| NEW ZEALAND 39 | V | AUSTRALIA 10 | |||||
| COMPETITION: Bledisloe Cup and Tri Nations Updated 15.09.2008 | |||||||
| VENUE: Eden Park, Auckland | DATE: 2 August 2008 | SPECTATORS: | |||||
| REFEREE: Mark Lawrence (South Africa) | HALFTIME: 21-10 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Woodcock (2), Nonu (2) | TRIES: Ashley-Cooper | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: Carter (2) | CONVERSIONS: Giteau | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Carter (5) | PENALTY GOALS: Giteau | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Mils Muliaina | Waikato | 15 | Adam Ashley-Cooper (22) | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 14 | Richard Kahu (21) | Waikato | 14 | Peter Hynes | Queensland Reds | ||
| 13 | Conrad Smith (22) | Wellington | 13 | Stirling Mortlock (Capt.) | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 12 | Ma'a Nonu | Wellington | 12 | Berrick Barnes (21) | Queensland Reds | ||
| 11 | Sitiveni Sivivatu | Waikato | 11 | Lote Tuqiri | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 10 | Daniel Carter | Canterbury | 10 | Matthew Giteau | WA Western Force | ||
| 9 | James Cowan (20) | Southland | 9 | Luke Burgess | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 8 | Rodney So'oialo | Wellington | 8 | Wycliff Palu | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 7 | Richard McCaw (Capt.) | Canterbury | 7 | George Smith | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 6 | Jerome Kaino (19) | Auckland | 6 | Philip Waugh (19) | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 5 | Alistair Williams | Canterbury | 5 | Nathan Sharpe (18t) (18) | WA Western Force | ||
| 4 | Bradley Thorn (18) | Canterbury | 4 | James Horwill | Queensland Reds | ||
| 3 | Gregory Somerville (17) | Canterbury | 3 | Alistair Baxter | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 2 | Andrew Hore (16) | Taranaki | 2 | Stephen Moore (16) | Queensland Reds | ||
| 1 | Tony Woodcock | North Harbour | 1 | Benn Robinson | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 16 | Keven Mealamu (2) | Auckland | 16 | Tatafu Polota-Nau (2) | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 17 | John Afoa (3) | Auckland | 17 | Matthew Dunning | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 18 | Anthony Boric (4) | North Harbour | 18 | Daniel Vickerman (5t) (5) | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 19 | Adam Thompson (6) | Otago | 19 | Hugh McMeniman (6) | Queensland Reds | ||
| 20 | Piri Weepu (9) | Wellington | 20 | Samuel Cordingley | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 21 | Stephan Donald (14) | Waikato | 21 | Ryan Cross (12) | WA Western Force | ||
| 22 | Anthony Tuitavake (13) | North Harbour | 22 | Drew Mitchell (15) | WA Western Force | ||
| HEAD COACH: Graham Henry | HEAD COACH: Robbie Deans | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES This was New Zealand's highest score against Australia at Eden Park passing the 38-3 score of 1972. That score line remains the biggest winning margin at Eden Park. Carter passed 100 test points for the season in this match. He also passed 800 test points for New Zealand. Sources http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7528692.stm http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/new-zealand-39-australia-10-mccaw-leads-kiwi-charge-883671.html |
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