Wallabies vs All Blacks

But Australian fans are fuming about the last-minute decision from the referee to call a time-wasting penalty and give New Zealand the chance to win the match.

But Australian fans are fuming about the last-minute decision from the referee to call a time-wasting penalty and give New Zealand the chance to win the match. The All Blacks have What a stunning match and equally stunning finish!

Wallabies legend Tim Horan has slammed Mathieu Raynal's decision to penalise Bernard Foley for time wasting as "disgraceful" and said the French referee ...

But at the end of the day he made a call... "The referee had told him to play and at no stage was he told or did he believe he was going to call a scrum from that. I haven't seen a decision like that at any level." "I spoke to Bernard after the game. He's gutted." "I've played 120-odd Tests and I've never seen it, and it would be interesting if that would be the call 10 minutes into the game, same thing. "It's just so disappointing to be talking about a decision made late in the game, as opposed to a fantastic Thursday night footy." For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by "The disappointing thing from our point of view is it was a fantastic game of footy and we should be celebrating the game as opposed to talking about a ref decision in the last minute... "There's a sour taste in out mouth, because it was a good game, it was a cracker, great crowd, right to the wire – I just feel unfulfilled, bit weird," the prop lamented. "He cracked under pressure in one of the biggest moments, one the biggest games here in Australia, it was a disgraceful decision and World Rugby need to look at it," Horan said. "As we know, a team scores a try late and you take your time getting back to halfway and they stop the clock and wait until you kick off.

French referee Mathieu Raynal plucked a law never sighted before to penalise Bernard Foley for a delay in taking a kick for touch in the final minute of a Test.

Some riveting play made up for it but mismatched numbers is no way to play the game. The Jake Gordon yellow card for collapsing a maul just didn’t stand up. He was a ref who wanted to own the result. The high-octane fuel to the Wallabies’ first half fightback from 10-all down to 10-was Rob Valetini. His short pass for the first Andrew Kellaway try came after he’d wriggled a way through two big forwards. French referee Mathieu Raynal plucked a law never sighted before to penalise Bernard Foley for a delay in taking a kick for touch in the final minute of a Test.

A controversial refereeing decision in the final minute of play leads to the All Blacks clinching a pulsating 39-37 win, ensuring they retain the Bledisloe ...

to ref the way he sees it, that's what he saw and we were not good enough to front up there. Amazing to be part of it." "They were really good. "Both teams had a never say die attitude. "We were confident. We really wanted to put in performance tonight and we just fell short there. "We are on the wrong side of the result but I'm super proud of how we played tonight. Ever," he says. "I really am speechless. "The big referees make decisions at that late part of the game and are calm about it. The ref was a total bunny. Discipline proved to be an issue for both sides as the match progressed.

The All Blacks have snatched a pulsating 39-37 win over the Wallabies in the opening Bledisloe Cup Test following a controversial refereeing decision in the final minute of the match in Melbourne. The Wallabies, leading 37-34, were awarded a penalty ...

to ref the way he sees it, that's what he saw and we were not good enough to front up there. Amazing to be part of it." "They were really good. "Both teams had a never say die attitude. "We were confident. We really wanted to put in performance tonight and we just fell short there. "We are on the wrong side of the result but I'm super proud of how we played tonight. Ever," he says. "I really am speechless. "The big referees make decisions at that late part of the game and are calm about it. The ref was a total bunny. Discipline proved to be an issue for both sides as the match progressed.

The first installment of this year's two-match Bledisloe Cup will take place tonight with Australia hosting New Zealand in Melbourne.

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The Wallabies will be out to bounce back as they prepare for the opening Test of the Bledisloe series against the All Blacks in Melbourne.

As well as this, lock Brodie Retallick comes into the starting side for the first time since fracturing a cheekbone against Ireland. Lalakai Foketi comes into the starting side, joined by Andrew Kellaway as the Wallabies begin their quest to bring back the Bledisloe Cup. The Kiwis were dominant as they cruised to a 53-3 win, making just two changes to their starting side.

