All Blacks Beat Wallabies After Scott Robertson's Big Gamble
All Blacks Beat Wallabies After Scott Robertson's Big Gamble
The Bledisloe Cup finale in New Zealand closed out The Rugby Championship for New Zealand and Australia Rugby. Here's a recap.
After a too-close-for-comfort win Sept. 21 against rival Australia, the New Zealand All Blacks took control of their next match late in the first half and never looked back, beating the Wallabies 33-13 on Sept. 28 in SKY Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand.
There were a lot of demons exercised for the All Blacks.
For the first time since 2018, the All Blacks won a match at the biggest stadium in the capital city, SKY Stadium.
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For the first time this season, the All Blacks scored points in the final 20 minutes of a match.
And for the first time in The Rugby Championship, the All Blacks completed a sweep of an opponent.
Having already secured the Bledisloe Cup with its win in Round 5, and having already been locked into third-place in this year's event, New Zealand looked impressive after the first 30 minutes against Australia.
The first 30 minutes, though, looked like it would be a special night for Australia, which played some of its best rugby of the summer in the first two quarters of the match.
The match swung in the final minutes of the first half.
Given the option just before halftime to take a penalty kick or set up a lineout for a try, All Blacks coach Scott Robertson opted to gamble, and it paid off.
The All Blacks scored a try in the 41st minute of the first half to take a 19-13 lead. From there, they rolled in the final test match in New Zealand for the All Blacks.
Relive the match below, and watch the replay of the match on FloRugby and the FloSports app.
Final: All Blacks 33, Wallabies 13
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New Zealand Rolls To Win
The All Blacks never looked back after scoring late in the first half.
Caleb Clarke Scores All Blacks' First Points In Final Quarter Of The Season
Now it's happened. The All Blacks have scored in the final 20 minutes of a match this season, as Caleb Clarke scored his second try of the match. The try came in the 65th minute.
Beauden Barrett converted the kick.
Okay that one counted. Try to Caleb Clarke in the 64th minute 😁#AllBlacks
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) September 28, 2024
TJ Perenara Comes Off, Possibly For Final Time
TJ Perenara was taken out during the review in the 61st minute in what could be his final test match for the All Blacks. The star halfback is moving to Japan Rugby League One after the season. He has played in 86 matches for the All Blacks.
Nope. No They Can't. All Blacks Try Taken Away
On review, the All Blacks didn't score.
Or not... https://t.co/12fc3jrcso
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) September 28, 2024
Yes. Yes, The All Blacks Can Score In The Final 20 Minutes
The All Blacks scored their first points in the final 20 minutes this season when Tupou Vaa’i, crossed over the line and increased the All Blacks lead in the 61st minute.
60th minute try to Tupou Vaa'i 😎#AllBlacks
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) September 28, 2024
There's 20 Minutes Left. Can All Blacks Finish Strong?
The All Blacks have struggled in The Rugby Championship during the final 20 minutes of matches. But it's 26-13. Can New Zealand finish strong? The All Blacks haven't scored in the final 20 minutes all season.
Will Jordan Controlling Match; All Blacks Increase Lead
Will Jordan is throttling the Wallabies. Jordan surged through the middle of the field, rumbled through several Wallabies to move the ball inside the 20-meter mare and eventually, the All Blacks and Tamaiti Williams pushed the ball over the line for a try.
Beauden Barrett connected on the kick.
All Blacks Have Conceded 10 Penalties
The All Blacks have been dealing with penalties impacting their momentum. New Zealand was in position to score, but a penalty in the 47th minute stalled the momentum and led to Australia flipping the field on a kick.
