| NEW ZEALAND 19 | AUSTRALIA 14 | ||||||
| COMPETITION: Bledisloe Cup Updated 11.11.2008 | |||||||
| VENUE: Hong Kong | DATE: 1 November 2008 | SPECTATORS: 39,000 | |||||
| REFEREE: Alan Lewis 9Ireland) | HALFTIME: 9-14 | ||||||
| SCORERS: | SCORERS: | ||||||
| TRIES: Sivivatu, McCaw | TRIES: Mitchell (2) | ||||||
| CONVERSIONS: | CONVERSIONS: | ||||||
| PENALTY GOALS: Carter (3) | PENALTY GOALS: Giteau (2) | ||||||
| DROPPED GOALS: | DROPPED GOALS: | ||||||
| 15 | Isaia Toeava (22) | Auckland | 15 | Adam Ashley-Cooper | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 14 | Hosea Gear | Wellington | 14 | Peter Hynes | Queensland Reds | ||
| 13 | Conrad Smith | Wellington | 13 | Ryan Cross (21) | WA Western Force | ||
| 12 | Daniel Carter | Canterbury | 12 | Stirling Mortlock (Capt.) | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 11 | Sitiveni Sivivatu | Waikato | 11 | Drew Mitchell | WA Western Force | ||
| 10 | Stephen Donald (21) | Waikato | 10 | Matthew Giteau | WA Western Force | ||
| 9 | James Cowan (20) | Southland | 9 | Luke Burgess | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 8 | Rodney So'oialo | Wellington | 8 | Richard Brown | WA Western Force | ||
| 7 | Richard McCaw (Capt.) | Canterbury | 7 | George Smith (19) | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 6 | Jerome Kaino | Auckland | 6 | Dean Mumm | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 5 | Alistair Williams | Canterbury | 5 | Nathan Sharpe (18) | WA Western Force | ||
| 4 | Bradley Thorn (18) | Canterbury | 4 | Mark Chisholm | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 3 | Neemia Tialata (17) | Wellington | 3 | Alistair Baxter (17) | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 2 | Andrew Hore (16) | Taranaki | 2 | Stephen Moore | Queensland Reds | ||
| 1 | Tony Woodcock | North Harbour | 1 | Benn Robinson | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 16 | Keven Mealamu (2) | Auckland | 16 | Tatafu Polota-Nau | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 17 | Gregory Somerville (3) | Canterbury | 17 | Matthew Dunning (3) | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 18 | Anthony Boric (4) | North Harbour | 18 | Philip Waugh (5) | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 19 | Adam Thompson | Otago | 19 | David Pocock (7) | WA Western Force | ||
| 20 | Piri Weepu (9) | Wellington | 20 | Samuel Cordingley | ACT Brumbies | ||
| 21 | Ma'a Nonu (10) | Wellington | 21 | Berrick Barnes (13) | Queensland Reds | ||
| 22 | Corey Jane (15) | Wellington | 22 | Lachlan Turner | NSW Waratahs | ||
| HEAD COACH: Graham Henry | HEAD COACH: Robbie Deans | ||||||
| MATCH NOTES This was the first time that the Bledisloe Cup was contested outside of Australasia. Both New Zealand and Australia were on their way to Europe. New Zealand thus retained the Bledisloe cup 3-1. Gear and Jane were making their test debuts for New Zealand. Pocock was making his test debut for Australia. Chisholm last played a test for Australia v Canada 2007 Rugby World Cup. Sources http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=team http://uk.reuters.com/article/rugbyNews/idUKB12822620081101?feedType=RSS&feedName=rugbyNews&pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7694689.stm |
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