The All Blacks led 21-0 after 15 minutes but faded badly and held off a second-half rally with 13 men at one point to win the first Bledisloe Cup test 31-28 over the Wallabies.

The All Blacks hung on to retain the Bledisloe Cup despite an Australian fightback in Sydney. Summary 09:18 Thank you for joining me this afternoon. My access to the post-match interviews and reaction has been cut short,

The All Blacks took a commanding 28-14 lead into the break and, despite Australia storming back into contention, held on to retain Bledisloe Cup, a trophy they have owned since 2003.

New Zealand scored four tries in the first 25 minutes and held off a late Australian fightback with 13 men to beat the Wallabies 31-28 in a Rugby Championship thriller at Stadium Australia on Saturday.

The All Blacks lost starting fullback Beauden Barrett to illness before kickoff but they came out firing in Sydney with 28 first half points.

New Zealand snapped a two-game losing streak with a nail-biting win over Australia on Saturday to retain the Bledisloe Cup.

The Bledisloe Cup series between Australia and New Zealand comes around each year as a high point of the Southern Hemisphere rugby season.

The All Blacks retain the Bledisloe Cup despite a nervous last 20 minutes in their 28-31 win over the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday. Both sides scored four tries a piece with the hosts going over the whitewash with Fraser McReight,

The All Blacks fired and almost fatally fizzed to deliver another erratic performance.