| NEW ZEALAND 34 | V | AUSTRALIA 27 | |||||
| COMPETITION: Bledisloe Cup, Tri Nations Updated 28.08.2006 | |||||||
| VENUE: Eden Park, Auckland | DATE: 19 August, 2006 | SPECTATORS: | |||||
| REFEREE: Chris
White (England) |
HALFTIME: 11-20 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Eaton, Jack, McAlister | TRIES: Tuqiri (2), Elsom | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: Carter (2) | CONVERSIONS: Mortlock (3) | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Carter (4) | PENALTY GOALS: Mortlock (2) | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Mils Muliaina | Waikato | 15 | Chris Latham | Queensland Reds | ||
| 14 | Doug Howlett | Auckland | 14 | Clyde Rathbone | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 13 | Isaia Toeava (22) | Auckland | 13 | Stirling Mortlock | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 12 | Luke McAlister | North Harbour | 12 | Matthew Giteau | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 11 | Joe Rokococo | Auckland | 11 | Lote Tuqiri | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 10 | Daniel Carter | Canterbury | 10 | Stephen Larkham (22) | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 9 | Byron Kelleher (20) | Waikato | 9 | George Gregan (Capt.) | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 8 | Rodney So'oialo (19) | Wellington | 8 | Wycliff Palu | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 7 | Richie McCaw (Capt.) | Canterbury | 7 | Phil Waugh | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 6 | Jerry Collins | Wellington | 6 | Rocky Elsom (18) | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 5 | Jason Eaton (18) | Taranaki | 5 | Daniel Vickerman | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 4 | Chris Jack | Canterbury | 4 | Nathan Sharpe | WA Western Force | ||
| 3 | Carl Hayman (17) | Otago | 3 | Rodney Blake (17) | Queensland Reds | ||
| 2 | Keven Mealamu | Auckland | 2 | Jeremy Paul | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 1 | Anthony Woodcock | North Harbour | 1 | Greg Holmes | Queensland Reds | ||
| 16 | Andrew Hore | Taranaki | 16 | Tai McIsaac | WA Western Force | ||
| 17 | Gregory Somerville (3) | Canterbury | 17 | Alistair Baxter (3) | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 18 | Ali Williams (5) | Auckland | 18 | Mark Chisholm (6) | WA Western Force | ||
| 19 | Chris Masoe (8) | Taranaki | 19 | George Smith | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 20 | Piri Weepu (9) | Wellington | 20 | Brett Sheehan | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 21 | Samuel Tuitupou | Auckland | 21 | Mark Gerrard | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 22 | Leon MacDonald (13) | Canterbury | 22 | Mat Rogers (10) | NSW Waratahs | ||
| COACH: Graham Henry | COACH: John Connolly | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES With this win New Zealand reached an unassailable lead in the Tri Nations Tournament, retaining the trophy for the second year in a row, having won four out of the last five.. New Zealand also recorded their 21st home test win in a row Phil Waugh received a yellow card in the 78th minute. Sources http://www.planet-rugby.com/Tournaments/Tri_Nations/story_53130.shtml http://www.itsrugby.com/match_34200.html |
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