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The Rugby Championship
2025
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NZL vs AUS
The Rugby Championship
Sky Stadium, Wellington
New Zealand
vs
Australia
33
FT
13
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Lineups
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Full-Time: 33 - 13
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The All Blacks will be pleased to get a bit of a monkey off their back regarding their Wellington performances, and will take a bit of momentum into the northern tour. There's obviously still some growing to do under the coaching of Scott Robertson, but a performance like tonight's will instil some confidence. For Australia, it rounds off a disappointing Rugby Championship, but they'll be learning too under Joe Schmidt, and are bound to keep improving with this young group.
Australia set the tone early, with their back four of Tom Wright, Andrew Kellaway, Dylan Pietsch and Len Ikitau all prominent with ball in hand. Rob Valetini and Fraser McReight battled hard around the breakdown and with their carries, but in the second half they couldn't quite keep that level of performance going in the second half. The All Blacks were able to settle into their work, with some strong play from Tupou Vaa'i, Wallace Sititi, Ardie Savea and Tyrel Lomax really setting the tone for the backs to play. Beauden Barrett controlled the game well, Anton Lienert-Brown had an excellent game, and WIll Jordan and Caleb Clarke were outstanding with their work out wide. They also got impact off the bench, with Damian McKenzie, Pasilio Tosi and Tamaiti Williams really making an impact.
So the All Blacks finish The Rugby Championship in strong fashion, keeping Australia scoreless in the second half to run out winners by twenty points. It was a gripping test match in the first half, with the Wallabies starting strong, and giving as good as they got throughout the first 40 minutes. It was a game played with a lot of ball in hand, as both teams tried to attack, and there were plenty of moments where players from either side made incisive breaks to bring the crowd to their feet. In the end though, it was the All Blacks who made more of those opportunities, and were able to finish them off to run away winners.
80'
The Wallabies can't keep possession from the lineout, and the All Blacks then look to wind down the clock, carrying inside the 15. The siren sounds...
79'
The scrum is solid and the All Blacks are then able to clear, carting to midfield before exiting to halfway.
78'
Lineout won by Australia, but the maul gets tied up and the turnover is earned by the All Blacks.
77'
For the second week in a row, Clarke finishes the game in the bin. Ratima looked to contest the breakdown after Kellaway was caught, with the ball then squirting free. Clarke was retreating in an offside position, and played the ball. On the back of the earlier warning, he's off to the bin.
C. Clarke
77'