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Richie Mo’unga booted a penalty within the final minute to carry the All Blacks to a 23-20 comeback win over a much-improved Australia in Dunedin on Saturday because the hosts prolonged their excellent season within the lead-up to the World Cup.
In a check of two halves, the All Blacks’ 22-year profitable streak towards the Wallabies on dwelling soil was in peril after the guests dominated early at Forsyth Barr Stadium to take a 17-3 lead at halftime.
Tries for debutants Shaun Stevenson and Samipeni Finau, nevertheless, noticed the All Blacks storm again earlier than Mo’unga sealed the win with a well-taken kick from a good angle.
Ardie Savea sparked the All Blacks’ rally with a try-saving deal with within the first half and proved a pressure on the break-down all through.
“It was tough. We got smacked in the first half. I’m proud of the boys’ efforts coming back in the second half and getting the win,” the again row enforcer stated.
The win was New Zealand’s fourth in succession this yr and ensured they swept the two-test Bledisloe Cup collection towards their neighbours, however coach Ian Foster’s choice to discipline a second-string beginning aspect almost blew up in his face.
Eddie Jones’ Australia had been led beautifully by stand-in captain Tate McDermott, every week after the Wallabies had been smashed 38-7 by the identical opponents on the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Jones was gutted to fall brief on Saturday. He was the final coach to information Australia to victory over the hosts in New Zealand on the previous Carisbrook floor in Dunedin in 2001.
The Wallabies are actually 0-4 underneath Jones in his second stint.
