The Australians travel down to Eden Park in Auckland to have a go at a repeat performance against the All blacks.
The Aussies have not beaten the All Blacks in New Zealand since 2001 at Dunedin.
Will the Australians be able to use the momentum of their five match unbeaten run to down the Kiwis in Auckland?
You have to go back as far as August 2004 to find the last time New Zealand lost two in a row, coincidentally also against Aus and SA, but you have to go back much further to find three consecutive losses. As far back as 1998, when the All Blacks lost all five their Tri-Nations matches.
Kick-off at Eden Park in Auckland at 19:35 (09:35 SA Time) (07.35 GMT)
Auckland Weather Conditions for the Next 5 hours:
6pm – 15° C – Cloudy
7pm – 14° C – Mostly Cloudy
8pm – 14° C – Rain
9pm – 13° C – Rain
10pm – 13° C – Rain
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Touch judges: Craig Joubert (South Africa), James Bolabiu (Fiji)
TMO: Shaun Veldsman (South Africa)
New Zealand:
15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Richard Kahui, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Ma’a Nonu, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Dan Carter, 9 Jimmy Cowan, 8 Rodney So’oialo, 7 Richie McCaw (captain), 6 Jerome Kaino, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Brad Thorn, 3 Greg Somerville, 2 Andrew Hore, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Keven Mealamu, 17 John Afoa, 18 Anthony Boric, 19 Adam Thomson, 20 Piri Weepu, 21 Stephen Donald, 22 Anthony Tuitavake..
Australia:
15 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 14 Peter Hynes, 13 Stirling Mortlock (captain), 12 Berrick Barnes, 11 Lote Tuqiri, 10 Matt Giteau, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 George Smith, 6 Phil Waugh, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 James Horwill, 3 Al Baxter, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson.
Replacements: 16 Tatafu Polota-Nau, 17 Matt Dunning, 18 Daniel Vickerman, 19 Hugh McMeniman, 20 Sam Cordingley, 21 Ryan Cross, 22 Drew Mitchell.
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Not sure who I want to win here.
Nil – Nil would do me just fine.
We ideally need the ozmob to get no points here
@robdylan (Comment 2) :
Yeah but wanting either of these two to win is such a difficult emotion to stomach.
😎
I have organised to be “out of office” during this game 😉
I have to get home.
BRB
@KSA Shark © (Comment 3) : It’s more about needing than wanting. Like paying your tax. Oh, wait. Foreign concept to you. Like paying a lot for petrol. Shit, again! 🙂
@robdylan (Comment 6) :
Try “paying for water”. 😉
Darren: I think there was a miss print there. it said George Smith – openside flank. Shouldn’t it be George Smith – Offside flank?
😆 Campese (in studio guest today) wasn’t very impressed 😆
Commentators: No significant rain in the last hour or so.
Aussie Boo’d as they come out onto the pitch.
Mexted commentating 😎 looking forward to some Mextedisms 😉
Kiwis must be worried doing about the longest haka I have ever seen
Mark Lawrence has already shaved his beard off. 😯
So’oialo penalised for coming in the side and using a swining arm
RIGHT in front.
Giteau going at goal
Kiwi’s have NOT had the ball yet other than the kick-off
Over
3 – 0 Aussies
4min
Now the Aussies get nailed for coming in the side.
23m out almost right in front.
Carter going at goal
Over
3 – 3
6min
carter has a chip charged down in his 22 but the Aussies knock it on.
Nice chip by Muliaina sets up Aussie LO in their 22
Waugh emerges from a ruck looking like someone who has jsut got of a funwheel.
He isn’t going anywhere, he is as dazed as they come and can’t move in a straight line
replay shows him running into the back of a mcCaw elbow.
Penalty ABs for cynical play by the Aussies 5m out.
Carter going at goal
Over
6 – 3 ABs
13min
Wind high up seems pretty strong pushes a carter up and under back so that it only travels about 5m
Ab get FK for Aussies not wanting to open up at the LO and put it in touch
Excellent chip by Carter just inside his half give the Aussies a LO 8m out
Aussies take it quick but it doesn’t go 5m
FK ABs and they opt for scrum 8m out
ABs take it wide from the scrum and set up ruck
Woodcock TRY!!!!!!!!!
Conversion Over
13 – 3 ABs
21min
Excellent kick by Cowan sets up AB LO 5m out and the Abs take the ball at the LO
TRY Woodcock!!!!!
