AUS
No.Name
15Israel Folau, FB
14Adam Ashley-Cooper, W
13Tevita Kuridrani, C
12Matt Giteau, C
11Dane Haylett-Petty, W
10Bernard Foley, FH
9Will Genia, SH
1Scott Sio, P
2Stephen Moore, H
3Sekope Kepu, P
4Kane Douglas, L
5Rob Simmons, L
6Ben McCalman, FL
7Michael Hooper, FL
8David Pocock, N8
Replacements
16Tatafu Polota-Nau, R
17James Slipper, R
18Allan Alaalatoa, R
19Dean Mumm, R
20Scott Fardy, R
21Nick Phipps, R
T
22Matt To'omua, R
23Rob Horne, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Accor Stadium
11:05 AM, August 20, 2016
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'+38-42 End of second half
80'First phase attack after being told to "use it'. TJ Perenara goes close before the All Blacks knock on to end the game. It's been a pleasure bringing that masterclass to you. Until next time.
80'NZL pick the scrum.
80'All Blacks driving from the lineout after the siren sounds. Penalty NZL for another ruck offence.
79'New Zealand kick to the corner for a 5m lineout.
79'No try but a penalty to New Zealand for a ruck offence -- side entry -- against Australia.
79'All Blacks steal the ball and Beauden Barrett caps the night with a beautiful kick-pass over the top to Israel Dagg, who gets the ball down but the score is ruled out for a knock-on at a previous ruck.
78'Wallabies trying to run the ball first phase from a 5m lineout. Really, you wonder why bother.
77'Bernard Foley slices through the NZL defence and feeds Nick Phipps. For a moment looked like bagging a second try in as many minutes but no support.
75'Nick Phipps goes over in the left corner. Scrum-half does well but really nothing to excite such has been the visitors' dominance.
75'8-42 Try - Nick Phipps , Australia
75'Substitute on - Scott Sio , Australia
75'Player substituted - James Slipper , Australia
74'Bernard Foley has just been cut in half by Aaron Cruden.
74'Yellow card - Kieran Read , New Zealand
73'Bye-bye Kieran read. Cynical offside to stop a rolling maul. No complaints. But frankly Australia do not deserve a score. You'd like to take away their penalty from them so poor have they been.
72'Almost like an NFL team that doesn't want to run up the score ...
71'Wallabies have ball but frankly doinmg little to nothing with it. Nothing in the game now. All Blacks seems to have put up the shutters for fear of giving away a part of their game book.
68'Beauden Barrett and the All Blacks are playing pinball rugby right now, such is their surfeit of skills and time.
68'Player substituted - Aaron Smith , New Zealand
68'Substitute on - TJ Perenara , New Zealand
65'Looking ahead to Wellington next week, we're not so sure that Australia will be looking forward to the trip. This game has been all of Australia's rugby nightmares in one night, and it's hard to picture too much improvement from the men in gold -- even allowing for the injuries.
64'Sam cane has been immense at the breakdown. We imagine Ardie Savea has his eyes on the acres of space in the Wallabies defensive structures.
64'Substitute on - Ardie Savea , New Zealand
64'Player substituted - Sam Cane , New Zealand
63'Substitute on - Tatafu Polota-Nau , Australia
63'Player substituted - Stephen Moore , Australia
62'Nice little cameo run from Israel Folau deep inside NZL territory. You get the impression aalmost that the All Blacks want to practise some defensive alignments, as if they need to get something more from the game. Almost playing rope-a-dope with the Wallabies.
62'Player substituted - Ben McCalman , Australia
62'Substitute on - Scott Fardy , Australia
60'Vision of Michael Cheika in the stands is vision of a man awaiting an execution.
59'3-42 Try - Julian Savea , New Zealand
58'Player substituted - Wyatt Crockett , New Zealand
58'Substitute on - Kane Hames , New Zealand
58'Substitute on - Liam Squire , New Zealand
58'Player substituted - Jerome Kaino , New Zealand
57'All Blacks back to halfway almost immediately from the re-start. We're not saying the Wallabies have thrown the towell in, but they're beaten in all aspects of the game. Greeat hands from Sam Whitelock, Beauden Barrett straightens the attack and Julian Savea is too quick and too strong, crossing for his first try at ANZ Stadium.
