New Zealand yesterday snapped a two-game losing streak with a nail-biting 31-28 win over Australia, holding off a second-half charge to retain the Bledisloe Cup. Both sides scored four tries on a warm Sydney afternoon as the All Blacks rebounded from consecutive Rugby Championship defeats against world champions South Africa.

You can’t keep living on future revenues.' Photo / Photosport The poor old Wallabies are trying to claw their way up the world rankings from an historic low of ninth, and they are desperately trying to make punitive interest payments on the $80m debt facility they were afforded by an Australasian fund manager.

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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.

Scott Robertson’s side have locked the Cup away for another year.

By Priscilla Jepchumba New Zealand held on to a narrow win in Sydney against Australia. Despite a thrilling comeback from the hosts, New Zealand continued its d

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 Bledisloe Cup will remain in New Zealand for a 23rd straight year after the All Blacks beat the Wallabies 31-28 in a Rugby Championship thriller in Sydney.