Conversion Misses
18 – 3 ABs
24min
Handling Errors
Aus 5
AB 0
Mortlock breaks the line and Ashley-Cooper scores!!!!!!!!!!
Cooper ran in from outside the AB’s 22 un touched and they still has a man over on the outside if needed.
Conversion Over
18 – 10 ABs
32min
Suddenly the Aussies look in the game again.
Running MUCH better with the ball now
Carter takes a PK just inside his half and then doesn’t kick it out.
Aussies dot it down ingoal
oh dear…
Dunno what’s happened to the expected rain
George Smith Penalised 5m out for playing ball while on the ground at the ruck
Carter going at goal
Over
21 – 10 ABs
39min
Williams knocks on infront of the Aussie line
Half time
All Blacks 21 – 10 Wallabies
KSA, thanks a stack for…. 😀 Will stay in touch. Lots to chew on for the time being.
2nd half on
@Silver Fox (Comment 39) :
pleasure
Nonu TRY!!!!!!!!!
Carter Converts
28 – 10 ABs
45min
Woodcock?? Would you believe I just fired him from FL and now he does DIS TING!! 👿
@Silver Fox (Comment 44) :
Murphy Dictates
50min
No change in the score
28 – 10 ABs
@Silver Fox (Comment 44) : If you’re wondering, I’m not really that slow, just came in late and was doing some catching up with your comments 😀
PK Aus for Ab #6 tackling a player without the ball.
Giteau sets up a LO 8m out from the AB line
Just picked Woodcock and the points will come in handy after the disaster of a round I had last week.
ABs win the LO. 😕
@KSA Shark © (Comment 45) : I am really expecting that guy at the Sharks’ game. For their gain!! Don’t know why, but very curious to see how this feeling will pan out.
Jaaaaaaa… boet… PDV hasn’t a farkin clue… Kiwi’s HAVE committed more to the breakdown and MORE effectively… with the TIGHT FIVE playing as a single entity… HENCE the score…
@bryce_in_oz (Comment 52) :
But keep NOT committing players to the breakdown, and letting them stifle the backline moves with TOO many forwards taking the ball instead of our backs at pace…
Fijian TJ comes on with a uninteligible incident report.
Lawrence decides to talk to the captain but not penalise anybody
@bryce_in_oz (Comment 52) : IMO that will never change as long as the game still have contested breakdown points!!! 🙂
Offside at the tackle against the Aussies on their own 22.
Carter going at goal
@Silver Fox (Comment 55) :
PDV should simply set his PVR to Inside Rugby (which you guys get as a part of ‘wrap downunder’) and he’s be sorted… don’t think his betamax picks it up though…
Over
21 – 10 ABs
58min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 56) :
HAve the AB’s got a BP KSA?
@bryce_in_oz (Comment 59) :
No only 3 tries so far.
but i think it is inevitable that they will get one.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 58) : 21???
@KSA Shark © (Comment 54) :
Hehe did sound like a Linston Manuels report…
Fijian TMO keen to be involved as he makes another nothing call and turns a FK into a PK 🙁
@KSA Shark © (Comment 60) :
Let’s hope not… zero BP’s for either is the best for us…
Did you guys hear a Kiwi punter has bet $175 000 for a win @ 1.5-1…
Looks like he has made a decent days work…
@Silver Fox (Comment 61) :
31. 😳
31 – 10 ABs
62min
@KSA Shark © (Comment 63) : One of those?? How’s the quality of play IYO??
@bryce_in_oz (Comment 64) :
not a bad haul for sitting in front of that TV as a days work 😉
This is a good result for the Bledisloe…
Headmaster 1- Deans 1
George Smith gets penalised for a high tackle and before Mr lawrence can say anything Smith tunes :it wasn’t high look at the replay”
He should be glad the ref didn’t look it WAS high.
Carter going at goal
Over
34 – 10 ABs
65min
@Silver Fox (Comment 66) :
teams are playing good rugby AB are by far the superior side though, seem a totally different team from last week if the reports on last week are anything to go by.
@Silver Fox (Comment 66) :
Frenetic, super-fast paced, smart ELV’s… Bok’s don’t stand a chance unless they use their nouse and impose a tighter game with positional kicking… which is not un-attainable either…
Key-word… ‘nouse’!
Hi All 🙂
@Me2 (Comment 73) :
Hi Me2
working today?