56'Malaki Fekitoa butchers an opportunity after Tevita Kuridrani drops the ball cold. He doesn't feed the player. But the All Blacks keep the ball, and Dane Coles goes over in the next phase.
56'3-37 Try - Dane Coles , New Zealand
55'Player substituted - Sekope Kepu , Australia
55'Substitute on - Allan Alaalatoa , Australia
53'Wallabies enjoy a little possession and phase play before Sekope Kepu knocks on. They can't take a trick.
51'Player substituted - Scott Sio , Australia
51'Substitute on - James Slipper , Australia
50'Australia are all huff and puff through attempted phases to no great effect,while NZL are much more direct and threatening. Admittedly the injuries to the Wallabies haven't helped their cause but everything Australia does is 5-10km/h slower than anything done by New Zealand.
50'Player substituted - Rob Simmons , Australia
50'Substitute on - Dean Mumm , Australia
49'Rapier stuff from the All Blacks, breaking from deep inside their own territory after a turnover. Malakai Fekitoa leads the charge and feeds Aaron Cruden inside, and the replacement kicks ahead into space. Julian Savea toes ahead but the ball just beats him over the dead ball line.
48'We'll mention a little knock-on from Israel Dagg fielding a pass under pressure from Beauden Barrett, if only because it's an All Blacks mistake.
46'Player substituted - Owen Franks , New Zealand
46'Substitute on - Charlie Faumuina , New Zealand
45'All Blacks charge forward from a ruck only for Kieran read to lose the ball forward trying to find Aaron Smith. Referee Jaco peyper goes back to another scrum for a Wallabies offence at the previous set-piece.
44'This looks like a training drill for the All Blacks. Israel Dagg now held up over the line.
42'Aaron Cruden offering another playmaking option outside Beauden Barrett. With Australia now on their fourth midfield combination of the game ...
41'Australia try to run from their own 22 -- as perhaps they have to -- having won turnover ball only to knock on on the 22.
41'We're back underway with Beauden Barrett kicking deep into the Australian 22. Remember that Australia opened the scoring.
41'Substitute on - Aaron Cruden , New Zealand
41'Player substituted - Ryan Crotty , New Zealand
41'3-32 End of first half
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40'3-32 Start of second half
40'Player substituted - Rob Horne , Australia
40'Substitute on - Nick Phipps , Australia
40'3-32 Conversion - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
40'Player substituted - Waisake Naholo , New Zealand
40'Substitute on - Julian Savea , New Zealand
39'3-30 Try - Waisake Naholo , New Zealand
38'David Pocock effects a turnover only for the Australians to lose the ball immediately as Aaron Smith flicks the No.8's pass backwards. Kieran Read, Waisake Naholo and Beauden barrett then combine to scythe through whatever defence is there and Naholo is injured in the act of scoring.
37'Cannot over-estimate the importance of Beauden Barrett to this NZL performance. It's easy on the front foot, of course, but he gives so much space and width to the All Blacks.
33'Oh, my. Kieren Read on Will Genia. Big hit. Bur Wallabies going laterally with no idea made things easier to line up the No. 9.
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32'This could get ugly, if it isn't already.
31'Jerome kaino gets across to pressure Bernard Foley, charges down the clearing kick and runs clear to collect the ball and score the All Blacks' third try.
31'Ironic cheers as the wallabies win a lineout.
31'3-25 Try - Jerome Kaino , New Zealand
31'Substitute on - Rob Horne , Australia
31'Player substituted - Matt To'omua , Australia
30'Matt Toomua, on for Matt Giteau, leaves for a concussion test. As if things can't get worse for the Wallabies.
29'Five phases for the All Balcks before Beauden Barrett stabs a kick through. Will Genia does well to get across and SIrael Dagg takes him high. This will be a clearing kick for Australia, but only for another lineout.
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27'Will Genia struggling in back play for Australia. Fair to say that all Wallabies are struggling in all facets.
27'3-20 Conversion - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
26'3-18 Try - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
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25'All Blacks through Israek Dagg and Waisake Naholo are slicing Australia apart on the left, after the forwards won two consecutive Australian lineouts, and then Beauden Barratt touches down after decoy plays. Simple execution.
24'Wallabies have an attacking lineout inside NZL 22 after Bernard Foley kicks for corner after Owen Franks offisde. Not the time to lose the lineout. New Zeland clear lines to halfway.
