Rugby

2022 - 9 - 24

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All Blacks power to bonus-point victory over Wallabies (Rugby.com.au)

The Wallabies will be out to break a 36-year drought at Eden Park when they face the All Blacks to conclude their Rugby Championship campaign.

We gave away too many penalties, lost the collisions and gave the All Blacks field possession and they put us in the corner and hurt us. That’s the growth we need in this group.” We were shaded in all areas tonight,” Rennie said after the match. “We wanted to come here and perform. The All Blacks extended their lead five minutes later when a rolling maul 5 metres out proved unstoppable, leading to a penalty try and a yellow card to Dave Porecki. The visitors saw themselves twice reduced to 14 in the first half, allowing the All Blacks to build pressure via their rolling maul.

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Rugby Championship: New Zealand win title despite South Africa's ... (planetrugby.com)

South Africa failed in their quest to win the Rugby Championship title as their 38-21 triumph over Argentina was not enough to usurp New Zealand.

They shifted play out to the left where Gonzalez was lurking. They looked to move the ball through the hands and off-load in contact, but unsurprisingly there were far too many errors. South Africa’s title aspirations were slipping away, even after they were awarded a penalty try. went to work at the contact area, resulting in consistent pressure on the visiting defence. In fact, once the hosts began to simplify matters, they created chances. The Springboks needed a bonus-point triumph and a 39-point gap between them and Los Pumas to usurp the All Blacks in the table but they came up against a resilient side.

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