All Blacks 37-10 Wallabies
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FULL TIME - THE ALL BLACKS ARE WORLD RECORD HOLDERS - The score didn't tell the tale but the All Blacks run out convincing and deserving victors after a 37-10 victory against a Wallaby side who really showed up for the first 60 minutes. The Wallabies will feel slightly aggrieved about the disallowed try, but you can't afford to play 60 minutes against this team.
80mins - A try to Dagg is disallowed after a pass is judged to have gone forward.
77mins - The All Blacks have been made to work hard for this but the way their defence has skipped up a gear has changed the match.
74mins - TRYYYYYYYYYY ALL BLACKS - And who is it out on the wing who collects from Savea, Dane Coles!!!!
72mins - The All Blacks are hot on attack before an intercept by the Wallabies. Dean Mumm makes a mistake and the All Blacks are back on attack after a run from Liam Squire.
71mins - TRY ALL BLACKS - BOOOOOOOM. Wyatt Crockett with a massive hit causing a turn over and Julian Savea finishes under the posts after mowing over Henry Speight and Nick Frisbee. That is vintage All Blacks. That's what we come to see.
67mins - All Blacks have a promising back line move but the play ends with a penalty to the Wallabies on their own 22. The crowd are baying for tries.
65mins - The All Blacks win a penalty on the Wallabies 22 as Cruden knocks over the kick. All Blacks now with a lead outside two converted tries. Ardie Savea comes on for Matt Todd who has been close to best on ground.
62mins - The All Blacks are just starting to turn the screws here as their line speed and their intensity at the breakdown has quickened. Malakai Fekitoa and Tawera Kerr Barlow come on for Perenara and ALB. Meanwhile, attacking scrum for the All Blacks on the Wallabies 10m line.
61mins - All Blacks defence is too much as the Wallabies make an error 15 metres out. Matt Todd with some huge tackles in that sequence. He's having an absolute blinder!
59mins - David Pocock wins a penalty as soon as he comes on and Foley drives the ball into the All Blacks 22.
58mins - The All Blacks are living off crumbs and making sandwiches with them with Australia still dominating the stats. Penalty to the Wallabies and Foley drives it into the All Blacks half before knocking it on in the line-out. Scrum All Blacks
55mins - TRY ALL BLACKS - Well that came completely against the run of play as Speight loses the ball before Ben Smith picks up, runs 30 metres and grubbers for Savea to collect and dive over. Absolutely heartbreaking for the Wallabies but no-one converts their opportunities like the All Blacks.
51mins - Everyone's taking a breather as Foley misses a gimme. A triple change for the All Blacks as both props and Kaino are substituted
51mins - Wallabies hot on attack again as they earn a penalty just to the left of the uprights 20 metres out. The Wallabies are up for this.
50mins - NO TRY ALL BLACKS - Decision is 22 restart to the Wallabies.
49mins - All Blacks look to have gone over after loose ball from the Wallabies but Foley looks to have gotten his hand on the ball before Coles. It's all happening folks.
48mins - All Blacks on attack after Cruden missed touch from the penalty. Haylett Petty takes mark inside Australia's 22.
46mins - NO TRY WALLABIES - Brilliant play up the right hand side as Foley takes a gap and sends Speight over but Reece Hodge judged to have taken Savea out in pursuit of Henry Speight.
45mins - All Blacks have slipped up a gear but a forward pass halts their attack. Beauden Barrett is substituted for Aaron Cruden.
43mins - PENALTY GOAL WALLABIES - Too easy for Foley out in front.
42mins - The All Blacks are falling off tackles as the Wallabies attack deep before earning a penalty almost straight in front of the posts 10 metres out.
40mins - Beauden Barrett gets the second half underway.
HALFTIME - Despite the Wallabies dominating the stats, it's the All Blacks who lead the halftime. Three tries to one and the home side lead 15-7.
40mins - Wallabies drop the ball and the All Blacks decide to attack but spill the ball.
39mins - Wallabies inside the All Blacks 22, looking to score before halftime.
37mins - Nearing the end of the half, and the Wallabies are dominating all the stats but have failed to take advantage. Will either side score again before the break?
