Bledisloe Cup 2013 Results: Game 3 Score and Recap for New Zealand vs. Australia

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Published: October 19, 2013

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New Zealand may have won this year’s Bledisloe Cup series with back-to-back victories over Australia in the Rugby Championship, but Saturday’s 41-33 triumph over the Wallabies was another statement from the All Blacks.

Steve Hansen’s side showed as much vulnerability as they have in recent months and actually succumbed to the visitors with a second-half scoreline of 14-11.

However, it was a classic case of the All Blacks feeding off what scraps they were given and making the best of their brief moments of brilliance both in the backs and forwards.

The day began with a link-up that’s been seen all too often in the last three months as Israel Dagg stepped into the line, doing the basics well and drawing in the opposition before releasing Julian Savea for a ninth-minute opener.



From there, it was Quade Cooper and Aaron Cruden’s turn to take centre stage for a time as the pair exchanged penalty blows, New Zealand’s fly-half adding a conversion while Cooper chipped home a chasing drop goal.

Australia’s lack of a cutting edge was punished, however, when Sam Cane scored arguably the try of the match. Cruden’s cross kick was brought down by Savea, swiftly passed inside to Dagg who then showed a sickening sidestep before offloading to Cane, in for the injured McCaw.

The 21-year-old flanker was omnipresent in the absence of the New Zealand legend, too, recording 13 tackles, the most of any player in the match.

Paul Cully emphasised the notion:



Another candidate for try of the match was the hosts’ third, where the half-back pairing of Aaron Cruden and Aaron Smith linked in fluid motion, easing the ball from left flank to the right, the former crossing over for a well-deserved try with Dan Carter out injured.

Thankfully for the visitors, a 39th-minute score from Adam Ashley-Cooper capital...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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