All Blacks Vs. Wallabies Second Half Underway
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First Half Highlight: All Blacks Vs. Wallabies
Hard yards early 💪#Wallabies #BledisloeCup pic.twitter.com/NdYeyZV3s1
— Wallabies (@wallabies) September 28, 2024
Halftime Stats In All Blacks vs. Wallabies:
New Zealand | Australia
Attack
- Tries: 3 | 1
- Meters: 237 | 171
- Carries: 53 | 79
- Defenders Beaten: 12 | 14
- Clean Breaks: 4 | 2
- Passes: 82 | 112
- Offloads: 6 | 2
- Turnovers Conceded: 4 | 6
Defense
- Tackles: 103 | 52
- Missed Tackles: 14 | 12
- Turnovers Won: 3 | 3
Kicking
- Kicks in Play: 5 | 4
- Conversions: 2/3 | 1/1
- Penalty Goals: N/A | 2/2
- Drop Goals: N/A | N/A
- Charged Down: 0 | 0
- Kick From Hand Meters: 102 | 146
- In Touch: 6 | 6
- Opponent Collection: 2 | 2
- Success: 67% | 100%
- Possession Lost: 0 | 0
- Possession Retained: 0 | 0
Breakdown
- Rucks Won: 29 | 67
- Rucks Lost: 2 | 2
- Rucks Success Rate: 93% | 97%
- Mauls Won: 4 | 2
Set Plays
- Lineouts Won: 5 | 7
- Lineouts Lost: 1 | 1
- Lineouts Success Rate: 83% | 87%
- Scrums Won: 2 | 2
- Scrums Lost: 0 | 0
- Scrums Success Rate: 100% | 100%
Possession
- Possession: 42% | 57%
- First Half: 42% | 57%
- Second Half: 0% | 0%
- Ball Possession Last 10 Mins: 44% | 56%
Discipline
- Penalties Conceded: 8 | 4
- Red Cards: 0 | 0
- Yellow Cards: 0 | 0
- Penalty Conceded Own Half: 2 | 2
Halftime Highlight In All Blacks Vs. Wallabies
Everything about this was amazing! 😍#AllBlacks pic.twitter.com/cw9HgFSjya
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) September 28, 2024
All Blacks Roar Back With Caleb Clarke Try In 41st Minute
Moments after the Wallabies took the lead, New Zealand stormed down the field, and in the 39th minute, the All Blacks forced a lineout. They opted for a lineout instead of the penalty kick, and the move paid off.
A minute later, Caleb Clark exploded in for a try.
Beauden Barrett connected on the kick.
Wallabies, With Two-Penalty Advantage, Score Three Points Just Before Half
Noah Lolesio gave Australia the lead after another penalty in the 36th minute.
As Halftime Nears, Australia Rugby Wins Scrum
The Wallabies are moving the ball after having won a scrum. Australia is trying to close out the first half with another try.
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Will Jordan Rumbles Through Wallabies To Tie Match, Beauden Barrett Gives Them Lead
Will Jordan broke through several Wallabies for a huge try against Australia, and Beauden Barrett connected on a kick to give the All Blacks the lead. Jordan had 35 tries in 37 test matches.
Australia Rugby Add To Lead With Penalty Kick
Noah Lolesio connected on a penalty kick in thew 18th minute to build the lead to five points.
All Blacks Get First Try
Sevu Reece scored the first try of the match against the Wallabies after Ardie Savea helped gain possession.
Beauden Barrett was unable to tie the game on the kick.
What was better, Wallace Sititi's footwork or his offload? 😍#AllBlacks
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) September 28, 2024
Wallabies Take Lead On All Blacks
Fraser McReight scored in the eighth minute and lead the All Blacks at SKY Stadium.
The extra point kick by Noah Lolesio good.
7’ | Up for it early 😤#Wallabies #BledisloeCup pic.twitter.com/YN69mdLOdh
— Wallabies (@wallabies) September 28, 2024
No Score Through Five Minutes In All Blacks Vs. Wallabies
Ardie Savea has helped slow down the Wallabies, who have been pushing the ball and controlled momentum so far.
Taniela Tupou Injured For Wallabies
Taniela Tupou went down in the first minute on what looked like a knee injury.
All Blacks vs. Wallabies Kickoff Moments Away
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All Blacks Vs. Wallabies 2024 Captains
Here is the All Blacks captain:
- Scott Barrett
Here is the Wallabies captain:
- Harry Wilson
New Zealand Vs. Australia Match Officials
- Referee: Nika Amashukeli (Geo)
- ARs: Karl Dickson (Eng) & Damian Schneider (Arg)
- TMO: Eric Gauzins (Fra)
All Blacks Ready For Final Test Match Of 2024 In New Zealand
Final Test on home soil 🏟️📈#SC100 pic.twitter.com/1YJhcktgZX
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) September 27, 2024
New Zealand World Rugby Ranking
The All Blacks are ranked No. 3 in the world with 88.70 points.
Australia World Rugby Ranking
Australia is ranked No. 10 in the world with 79.32 points.
What’s The Longest Bledisloe Cup Winning Streak?
From 1968 to 1978, New Zealand beat Australia 10 straight times. Australia snapped the losing streak in the Bledisloe Cup on Sept. 9, 1978 with a 30-16 win in Auckland. New Zealand can get closer to matching that number in 2024 with one more win, which would put the current winning streak at nine matches.
How Many Points Have Been Scored In The Bledisloe Cup?
The All Blacks have scored 3,959 points, while Australia has managed 2,591.
When Was The Last Time Australia Rugby Beat New Zealand?
The Wallabies beat New Zealand on Nov. 7, 2020 in the 2020 TriNations Series. The last winning streak against New Zealand came from 2000-2001, when Australia won three matches in a row.
It Has Been Awhile For The All Blacks In Wellington
The All Blacks have not won at Wellington inside SKY Stadium since 2018. That was a 26-13 win over France.