33mins - TRY ALL BLACKS - The Wallabies are slow to get the ball out from the scrum and Tj Perenara sprints and charges down Reece Hodge's clearance kick and dives on the ball to score the try. Barrett misses his third of the night. Perenara is the first All Blacks halfback to a try in four consecutive games.
31mins - All Blacks have an attacking lineout just outside the Wallabies 22.
29mins - Hodge had the distance, but he pushes it wide.
29mins - As the Wallabies have a penalty instead of a restart. Reece Hodge will take a shot at goal. This could be a massive swing.
28mins - TRY WALLABIES - Good set of play but the Wallabies and Rory Arnold powers his way over the line. A penalty was blown after the try was scored which means it will be a penalty on halfway line instead of a restart. First career try for the towering lock.
27mins - The Wallabies are close to the line. Can they finally score and make the most of the possession they have had.
25mins - Another scrum feed goes after we have had a couple of resets. The crowd starts to get louder and louder. It is literally a stadium full of black and a small golden patch.
23mins - The Wallabies are dominating the possession early on. They have had 64% of the ball but have failed to make any impact with the ball. The Wallabies have to make a change due to injury. Samu Kerevi is off and Sefa Naivalu is on.
22mins - Matt Todd wins another turnover. He is having an incredible night. His third turnover of the night. He is definitely making the most of his opportunity in the black jersey.
20 mins - Wallabies building phases together and go close to the line but the last pass goes forward. All Blacks scrum.
17mins - Couple of calls go the way of the Wallabies and the All Blacks steal the lineout.
16mins - Wallabies have the ball and they are letting the Wallabies run. But the All Blacks win another turnover through Matt Todd. That was excellent by the Crusaders boy. He got over the top of the ball very quickly.
15mins - All Blacks win the ball at the breakdown and start throwing it around near their goalline and it nearly backfires as the Wallabies intercept the ball but they fail to score. Crotty wins the turnover.
13mins - Another offside penalty against the All Blacks. The penalty is within range but they opt to kick for touch. Do they feel like they are already on the back foot?
12mins - That was the 100th try scored by the All Blacks since this 17 game winning streak started.
10mins - TRY ALL BLACKS - ALB scores the All Blacks second of the match. The try was scored off a scrum and was nearly intercepted it. Lienert-Brown got the ball just in time and sprinted to the try line. Barrett misses the conversion.
7 mins - The Dagg on the wing and Smith at fullback combo has been superb since the All Blacks started usuing it. From the kickoff the Wallabies knock the ball on. Kieran Read and Owen Franks put a solid shot on Lopeti Timani who coughs up the ball. All Blacks scrum near the halfway line.
6mins - TRY ALL BLACKS - Ben Smith finds a nice gap and runs straight through and finds Israel Dagg on the wing who dives over in the corner. What a start to the game. Barrett pushes the kick wide.
4mins - Anton Lienert-Brown makes a solid break and finds his captain who finds Dagg. All Blacks inside the Wallabies 22 for the first time in the game.
3mins - From right in front and about 35 out, Foley puts the kick wide. it looked good, but drifted away to the left at the last moment.
1min - All Blacks win a early penalty and kick to touch. But from the lineout, the Wallabies steal the ball. After a few phases the Wallabies win a penalty right in front of the posts.
KICKOFF - We are underway at Eden Park. Bernard Foley gets the match underway kicking the ball high and straight into the hands of Ryan Crotty.
7:35pm: What a Haka! you can see the determination on the faces of the All Blacks. Kickoff is very shortly.
7:33pm: The anthems are now complete. It's time for the Haka! which one will the All Blacks bang out tonight?
7:27pm: The Wallabies are now out on the field and the All Blacks are walking out right now to a massive roar by the Auckland crowd.
7:20pm: Both teams are back in the sheds and will be back out shortly for the national anthems and then the Haka.
7:11pm: Eden Park is slowly filling up. We are around 25 minutes away from kickoff. It should be a great night of rugby.
7:10pm: Hello and welcome to live updates of tonight's Test between the All Blacks and Wallabies from Eden Park. Earlier in the day we saw the Black Ferns crush the Wallaroos 67-3.
Commentary will start from around 7:00pm (NZT). In the meantime check out the article below about Anton Lienert-Brown, a true All Blacks bolter. Also the video above, with Ross Karl at Eden Park ahead of the third Bledisloe Test.
