After 3 shocking weeks of Tri Nations rugby we will hopefully see a much better display of rugby this week.
1) South Africa aren’t playing so that should go a long way to making it a better spectacle.
2) We have a South African refereeing the match so all things should be equal for the two teams.
New Zealand will try and stretch their run of 7 consecutive wins over Australia. Australia have not managed a win against New Zealand since the 1st match between the two teams in 2008.
Australia: 15 Adam Ashley Cooper, 14 James O’Connor, 13 Rob Horne, 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Drew Mitchell, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Will Genia, 8 Richard Brown, 7 David Pocock, 6 Rocky Elsom (captain), 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Dean Mumm, 3 Salesi Ma’afu, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Saia Faingaa, 17 James Slipper, 18 Rob Simmons, 19 Matt Hodgson, 20 Luke Burgess, 21 Anthony Faingaa, 22 Kurtley Beale.
New Zealand: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Cory Jane, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Joe Rokocoko, 10 Daniel Carter, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Kieran Read, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Tom Donnelly, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Owen Franks, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Corey Flynn, 17 Ben Franks, 18 Sam Whitelock, 19 Victor Vito, 20 Piri Weepu, 21 Aaron Cruden, 22 Israel Dagg.
Ref: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
ARs: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa), Cobus Wessels (South Africa)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)
Kick-off: 20.00 (10.00 GMT)
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
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Go Aussies! I dont think that will happen though
Welcome back Cool Joe ” The Rocketman” Rokocoko!
NZ looks too good on paper for this one.
But as they say, rugby is played on grass . . .
AB’s all the way!!! Go Danny-Boy!!!
3 points a piece
Where is everyone today
Try by Mitchell, conversion missed
Aus 8 – 3 NZ
@Jarson (Comment 6) : Carter’s kick was charged down and Mitchell pounced and scored.
Now Carter scores from a charged down kick he converts and Mills scored right after the kick off
8 – 15 NZ
Carter missed the conversion
14 minutes gone
A 11 – 15 N
Franks gets a yellow card for a shoulder charge on Brown
McCaw try! Carter adds the 2!
11 – 22
26mins
@Jarson (Comment 11) : I believe it was Owen and not Ben
My SB Picks:
NZ by 10
Most tries – NZ
1/2 time leaders – NZ
Now Mitchell gets a yellow
Gitau slots a penalty
14 – 22 All Blacks
A Carter penalty makes it 14 – 25 in favour af the Kiwis
Jane scores the bonus point try!
Australia 14 – 32 New Zealand
Quote of the day ” McCaw swoops on the ball like a Seagull on a chip” !
All Blacks looking good . . .
Carter must be the best flyhalf in world rugby by some margin at the moment!
This is why NZ stays no1 in the world
@Jarson (Comment 19) : Thats the HALFTIME score
@Jarson (Comment 22) : Hope they give Cruden 20 minutes in the second half. Surely Oz won`t come back.
@Original Pierre (Comment 23) : Why Cruden??
Carter restarts the 2nd half
hellooooooooooo
come aussies get some points need NZ to win by 10 thats all
GOoooooooooooooooooo
Mitchell gets his 2nd yellow that turns a bright red
Score NZL 39 Aus 14
after 49 mins
@Jarson (Comment 27) : hi jarson hozit going c we both hv NZ by 10
Mills score his 2nd and NZ’s 5th try!!
@chaz (Comment 29) : Hi, and it seems we are going to be way out
That ball is down RM get yr bum out of the way ok yr legs
Current margin is 25
@Jarson (Comment 31) : yu can say that again in TRi and ITM
stimes i don’t get it they are far ahead gee gv them that 5 points
its all in the name of the game NZ 
hee some more of those AUS and well be spot on
oh my these NZ team is goodddddddddd this year
and Dan Carter get a conversion over
NZ 44 AUS 21
after 61 mins
Ashley-Cooper and Rocokoko scored a try a piece!!
come Aus don’t let them get u down some more points dam listen please
Well if it goes like this my beat is that the NZL team is taking the Tri and WC 2011
Its all over for the Boks aswell. I dont think we will make it from here.
Tryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Aus and conversion over
score NZL 44 Aus 28
heee they are creeping up very slowly
Shit that was so near by the Aus and gets called back
@Jarson (Comment 41) : What are the chances if we win all our games in at home
Well Ausie needs 2 trys and a PK
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
AUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
3rd Aussie try was by Elsom
@chaz (Comment 45) : NZ has 15 log points and a huge points difference, we have 0. NZ and Aus has to play each other 2 more times.
@Jarson (Comment 49) : Oh well thats is just
but its all our fault at the end of the day 
we could of done better in this Tri Nations from the start
@Jarson (Comment 49) : If we and the Aussies can manage to beat them in all their games by huge margins and offcourse we have to beat Aus aswell, then maybe theres a chance.
NZL is going for GOLD
FULL TIME 49 NZL / AUS 28
Flynn scores NZ’s 7th try!! What a hiding!
Points margin at fulltime: 21
Well done New Zealand
Well done NZL had you buy 10 so me got a point
No shit i’m 5th on the ITM cup
I would have loved it if The Kiwis got the match losing red card
I will just make reference to my thoughts on cards from yesterday…
All cards in this game marginal (some not even seen).