Since 2010, the All Blacks have lost just five times in New Zealand, and four of those loses have come at SKY Stadium, which is minutes from their training facility.
This is the first match against Australia at SKY Stadium since 2020, and that was the last match against the Wallabies the All Blacks didn't win, a 16-16 draw.
Earlier this summer, the All Blacks lost to Argentina in Wellington 38-30.
Australia Rugby Lineup
- Angus Bell
- Matt Faessler
- Taniela Tupou
- Nick Frost
- Jeremy Williams
- Rob Valetini
- Fraser McReight
- Harry Wilson
- Jake Gordon
- Noah Lolesio
- Dylan Pietsch
- Hunter Paisami
- Len Ikitau
- Andrew Kellaway
- Tom Wright
Substitutes: 16. Brandon Paenga-Amosa, 17. Isaac Kailea, 18. Allan Alaalatoa, 19. Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 20. Langi Gleeson, 21. Tate McDermott, 22. Ben Donaldson, 23. Josh Flook.
Your Match Day 23 to take on the AB's on Saturday 🦘
— Wallabies (@wallabies) September 26, 2024
🆚 New Zealand
📆 Saturday 28 September 5.00pm AEST / 7.00pm NZST
🏟️ Sky Stadium, Wellington
📺 @stansportau & Nine#Wallabies pic.twitter.com/mG3Xk6Oqjw
New Zealand All Blacks Lineup
- Ethan de Groot
- Codie Taylor
- Tyrel Lomax
- Scott Barrett
- Tupou Vaa'i
- Wallace Sititi
- Sam Cane
- Ardie Savea
- TJ Perenara
- Beauden Barrett
- Caleb Clarke
- Anton Lienert-Brown
- Rieko Ioane
- Sevu Reece
- Will Jordan
Substitutes: 16. Asafo Aumua, 17. Tamaiti Williams, 18. Pasilio Tosi, 19. Patrick Tuipulotu, 20. Luke Jacobson, 21. Cortez Ratima, 22. Damian McKenzie, 23. David Havili.
Team for our final home Test of the year 🫡
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) September 25, 2024
On Saturday night Sam Cane will become our 13th centurion. Congrats brother 🖤#SC100 #AllBlacks pic.twitter.com/TXWWOeW9RQ
No Jordie Barrett For New Zealand Vs. Australia
Jordie Barrett, 27, will not play for the All Blacks after injuring his MCL in the last match against the Wallabies.
The future Leinster Rugby center is aiming to be healthy by the start of the Autumn Nations in November when the All Blacks face Ireland and England.
In April, Barrett used an option in his contract with New Zealand Rugby to sign a short-term deal with Leinster.
Leinster Rugby improved to 2-0-0 on Sept. 27 by beating the Dragons RFC in Round 2 of the URC season.
179th Match Between All Blacks And Wallabies
Most rugby fans would consider New Zealand’s matches against South Africa as the best rivalry in the sport, but All Blacks vs. Australia is one of the most prolific.
This is the 179th meeting between the nations. New Zealand leads the all-time series with a 125-8-45 record.
The 179 matches is the most against a single opponent for the All Blacks, with a distant second being South Africa at 108 matches. The All Blacks went 0-2 against the Springboks in The Rugby Championship and lost to them in the 2023 Rugby World Cup final, but they do 62-4-42 record all-time against South Africa.
Sam Cane To Notch 100th Test Match For All Blacks
Sam Cane will play his 100th test match for New Zealand, a big milestone in his 12-year career. The 32-year-old flanker joins an elite list of players to do that.
Samuel Whitelock, who retired last year, holds the record with 153 tests in 14 years.
One of the greats. All the best tonight Sam 🫡#SC100 pic.twitter.com/7UZ58opO1w
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) September 28, 2024
Here's Every All Blacks Player Who Played 100 Or More Test Matches:
- Samuel Lawrence Whitelock: 2010 to 2023 | 153 Tests
- Richard Hugh McCaw: 2001 to 2015 | 148 Tests
- Keven Filipo Mealamu: 2002 to 2015 | 132 Tests
- Beauden John Barrett: 2012 to 2024 | 130 Tests
- Kieran James Read: 2008 to 2019 | 127 Tests
- Aaron Luke Smith: 2012 to 2023 | 125 Tests
- Tony Dale Woodcock: 2002 to 2015 | 118 Tests
- Daniel William Carter: 2003 to 2015 | 112 Tests
- Brodie Allan Retallick: 2012 to 2023 | 109 Tests
- Owen Thomas Franks: 2009 to 2019 | 108 Tests
- Ma'a Allan Nonu: 2003 to 2015 | 103 Tests
- Junior Malili Muliaina: 2003 to 2011 | 100 Tests
All Blacks vs. Wallabies Stats
New Zealand | Australia
- Kicks From Hand: 126 | 123
- Points: 142 | 94
- Carries: 601 | 538
- Metres: 2092 | 1874
- Clean Breaks: 36 | 22
- Defenders Beaten: 141 | 96
- Offloads: 43 | 17
- Passes: 874 | 743
- Tackles: 734 | 721
- Total Tackle Attempts: 0 | 0
- Turnovers Conceded: 73 | 69
- Yellow Cards: 6 | 3
- Red Cards: 0 | 0
The All Blacks Have Already Won The 2024 Bledisloe Cup
Although they’ve only played once so far, the All Blacks already have secured the Bledisloe Cup this season. The teams used to play three times a year, but due to schedule restrictions, the nations only play twice a year. That means that Australia will not be able to win the Bledisloe Cup this year because they lost the first match.