Lineups
All Blacks
1. Joe Moody, 2. Dane Coles, 3. Owen Franks, 4. Brodie Retallick, 5. Sam Whitelock, 6. Jerome Kaino, 7. Matt Todd, 8. Kieran Read (c),
9. Tj Perenara, 10. Beauden Barrett, 11. Julian Savea, 12. Ryan Crotty, 13. Anton Lienert-Brown, 14. Israel Dagg, 15. Ben Smith
Reserves: 16 Codie Taylor, 17. Wyatt Crockett, 18. Charlie Faumuina, 19. Liam Squire, 20. Elliot Dixon, 21. Tawera Ker-Barlow, 22. Aaron Cruden, 23. Malakai Fekitoa
Coach: Steve Hansen
Australia
1. Scott Sio, 2. Stephen Moore (C), 3. Sekope Kepu , 4. Rory Arnold, 5. Adam Coleman, 6. Dean Mumm, 7. Michael Hooper, 8. Lopeti Timani,
9. Nick Phipps, 10. Bernard Foley, 11. Henry Speight, 12. Reece Hodge, 13. Samu Kerevi, 14. Dane Haylett-Petty, 15. Israel Folau
Reserves: 16 James Hanson, 17. Tom Robertson, 18. Allan Ala’alatoa, 19. Rob Simmons, 20. David Pocock, 21. Nick Frisby, 22. Quade Cooper, 23. Sefa Naivalu
Coach: Michael Cheika
Match facts and stats
Referee: Nigel Owens (WAL)
Assistants: Craig Joubert (RSA), Marius Van der Westhuizen (RSA)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (RSA)
Past meetings
Head to head: Played 157, New Zealand 108, Australia 42, draws 7
In New Zealand : Played 72, New Zealand 56, Australia 15, draws 1
Last time played: New Zealand 29 def Australia 9, August 27 2016 – Rugby Championship
Last time in Auckland New Zealand 41 def Australia 13, August 15 2015
Stats
The Wallabies were the last team to beat the All Blacks who are searching for their 18th straight Test win against tier one nations. The Wallabies won the match 27-19 in Sydney.
For Australia, a loss will mean they have been consigned to lose two 3-nil series losses for the first time in the same calendar year.
Prop Wyatt Crockett has played in 25 consecutive Test victories. The world record of 28 is held by former England loose forward Lawrence Dallaglio.
The All Blacks have won eight of the last ten Test matches between the two sides, with the other two results being a draw and win to Australia.
Head to head
All Blacks- $1.05 Wallabies - $8.50
Prematch banter
Opinion: Lienert-Brown a true All Black bolter
It's hard to remember the last time an All Blacks bolter made as big an impact as Anton Lienert- Brown has this season.
In the space of a month, he's gone from injury replacement to form centre.
Malakai Fekitoa was given a break in Argentina and Lienert-Brown has taken his chance so well he's once again starting against Australia on Saturday at Eden Park.
After five Tests Lienert Brown seems to have a bit of a hold, if not a decent grip on the no 13 jersey. Fekitoa is only on the bench this weekend.
The 21-year-old is one of those special players who has risen to the big occasion. There's been no real learning curve, just five impressive performances.
There had been signs he had long-term potential. He cracked the Chiefs as a teenager fresh out of Christchurch Boys' High in 2014. He put in some quality performances for the franchise this year, especially in the Chiefs' win over Wales. However, I'm not sure many would have picked he'd become a quality Test player this quickly.
Chiefs midfield teammates Charlie Ngatai and Seta Tamanivalu were both included in the All Blacks squad at the start of the season. Thinking back, Lienert-Brown was in a major battle to even get a start at his franchise, and now it's hard to imagine anyone else donning the All Blacks' no 13 jersey.
Lienert-Brown has size and pace. He also has the ability to create for others that only Sonny Bill Williams has amongst Kiwi-based midfielders. If you're a winger or fullback, you'll want to stay alert when he has the ball in hand - it could be coming your way. He seems pretty good on defence too.
Off the field his friendly demeanour makes him a very likeable bloke, while the All Blacks' coaches seem impressed by his desire to soak up everything going on around him.
Suddenly, Lienert-Brown's gone from a possible future All Black to a Test player with the rugby world at his feet.
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