As Dave Rennie received the full backing through to next year's World Cup despite the Wallabies slumping to an all-time low on the World Rugby rankings, ...

But one worrying trait could ruin it all](https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/wallabies/bledisloe-cup-2022-wallabies-vs-all-blacks-australia-can-beat-new-zealand-column-team-news-video-highlights-rugby-championship/news-story/7a9a3dfda654c07cd1d3e0bd2e228b87) “Yes, absolutely (he will coach through to the World Cup),” he said. [as revealed in June, McLennan reiterated that RA was prepared to go it alone ](https://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/wallabies/australian-rugby-news-2022-rugby-australia-tell-new-zealand-rugby-they-are-ending-super-rugby-partnership-hamish-mclennan-wallabies-all-blacks/news-story/ded39a5234fd6b5578cb72c14760a63b)and recommence their own domestic product if a fair deal was not reached. It comes despite the fact the Wallabies will slip to ninth on the World Rugby rankings should they lose their Bledisloe opener, with Rennie holding a 40.7 winning percentage (11/27, three draws).. Pressed on whether his threat of pulling out of Super Rugby Pacific was real, McLennan doubled down and added that the Wallabies’ failure to win the Bledisloe Cup over the past two decades could suggest that tying itself to New Zealand was possibly not the best thing in any case. A 10-year deal is on the table and while it may not be a 50-50 financial split to begin with, should both parties agree it will head that way in due time as RA gets their ducks in a row. [The Wallabies can beat the All Blacks... “So a lot of that will be funded out of the World Cup.” “We’re looking at setting up an endowment fund to fund rugby in the future when I’m dead and gone of well over $100 million, so that we don’t go through what we went through in 2020 through COVID. Key to driving the game forward will be hosting the Lions (2025) and the men’s (2027) and women’s (2029) World Cups. “There’s an argument that says we should be serving the major home unions, where there’s a lot of history, like Queensland and New South Wales, but then what’s to say we couldn’t host it to 60,000 people in WA or potentially 100,000 in Melbourne,” McLennan said. As Dave Rennie received the full backing through to next year’s World Cup despite the Wallabies slumping to an all-time low on the World Rugby rankings, Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan said he was still prepared to sever ties with New Zealand Rugby if an equitable deal could not be reached.

Australia had one hand on the trophy until a last-minute refereeing decision turned a 37-34 victory into a 39-37 defeat.

As the siren went, Australia scrambled again and again but the All Blacks found space and went over in the corner. The All Blacks took the scrum. But the All Blacks came again, won a penalty. The All Blacks blinked first though, Valetini stealing it on the halfway. Although Foley landed a penalty for 17-13, the All Blacks raised the tempo and dared the home side to go with them. A kick-through set up a siege in the corner but after 14 steady phases the All Blacks spoiled and the chance went. It shook the All Blacks. With it went the momentum. His side were in the ascendency and he wanted the points to prove it. They were even on the scoreboard and winning the clinches and the All Blacks bench was busy with lots of soldiers suffering concussions, captain Sam Cane included. Australia won a penalty, pulled it back to 10-3, then ran into the red zone from a free-kick. Australia finally got the ball and inched forward, reeling from ruck to ruck with little progress.

'Gutted' Rennie to demand 'please explain' over mind-boggling Bledisloe scene.

Most situations the clock is off and the clock stays off, so it sounds like the clock went off and then he started it again.” (It was) just a real lack of feel for the situation,” Rennie said. “I spoke to Bernard after the game. So to lose it, in that fashion, massively disappointing.” it lacks a bit of feel for such an important moment in the game and you would have thought kick it out and play out the last couple of minutes.” Rennie said he felt “gutted” for his side and expressed disappointment that the decision marred what was a thrilling Test. The referee had told him to play and at no stage was he told or did he believe he was going to call a scrum from that. New to Kayo? Every Game Live & exclusive to beIN SPORTS on Kayo. “I think you’ve got to have a feel, a feel for the game and the situation. So if you feel a team’s wasting time, then stop the clock, then they kick it out, and then you play the game and the teams decide it. Rennie said after the match that he hadn’t “seen a decision like that at any level.