Bledisloe Cup Namesake
The cup is named after Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe, or Lord Bledisloe. He was Governor-General of New Zealand from 1930-1935.
How To Watch All Blacks Vs. Australia Rugby
The Rugby Championship will be streaming in the United States on FloRugby and the FloSports app.
That includes games from Ireland, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia.
Match replays, highlights and more will be on both platforms.
New Zealand Vs. Australia Rugby Kickoff Time
The match kicks off at 3 a.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 28 at Sky Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand.
New Zealand World Rugby Ranking
The All Blacks are ranked No. 3 in the world with 88.70 points.
Australia World Rugby Ranking
Australia is ranked No. 10 in the world with 79.32 points.
New Zealand All Blacks Rugby Schedule 2024
- Saturday, July 6 - New Zealand All Blacks 16, England 15
- Saturday, July 13 - New Zealand All Blacks 24, England 17
- Friday, July 19 - New Zealand All Blacks 47, Fiji 5
- Saturday, August 10 - New Zealand 30, Argentina 38
- Saturday, August 17 - New Zealand All Blacks 42, Argentina 10
- Saturday, August 31 - Springboks 31, New Zealand 27
- Saturday, September 7 - Springboks 18, New Zealand 12
- Saturday, September 21 - Wallabies 28, New Zealand All Blacks 31
- Saturday, September 28 - New Zealand All Blacks vs. Australia - 3:05 a.m. ET
- Friday, October 25 - Japan vs. New Zealand All Blacks - TBD
- Saturday, November 2 - England vs. New Zealand All Blacks - 11:10 a.m. ET
- Friday, November 8 - Ireland vs. New Zealand All Blacks - 3:10 p.m. ET
- Saturday, November 16 - France vs. New Zealand All Blacks - 3:10 p.m. ET
- Saturday, November 23 - Italy vs. New Zealand All Blacks - 3:10 p.m. ET
Australia Wallabies Rugby Schedule 2024
- Saturday, July 6 - Australia Wallabies 25, Wales 16
- Saturday, July 13 - Australia Wallabies 36, Wales 28
- Saturday, July 20 - Australia Wallabies 40, Georgia 29
- Saturday, August 10 - Australia 7, Springboks 33
- Saturday, August 17 - Wallabies 12, South Africa Springboks 30
- Saturday, August 31 - Argentina 19, Wallabies 20
- Saturday, September 7 - Argentina 67, Australia 27
- Saturday, September 21 - Wallabies 28, New Zealand All Blacks 31
- Saturday, September 28 - New Zealand All Blacks vs. Wallabies - 3:05 a.m. ET
- Saturday, November 9 - England vs. Wallabies - 10:10 a.m. ET
- Sunday, November 17 - Wales vs. Wallabies - 11:10 a.m. ET
- Sunday, November 24 - Scotland vs. Wallabies - 8:40 a.m. ET
- Saturday, November 30 - Ireland vs. Wallabies - 10:10 a.m. ET
World Rugby Rankings 2024
- Ireland, 92.12
- South Africa, 91.77
- New Zealand, 88.70
- France, 86.96
- England, 85.40
- Argentina, 84.30
- Scotland, 82.82
- Italy, 78.98
- Fiji, 79.64
- Australia, 79.32
- Wales, 76.04
- Georgia, 74.10
- Samoa, 72.68
- Japan, 73.31
- Portugal, 70.61
- Tonga, 68.12
- Uruguay, 67.39
- Spain, 66.29
- USA, 67.70
- Romania, 62.62
The Rugby Championship 2024 Fixtures
August 10
August 17
August 31
September 7
September 21
September 28
- New Zealand All Blacks vs. Australia - 3:05 a.m. ET
- South Africa Springboks vs. Argentina - 11 a.m. ET
Where To Watch Rugby Internationals 2024?
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South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand and England will play matches on FloRugby and the FloSports app.
How To Watch The Rugby Championship 2024?
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Match replays, highlights and more will be on both platforms.
How To Watch Rugby Matches In the United States On FloRugby
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