70min
34 – 10 ABs
@Me2 (Comment 73) :
Howzit Me2
@KSA Shark © (Comment 71) : Thought they would be “different” this week.
@bryce_in_oz (Comment 72) : Positional kicking could be a problem.
@Me2 (Comment 73) : Hi to u2
Kahui puts in a great low tackle on Tuqiri to save the ABs.
ABs get called back for the ball not going 5 at one of there LOs
IMO it saves us and the Aussies from a AB BP try
@KSA Shark © (Comment 79) : Goody!!
1minute left
still 34 – 10 to the ABs
Aus LO on the ABs 22
throw not straight
scrum ABs
I don’t know about saving us. I do not mind them scoring more tries, just want us to score even more. 😀
FK to ABs at the scrum and they run it.
time is up
@Silver Fox (Comment 84) :
We don’t want them to get a BP from this game though
Aussies turn it over
ABs turn it over again
AND NONU goes over in the Corner!!!!!!!!!!
Ello ladies…
Being refered to Sean Veldsman
Looks okay to me but could go either way
TMO confirms the try has been scored
@KSA Shark © (Comment 87) : no!!!
@wpw (Comment 88) ello to u!!
Conversion missed
FULL TIME
All Blacks 39 – 10 Wallabies
ABs go top of the log 🙁
It has been updated BTW
@wpw (Comment 88) :
Ello lady
The aussies WILL NOT beat us at home this Tri Nations. The only reason they beat us in Perth was cos we played 3 tough tests in 3 weeks…
Damn you Nonu…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 90) : Nonu is in my FL team. Sorrryyy 😀 😀 Seriously, now all we have to do is beat them when they come here, with a bonus point and retain them from getting any!! Wistfull thinking??? 😯
@wpw (Comment 88) : My man!!!! 😀
So Robbie was not able to bring it home 😆
I guess the ABs were really ready to die rather than let Robbie’s Aussies beat them on home soil 😀
Hey blackshark. Any news on whether we signed Gareth Barry? lol
@wpw (Comment 95) : I am inclined to agree with you!
This results sets up a great home leg for the tri-nations for us.
GO BOKKE!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope you have watched and learnt from this game.
Howzit Silver Fox? Im without mnet for the next month or so which means no rugby or cricket for me. 👿
@wpw (Comment 95) :
And because Percy didn’t play and becasue we had no leader. 😉
@blackshark (Comment 96) : Howzit BS!
Now for the Sharks to take out the Griquas ❗
@wpw (Comment 103) : Ouch!!!
@wpw (Comment 103) : WPW, I feel for you as I am constantly in that position. But then I found Sharksworld!! 😀
@Me2 (Comment 105) :
yeah baby!!!!!!!
GO SHARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
@KSA Shark © (Comment 104) : With you too !
Will John be ready to play the next TN game?
Does Campo always look that way or is he just unhappy about the loss? 😉
Me 2. If PDV selects our strongest team we can beat anyone. Much will depend on how well we perform at the breakdown + if butch plays well + percy starts then we should do well. Oh, and if matfield is not on the field of course… 🙄
Stop it Wes! Dont mean to brag but WOODCOCK, NONU and ASHLEY-COOPER are all in my FL team.
@wpw (Comment 111) :
No he can be on the field but then Jean must be the Captain.
If Matfield is the captain then bakkies must moer him on the jaw EARLY on so that he can have a well deserved (notice I didn’t say earned) rest.
Ksa shark. Who do u despise more? matfield or #46? 😳
@KSA Shark © (Comment 110) : Sportsmen these days have to be a great deal “actors” as well. If you look at that wrestling stuff, Hollywood can learn from them!
@blackshark (Comment 112) :
You are going to be styling big time this week. And if you had Carter as well then you will be scoring BIG TIME
Carter scored 19 points today
Matfield is one of the laziest players in the bok team… Has anyone seen him make a tackle or hit a ruck recently?
@blackshark (Comment 112) : Then don’t brag!! 👿 I”ve still got Nonu and Ashley-Cooper though. 😀
@wpw (Comment 114) :
If I had to choose between who to put in a hole that only has space for one of them then I will dig another hole by myself 😉
@wpw (Comment 111) : I agree with you there. Remeber the old saying “Percy moet speel”? Well it certainly applies now…and NOT off the bench. Experience and a calm head is what is needed in a Full Back under these new rules….IMHO.
@wpw (Comment 117) :
That’s not coz he is Lazy it is because he is scared.
