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An historical 4th Bledisloe cup match (a 4 match Bledisloe series has happened only once before in 1962) played at a neutral venue for the first time ever has confirmned the Kiwis as the Bledisloe Cup holders for the 6th year in a row.
The Wallabies started strong with 2 tries by Drew Mitchell with Giteau slotting the conversions with little apparent effort. However, with full arms back in play the Wallabies conceded a raft of first half penalties with Carter's first 3 shots at goal hitting the mark giving Australia only a narrow lead of 14-9 going into the break.
After the break it was the kiwis who turned it on with unconverted tries to Sivivatu and McCaw (from an improbable Sivivatu pass). Final score: Australia 14, New Zealand 19.
As it happened (with thanks to our Hong Kong correspondant, OxleyMoron):
5:03PM Weather outlook for Hong Kong - Hot, humid, overcast skies, 29C
5:31PM Wallabies are making their way out onto the field in Honkers
5:32PM Still some vacant seats - either at the bar or stuck in traffic
5:34PM All Blacks are on the field
5:35PM Time for the anthems
5:38PM The ABs are not really enthusiastic about God defend NZ
5:39PM Bit more energy shown in the haka however. Ka mate haka
5:41PM Wallabies to kickoff - underway.
5:41PM Full arm penalties are used in this game
5:42PM Aus lineout on own 22
5:44PM Wallabies turn ball over - penalty awarded, gits kicks into touch, throw on 22
5:44PM Poor throw from Moore, turned over
5:45PM Bit of kicking with Aus throw on halfway
5:46PM Hore is limping off, Mealamu on
5:47PM Wallanies into the 22
5:48PM wallabies 5m out
5:48PM Mitchell Try
5:48PM Set up by Gits, Drew scores under the posts
5:49PM Converted 7-0 after 8 minutes
5:51PM A few scrum resets
5:52PM NZ ball 35m out from Aus line
5:53PM Full arm penalty against Aus - Baxter collapsing scrum
5:54PM Carter to have a shot. Straight through. 7-3
5:55PM 7-3, 13 mins
5:56PM Cross into the 22, wallabies 5m out, baxter knocked on 4m out.
5:57PM Penalty against brown for not retreating back from the kick, NZ ball on Aus 22
5:58PM Mealamu knocks on, 22m line
5:59PM The pitch condition is causing a few problems for scrums and players keeping their feet
5:59PM So'oialo off, Thompson on
6:00PM Penalty against G Smith - hands in the ruck. NZ throw 30m out from Aus line
6:02PM Gits down, hit without the ball by Kaino
6:04PM Good clearing kick from Mortlock
6:06PM More kicking, Aus throw on our 10m line
6:07PM Penalty against Aus - high tackle against Mortlock. NZ thrown on Aus 22
6:08PM Penalty against Brown hands in the ruck. Carter to have a shot. Got it. 7-6
6:09PM Ball on NZ 22, Aus throw
6:10PM Drew Try. From the throw, the ball went wide, Robinson with a good run, then quick hands from George
6:12PM Gits to kick from the sidleine, on the 22. Converted. 14-6 28 minutes
6:13PM Forward pass by NZ
6:15PM Penalty against Baxter - off his feet. Penalty count is about 7-1 now
6:16PM Carter to kick from halfway and got it. 14-9
6:19PM Penalty against Aus - against Mumm. NZ throw on 22.
6:20PM NZ scrum inside 22
6:23PM Well taken by burgess to clean up and deny the ABs a try
6:25PM Good kick by gits, halftime 14-9
6:26PM Not impressed with Alan Lewis's performance so far. Doesn't seem to have control of the game
6:31PM Possession is about level, penalties 7-1, handling errors 3-7
6:35PM 2nd half about to start
6:36PM Underway
6:37PM Mistake by gits, NZ throw on Aus 22
6:38PM Sivivatu try
6:39PM Carter misses 14 all
6:40PM Penalty against NZ against McCaw - strike me down. Aus scrum on NZ 5m line
6:41PM Knock on from Mortlock - flat pass hit him in the shoulder
6:42PM Penalty against Aus at scrum (Robinson collapsing scrum)
6:44PM Knock on by NZ, scrum on 10m line
6:45PM Alan Lewis has no idea
6:46PM Donald off, Nonu on
6:47PM Has started raining
6:49PM Penalty to NZ, Moore off his feet. Carter misses. 14 all
6:49PM Cowan off, Weepu on
6:51PM NZ on attack, good run by Toeava. Knocked on by Nonu with the line beckoning
6:51PM Cross off, barnes on
6:52PM NZ are starting to dominate possession and territory
6:54PM Good sweeping by Burgess along the line to clear
6:55PM Good defence from the wallabies
6:56PM 2nd half possession 18-82%
6:57PM Penalty against NZ - hands in the ruck. Penalty count 9-3
6:58PM Deans was just caught perving at some woman in the crowd
6:59PM Aus throw on our 10m line
7:00PM Aus starting to get more possession
7:01PM NZ 5m out.
7:01PM Try to McCaw
7:03PM Carter has missed 14-19, 64 min
7:04PM Kick from AAC went dead, scrum to NZ on 22m
7:04PM Waugh knocked on
7:05PM The ref just swore - wanker. Shame he wasn't hit harder by the ABs
7:06PM Aus scrum 30m out from own line
7:07PM 2 penalties in a row to Aus, NZ offside
7:08PM Boric on, Thorn off
7:08PM Gits misses with the penalty
7:10PM Knocked forward by gits from the throw. Baxter off, Dunning on
7:12PM Knock on NZ, Aus scrum about 45m out
7:12PM Kaino off, Thomson on
7:14PM Aus on the 22, knocked on by Drew
7:14PM BamBam on, Smith off
7:15PM Jane on, Toeava off
7:16PM Aus throw on 10m line
7:18PM Another good movement forward, NZ throw in on own 22, stolen.
7:18PM Penalty against Hynes, not releasing
7:20PM AAC has just kicked the ball out.
7:20PM Game over
7:21PM NZ win the Bledisloe matches this year 3-1
7:23PM It has been very frustrating not to let my emotions boil over, apologies for any bias that I might have added into the commentary.
7:25PM The northern tours now begin, Aus play Italy and NZ play Scotland
7:30PM Presentations are about to take place
7:30PM Man of the Match was Toeava
7:35PM Bledisloe Cup has been presented to McCaw
7:36PM 1 game down, 5 to go on the spring tour.
7:38PM From Hong Kong, via Whyalla, Ox is signing off.