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Australia claim long-awaited win over All Blacks
By Peter Thompson
Australia ended a run of seven consecutive defeats against New Zealand with a 23-18 victory over the world champions in the final Bledisloe Cup clash at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday.
The Wallabies came agonisingly close to beating the All Blacks in Dunedin two months ago, but they were not to be denied a first win over their trans-Tasman rivals since August 2015 in former captain Stephen Moore's last Test on home soil.
Reece Hodge and the excellent Israel Folau went over in the first half and Marika Koroibete added a fourth try in his last three Tests after the break, as tries from Waisake Naholo and the prolific Rieko Ioane proved to be in vain for the Rugby Championship winners.
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Go to commentsThanks Sam. Interesting read. Harder or easier for Parling to come into a completely new setup where performance was abysmal last time out? I’d suggest easier to be better but, as you suggest, will be a lot to do with how much latitude he’s granted. Hopefully all he needs. With hybrids like Holloway, Hannigan, Swinton and Leota as options at 6 we have the basics for a strong lineout. BPA returning means we have good options at 2 also with Faessler, Porecki and Uelese, although Jordan is a scrumming beast rather than a dart thrower. I’m typically a pessimist or realist but that’s never applied to the Wallabies
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