All Blacks trounce Wallabies, leave Springboks with mountain to climb
The All Blacks thumped the Wallabies 40-14 at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday to put one hand on the Rugby Championship trophy.
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The All Blacks thumped the Wallabies 40-14 at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday to put one hand on the Rugby Championship trophy.
Australia on Thursday recalled towering lock Cadeyrn Neville and hard-running No 8 Harry Wilson to face New Zealand at the weekend when the Wallabies will aim to break a 36-year curse at Eden Park.
The All Blacks remain unhappy with Wallabies lock Darcy Swain after his "free shot" on Quinn Tupaea in Melbourne last week left the midfielder with a season-ending injury.
New Zealand's Jordie Barrett scored a try at the death as his team beat Australia 39-37 in a thriller on Thursday to put one hand on the Rugby Championship trophy and retain the Bledisloe Cup for a 20th year.
SYDNEY : Wallabies flyhalf Bernard Foley will play his first test in three years against the All Blacks in Melbourne on Thursday after Noah Lolesio was ruled out of the Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup clash by concussion.
The Springboks' 24-8 win over the Wallabies on Saturday had moments of tension, and tempers flared on a few occasions.
In a typically measured response, Springbok skipper Siya Kolisi condemned the mass brawl that soured the Rugby Championship triumph over the Wallabies without lambasting his teammates who were involved in the scuffle.
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth found himself at the centre of a kerfuffle with the Wallabies some ten minutes before full-time in Sydney as the World Champions marched to a 24-8 win.