23'Wallabies win the kick-off only to lose the ball immediately. New Zealand at the minute quicker in speed of thought and deed.
23'3-13 Penalty goal - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
20'All Blacks look threatening with ball in hand at every opportunity. Wallabies fortunate to win a turnover only to gift NZL a penalty almost immediately.
19'The Wallabies' kicking is pretty poor, and succeeding only in giving NZL opportunities to counter and pressure Australia.
19'New Zealand charge down a clearing kick from Israel Folau, and Brodie Retallick crosses but the points are rubbed out because Ben Smith was offside in front of the chargedown.
18'Wallabies struggling t get their hands on the ball, and kicks deep just finding Izzy Dagg, who roosts back deep. hard to see a discernible plan in the Wallabies' play.
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17'3-10 Penalty goal - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
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14'All Blacks go left again, and Brodie Retallick particularly damaging before Waisake Naholo charges inside of the wing. retallick held up over the land. Beauden Barrett making smart decisions as the playmaker. Giving width to the NZL play.
12'Ryan Crotty often standing deep at inside giving depth as the second playmaker. Interesting to keep an eye on that through the game.
12'Ten phases now for the All Blacks before a penalty against the Wallabies. Kieran Read in all aspects of play at the minute. When has it been any different. Giteau hobbles off to be replaced by Matt Toomua. Toulon won't like the vision of Matt Giteau looking lame.
12'Player substituted - Matt Giteau , Australia
12'Substitute on - Matt To'omua , Australia
8'Matt Giteau has a problem with his left ankle after the kick-off. He's now got major strapping on the joint, and he looks unable to run. Codie Taylor, meanwhile, has failed the concussion test.
8'Another excellent short kick-off from the Wallabies, who win the ball straight back after a heavy collision. Kieran Read wins the ball back almost immediately and Israel dagg kicks deep. Wallabies to restart with a 22 dropout after the ball trickled over the tryline.
8'3-7 Conversion - Beauden Barrett , New Zealand
6'3-5 Try - Ryan Crotty , New Zealand
5'Just as soon as the Wallabies had defused the problem, the All Blacks put the ball through hands to the left fronm the ensuing ruck ball and Kieran Read in the 5m channel gives Ryan Crotty on the wing enough space to stroll home down the touchline.
4'Slow ruck maul from the kick-off for the Wallabies before Bernard Foley finds touch on the 22. Off the top of the set piece for the All Blacks and Ben Smith and Kieran Read each involved twice before the Wallabies the win the ball at the breakdown and Matt Giteau roosts deep.
4'3-0 Penalty goal - Bernard Foley , Australia
3'Player substituted - Codie Taylor , New Zealand
3'Substitute on - Dane Coles , New Zealand
2'Codie Taylor off the field for a concussion test meaning Dane Coles and his rib problem is on the pitch. Not a good start for the All Blacks.
1'Free-kick to the Wallabies from the scrum, and bernard Foley goes deep quickly. The ball sits up, and the Wallabies are on the front foot on the NZ 22 before we're called back for a kickable penalty on straight in front.
1'Ryan Crotty and Owen Franks made good early breaks after the short kick-off before a knock-on on Australia's 10m line.
1'Here we go then. Bernard Foley gets us under way.
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1'No great surprise for the Wallabies: Kapa o pango, it is!
1'We've had Welcome to Country, God Defend New Zealand and Advance Australia Fair. Just the haka to come. What price kapa o pango after the discovery of the listening device in the NZL hotel? Here we go.
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1'Hello and welcome to our Live Blog commentary of the 2016 Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup-opening Test between Sydney in New Zealand. The All Blacks now have held the Bledisloe Cup since reclaiming it in 2003, and they'll be confident given their 3-0 sweep of Wales in June while England defeated Australia by the same score. Plus the Hurricanes since won the Super Rugby title to cap a season of dominance by the NZ franchises. Australia won this Sydney Test last year, and they're recalled the Europe-based veterans as they bid to follow up. Will they do so? Read our preview. And what about the story of a listening device being found in the All Blacks' team meeting room in their Sydney hotel. Craig Dowd meanwhile considers why the All Blacks in recent years have struggled at ANZ Stadium.
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1'0-0 Start of first half

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