky not to see red for his lower limb hit. But we mustn’t let the officiating overshadow the amazing commitment of both teams – massive gainline hits, power running, incredible competition at breakdown, set-piece and in the air. Bluntly, Raynal failed every definition of this view as his interpretation of ruck laws, scrummaging and illegal play was quite shocking at times.