The All Blacks led 21-0 after 15 minutes but faltered badly in the second half, only just holding on with 13 men at one point to beat Australia 31-28 in the first Bledisloe Cup test.

Australia seek to snap a 21-year hoodoo against New Zealand in the first Test in Sydney. Join Jonathan Howcroft for updates.   08:57 Blimey. That escalated quickly. The All Blacks could have been 60 points up at half-time and ended fortunate winners,

It looked like another dark day for the Wallabies after a shocking first half. But then came a spirited comeback.

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New Zealand survived a thrilling Australia comeback to cling on to a narrow victory in Sydney and continue their stronghold over the Bledisloe Cup. With both sides looking to salvage difficult Rugby Championship campaigns,

The Bledisloe Cup series between Australia and New Zealand comes around each year as a high point of the Southern Hemisphere rugby season.

The All Blacks retain the Bledisloe Cup despite a nervous last 20 minutes in their 28-31 win over the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday.

The hope was a bit like the afternoon sun that caught that sliver of scalp between Scott Robertson’s blonde part. Maybe the All Blacks coach might get burnt in his very first Bledisloe Cup.The pressure was on them,

The Wallabies took on the All Blacks in the opening match of the Bledisloe Cup at Accor Stadium in Sydney looking to put the misery of their previous loss to Argentina firmly behind them.