Australia have beaten the All Blacks in their Tri-Nations clash in Brisbane on Saturday.
The Wallabies won 24-22 after the sides were dead-locked 8-all at half-time.
Both sides were reduced to 14 men in the first half after straight red cards were shown to All Blacks prop Ofa Tu’ungafasi and Wallaby flank Lachlan Swinton for dangerous tackles.
While the All Blacks out-scored the Wallabies three tries to two, but it was the boot of flyhalf Reece Hodge who helped the Wallabies claim victory in a match which doubled as a ‘dead’ fourth and final Bledisloe Cup Test.
It was an impressive 7-day turnaround by Dave Rennie’s Wallabies who were hammered 43-5 last weekend.
The Wallabies picked up four points for their win, while the All Blacks picked up a single point for losing by seven or fewer points.
In next weekend’s Tri-Nations action, the All Blacks take on Argentina at Bankwest Stadium in Sydney, while the Wallabies have a bye.
SCORERS:
Australia
Try: Tom Wright, Taniela Tupou
Conversion: Hodge
Penalties: Hodge (4)
New Zealand
Tries: Rieko Ioane, Codie Taylor, Tupou Vaa’i
Conversions: Jordie Barrett (2)
Penalty: Barrett
TEAMS
Australia
15 Tom Banks, 14 Tom Wright, 13 Jordan Petaia, 12 Hunter Paisami, 11 Marika Koroibete, 10 Reece Hodge, 9 Nic White, 8 Harry Wilson, 7 Michael Hooper (captain), 6 Lachlan Swinton, 5 Matt Philip, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 1 James Slipper
Substitutes: 16 Folau Fainga’a, 17 Angus Bell, 18 Taniela Tupou, 19 Ned Hanigan, 20 Liam Wright, 21 Tate McDermott, 22 Noah Lolesio, 23 Filipo Daugunu
New Zealand
15 Jordie Barrett, 14 Sevu Reece, 13 Anton Lienert-Brown, 12 Ngani Laumape, 11 Rieko Ioane, 10 Beauden Barrett, 9 TJ Perenara, 8 Ardie Savea, 7 Sam Cane (captain), 6 Akira Ioane, 5 Sam Whitelock, 4 Scott Barrett, 3 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Karl Tu’inukuafe
Substitutes: 16 Asafo Aumua, 17 Alex Hodgman, 18 Tyrel Lomax, 19 Tupou Vaa’i, 20 Cullen Grace, 21 Brad Weber, 22 Damian McKenzie, 23 Will Jordan