@wpw (Comment 117) : Dragging every bit of advantage out of his reputatuion!!
I repeat myself BUT when will John be redy to play again?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 121) : and he got that way at about time he had to take that piece of iron out from under his arm bandage 😆
@Me2 (Comment 123) :
He is out for the whole Tri-Nations 🙁 Not sure after that when he will be ready
@Me2 (Comment 124) :
He went to france and became a lover not a fighter 😉
@Me2 (Comment 123) :
Sorry missed the earlier question 😳 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 126) : hehehehe!!
KSA any reason why New Zealand have 2 teams in the TR log & there is no Aussie team 😯
@KSA Shark © (Comment 127) : No problem!
Hey Me2…the Sharks will win in style. KSA-Everyone has CARTER!
@Me2 (Comment 128) :
probably coz i am not the best at multi tasking 😆
@blackshark (Comment 130) :
Thought as much
@KSA Shark © (Comment 131) :
@KSA Shark © (Comment 132) :
See you guys later..also multitasking here at work..got to concentrate now!!!
GO SHARKS!!!!
@Me2 (Comment 128) :
Fixed now.
Just watching the pre-match build-up at Edgbaston. The Poms don’t have the LOGO painted on the outfield the way we do. 😯 They have a big canvas pinned down to the grass. 😯
@Me2 (Comment 133) :
Cheers
Enjoy
This thing is wide open now. Go Boks!
Proteas take a wicket with the 3rd ball of the morning
Ambrose OUT Clean Bowled by Morkel
Nasser Hussain: It’s hard work supporting this English team 😆
Go Proteas! or as some people who are still living in the dark ages, Go The Springbokke! 🙄
@wpw (Comment 139) :
Dis nie mooi nie en so n’ bietjie ongevraagd?
Morkel seems to have lost it after the wicket
Bowled a few wides now.
😉 KSA
@wpw (Comment 139) :
You sponsored by the fake Mizuno?
@KSA Shark © (Comment 141) :
Pollie said at the start of the test IHO they are playing Morkel with a serious injury…
363/9 YES!!!!!!!!!!!
Collingwood on 135
Must be hoping he doesn’t run out of partners.
England lead by 280
Collingwood OUT Bowled Morkel caught Boucher for 135
SA trail by 281
Go Proteas
If ever there was a time we needed Fat Boy to score some runs it is in the 2nd innings. AB also owes us for throwing his wkt away in the 1st innings
@wpw (Comment 148) :
The runs in each innings have increased so I have no fear that we will clinch the series by this time tomorrow.
I am just worried about that fooking low sidescreen that Flintoff used so well at the end of our last innings.
nasser hussain trying to remind us that Aus had a similar target in the ashes at the same ground a while ago and Eng won by 2 runs.
He is trying his best not to sound desperate
@KSA Shark © (Comment 150) :
Draw… we don’t have a win in us…
@bryce_in_oz (Comment 151) :
Nah. As the commentators say. By tommorrow morning this game will be all but wrapped up. Not sure in whose favour though.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 152) :
There are still 5 full sessions left. That MUST be enough for a result in this game.
11/0 Lunch Day 3.
SA need 270 to win
Holding thumbs… old girl is watching some Goldie Hawn 60’s kak… I’ll tune in at 110/1… 😀
Man I am glad I am at home today.
3n this morning
Cricket
Lunch time at the cricket and there is F1 Qualifying
And then there is the Sharks game
And then the lions game.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 154) :
Didn’t realise it was only Day 3… 😯 balls in our court… ‘no regrets’… oops forget that one… 😯
@bryce_in_oz (Comment 155) :
Do you have Currie Cup Rugby Live BTW?
@bryce_in_oz (Comment 157) :
it’s Day 4 😳 My Mistake.
But still we have 5 session left
@KSA Shark © (Comment 158) :
Nope we get the ‘biggest’ two games on the following Friday morning…
But we will get the semis and finals live… hopefully…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 159) :
Hehe… thought as much (was using my fingers and toes to count after far too many pinot’s…
I’ll maintain DRAW…
@KSA Shark © (Comment 159) :
Not game to put my $175k down…
@bryce_in_oz (Comment 161) : 🙂
@KSA Shark © (Comment 162) :
You can just imagine the Steinlager’s flowing in that box… even the fush ‘n chups are being upgraded to paua and kumara!!!!
@bryce_in_oz (Comment 163) : 😆