Bledisloe Cup

New Zealand comprehensively outclassed Australia to retain the Bledisloe Cup, with an emphatic victory 41-13 over Australia at Eden Park last Saturday, August 15. It was such a contrast to the previous week in Sydney, where Australia proved that New Zealand is both beatable and vulnerable. This week, New Zealand was emphatically more competitive in the forwards, dominant in the lineout and gave more space to Dan Carter, who was able to weave some of his magic to influence the game.

Australia deservedly won a close, hard-fought and entertaining match, against their Tasman rivals, the New Zealand All Blacks, 27-19 at the Allianz Stadium Sydney on Saturday, August 8, in front of a capacity crowd of over 73,000. It was Australia’s first victory over New Zealand since 2011, and a timely reminder that under Michael Chieka this Australian team is to be reckoned with.

The All Blacks reasserted their dominance of southern hemisphere taking both the Tri-Nations title and the Bledisloe Cup.