New Zealand narrowly beat Australia one month before the World Cup

New Zealand narrowly beat Australia one month before the World Cup

By 14 first-half points, New Zealand narrowly beat Australia 23-20 this Saturday in Dunedin, almost a month before the Rugby World Cup in France (8 September – 28 October).

A week after their crushing victory over the Australians (38-7) in the Rugby Championship, new Zeland This time he had to rely on a last minute penalty to win this second Bledisloe Cup test.

Trailing 17-3 at halftime All black They responded by scoring two tries in the second half thanks to the starters Sean Stephenson And Samebini Venau And by winning a penalty kick in the 79th minute, he achieved it Richie Monga.

“It was a real test (…) We showed our composure and dedication to get back into the game when we were under pressure.Captain greeted Sam Kane while the blacks He extended his unbeaten streak to 11 matches.

the wallabieswho still haven’t won under supervisionEddie Jones Since returning to the helm this year, he has been encouraging.

While New Zealand coach Ian Foster made 12 substitutions, Jones He was less troubled by his 15th car despite a severe setback he suffered last week in Melbourne.

Led by the new captain Tate McDermott, Australian They scored two tries in the first seven minutes and thought they had secured their first win over a team All black On New Zealand soil since 2001.

The first attempt was scored by the winger Marika Koroebet (3) before Tom Hooper Doesn’t drive the point home after a few minutes (vii). Carter Gordon22 years old, preferred Cooper Quadgiving more scope for the perfect start to wallabies Convert both attempts and add a penalty. the new Zeland He only had a penalty Damien Mackenzie to insert their teeth.

after the break, All black They put more power in and find more grip Stevenson He went on to score a corner kick (44) before kicking a penalty Monga further reduce the gap. Gordon Missed opportunity to regain the lead wallabies When I found his sentence this post.

but end allowed to blacks to take the lead (63). Cooper However, the two teams were put to a tie thanks to a penalty nearly 50 meters before the penalty kick Monga He finally presents victory to his family via the wire.