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Scott Barrett raises the Bledisloe Cup after New Zealand's win over Australia

All Blacks fend off Australia fightback in thriller

New Zealand scored four tries in the first 25 minutes and held off a late Australian fightback with 13 men to beat the Wallabies 31-28 in a Rugby Championship thriller at Stadium Australia on Saturday.

Rugby • 21 Sep 24

New Zealand have lost only one of their last 12 matches against Australia

Rugby Championship gone but Bledisloe no dead rubber

Australia and New Zealand have no chance of winning the Rugby Championship after losing three of four matches so far this season but the coveted Bledisloe Cup ensures that Saturday's Test will be anything but a dead rubber.

Rugby • 19 Sep 24

Manie Libbok was the South Africa match winner

South Africa edge bruising battle with Argentina

Fly-half Manie Libbok scored a breakaway try against the run of play to secure South Africa a bruising 22-21 victory over Argentina and earn a second-place finish in the Rugby Championship at Ellis Park on Saturday.

Rugby • 29 Jul 23

New Zealand blow past Australia to win another Rugby Championship

All Blacks pummel Wallabies to win Rugby Championship

The All Blacks stormed to a 38-7 win over a sore and sorry Australia on Saturday to seal a third consecutive Rugby Championship title and enjoy a major boost before the World Cup in France.

Rugby • 29 Jul 23

Australia have now gone 19 seasons without the Bledisloe Cup

McDermott slams 'soft' Wallabies after Perth flop

Australia scrum-half Tate McDermott minced no words after the Wallabies' third successive loss to New Zealand in Perth, describing his team as "soft" for failing to back up words with performance on the park.

Rugby • 06 Sep 21

New Zealand were due to face Australia in Perth on 28 August

Mehrtens: Even as a Kiwi, I'm disappointed by NZ Rugby

All Blacks great Andrew Mehrtens has said he is "disappointed" with the decision by New Zealand Rugby to pull out of next weekend's Test against Australia in Perth.

Rugby • 21 Aug 21

Will Jordan is congratulated on his try by Ardie Savea

All Blacks trounce Australia to retain Bledisloe Cup

The All Blacks overwhelmed Australia 57-22 in Auckland to make a winning start to the Rugby Championship and ensure the Bledisloe Cup stays in New Zealand for a 19th straight season.

Rugby • 14 Aug 21

New Zealand overcame Australia despite a late rally from the visitors

All Blacks inflict more pain on the Wallabies

The All Blacks produced a second-half blitzkrieg before conceding late tries in a dominant 33-25 win over Australia on a blustery night at Eden Park on Saturday.

Rugby • 07 Aug 21

RTÉ Rugby podcast: Wales first up in Autumn Nations Cup

The panel preview Ireland's opening Autumn Nations Cup clash with Wales at the Aviva.

Rugby • 11 Nov 20

Jordie Barrett celebrates his try with Dalton Papalii and Ngani Laumape

All Blacks saunter to Bledisloe Cup triumph in Sydney

New Zealand served up a Halloween nightmare for an inexperienced Wallabies side by romping to a record 43-5 victory in the Tri-Nations opener on Saturday and claiming the Bledisloe Cup for the 18th successive year.

Rugby • 31 Oct 20

Aaron Smith scored New Zealand's second try against Australia

Smith seeks improvement in second Bledisloe Cup Test

New Zealand scrum-half Aaron Smith gave a scathing assessment of his performance in last weekend's Bledisloe Cup Test.

Rugby • 13 Oct 20

Jordie Barrett crosses the whitewash for the All Blacks

Australia and New Zealand draw Bledisloe Cup opener

An inexperienced and unfancied Australia held their own against New Zealand to draw their first Bledisloe Cup match 16-16.

Rugby • 11 Oct 20

The Australia coaching team expect Richie Mo'unga to start for New Zealand

Bledisloe Cup a competition of new beginnings

Wallabies assistant coach Matt Taylor was giving little away ahead of their first Bledisloe Cup clash with the All Blacks, except to say that nearly everything about the match on Sunday was likely to be a mystery.

Rugby • 08 Oct 20

Sevu Reece celebrates running in his second half try

New Zealand rout Australia to retain Bledisloe Cup

New Zealand bounced back from their record Test defeat to thrash Australia 36-0 in Auckland.

Rugby • 17 Aug 19

Nic White scores a try for Australia against new Zealand

Wallabies win out in 9-try thriller against All Blacks

Australia made history in Perth, racking up their biggest points total ever scored against New Zealand as they scored six tries in an entertaining Rugby Championship encounter.

Rugby • 10 Aug 19

Steve Hansen talks to All Blacks captain Kieran Read after the victory over Australia

Hansen praises attacking innovation against Wallabies

Steve Hansen praised New Zealand's attacking approach after overcoming Australia 37-20 in Yokohama.

Rugby • 27 Oct 18

New Zealand make it a clean sweep against Australia

New Zealand made it a clean sweep in the Bledisloe Cup with a 37-20 victory over Australia in Yokohama.

Rugby • 27 Oct 18

The Wallabies are coming off a disappointing third-place finish in the Rugby Championship as they face New Zealand this weekend

Hooper wants Wallabies to lay down All Blacks marker

The fate of this year's Bledisloe Cup has already been decided but Australia captain Michael Hooper wants his side to look at Saturday's clash with New Zealand in Yokohama as a chance to lay down a marker for next year's Rugby World Cup.

Rugby • 26 Oct 18

Sonny Bill Williams: 'I knew that anything was possible with my faith and my ability'

50-cap Sonny Bill feels blessed ahead of Aussie clash

New Zealand centre Sonny Bill Williams says he feels "blessed" to be winning his 50th cap for the All Blacks against Australia in the third Bledisloe Cup test in Yokohama on Saturday.

Rugby • 25 Oct 18

Australia and the All Blacks will collide in Perth

Perth to host Bledisloe Cup clash for first time ever

Australia and New Zealand will play a Bledisloe Cup Test in Perth for the first time, as international rugby makes its debut at the new Burswood stadium in 2019.

Rugby • 11 Oct 18

Beauden Barrett is a two-time player of the year

All Blacks keep faith with Barrett for Aussie clash

Amid speculation that Beauden Barrett's place in the All Blacks side could be under threat, the fly-half will find himself under increased scrutiny on Saturday when they face Australia in the Rugby Championship opener.

Rugby • 16 Aug 18

Unstoppable New Zealand crush Aussies

New Zealand clinched a record-breaking 18th consecutive victory with a bruising 37-10 win against Australia at Eden Park in Auckland.

Rugby • 22 Oct 16

Smith 'voluntarily' stands down for Wallabies game

All Blacks scrumhalf Aaron Smith will "voluntarily" stand down for Saturday's final Bledisloe Cup match against Australia and receive an official warning for his tryst in an airport toilet.

Rugby • 17 Oct 16

Ma'a Nonu scored a brace of tries in a superb performance from the All Black centre

All Blacks crush Australia to retain Bledisloe Cup

Ma'a Nonu grabbed two tries as the All Blacks scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to thrash Australia 41-13 at Eden Park on Saturday and retain the Bledisloe Cup for the 12th successive season.

Rugby • 15 Aug 15

Malakai Fekitoa, who scored New Zealand's final try, is tackled during game

All Blacks strike late for victory over Australia

All Blacks centre Malakai Fekitoa scored a last-minute try which Colin Slade converted to give the world champions a dramatic 29-28 victory over Australia in the third Bledisloe Cup test at Lang Park in Brisbane.

Rugby • 18 Oct 14