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Wallabies players celebrate Tom Wright’s attempt during the 2020 Tri-Nations match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All Blacks at Suncorp Stadium on November 7, 2020 in Brisbane, Australia.
Australia achieved an unlikely victory on Saturday as they bounced back from a record loss to beat New Zealand 24-22 in an exciting Tri nations
Match test in Brisbane.
With both teams reduced to 14 men in the first half following red cards for New Zealand’s Ofa Tuungafasi and Australia’s rookie Lachlan Swinton for high tackles, the Wallabies dug deep to come from behind to stun the All Blacks.
After being crushed 43-5 in Sydney last weekend, the Wallabies had little chance of turning the All Blacks, who had already clinched the Bledisloe Cup with a game to spare.
But they finished with the stronger of the two teams and sealed victory when replacement mainstay Taniela Tupou crashed with five minutes to go to put the hosts 24-15 ahead.
But there was still time for the All Blacks to cross with two minutes remaining when Tupou Vaai scored alongside the posts and Jordie Barret converted to reduce the gap to 24-22, but the Wallabies held on for a well-deserved victory.
“I’m very proud of the guys, we’ve been working hard for many weeks,” said Wallabies coach Dave Rennie, who enjoyed his first win since taking over Australia.
“We knew we were better than last week and we showed a lot of character tonight. We know we can be better, we can be more orderly and finish the game without putting the coaches on the wringer.
“But they are a good group of guys, they are working hard and very well that we got a result tonight.”
The Wallabies got off to a spectacular start in front of more than 36,000 fans when winger Tom Wright scored with his first touch in test rugby.
A perfectly placed chip kick from high mid Reece Hodge landed perfectly for fullback Tom Banks, who then found Wright with a clever pass.
The All Blacks fought back just six minutes later when winger Rieko Ioane crossed into the corner after 29 phases to level the scores at 5-5.
Two red cards
Hodge put the Wallabies in front with a penalty in the 21st minute before the All Blacks were rocked by Tuungafasi’s red card when it was determined that the great pillar had hit Wright in the head with a high tackle.
After weathering a storm from the Australians, the All Blacks tied 8-8 when Micheal Hooper was penalized for entering the ruck from the side right in front of the posts and Jordie Barrett made no mistake with the penalty.
But from kickoff, Swinton hit Sam Whitelock with a shoulder to the head and referee Nic Berry had an easy call to show him the second red card of the game.
The Wallabies were shaken again when full-back Marika Koroibete was shown a yellow card right at half-time for a professional foul, but they held on and went into halftime with the score level.
They then took the lead against all odds 10 minutes after the restart with a second Hodge penalty, and when Koroibete returned to the field, the Wallabies were up 11-8.
But that lead lasted just two minutes when Codie Taylor crashed into the back of a maul after Whitelock secured a good ball at the lineout from five meters away. Jordie Barrett converted from the outside to make the All Blacks 15-11. A third Hodge penalty after a dominant Australian scrum put the Wallabies within a point at 15-14, then with 13 minutes to go, the All Blacks were down to 13 when Scott Barrett received a yellow card for a cynical foul. , hitting the ball away illegally to stop an attack while lying on the ground. The Wallabies made the most of it with another Hodge penalty before Tupou’s game-winning try. “We said we wanted an answer after last week and we got it,” Rennie said delightedly. “It’s good to get a result like that because it helps to believe.”Australia 24 (8)Attempts: Tom Wright (1), Taniela Tupou Conversion: Reece Hodge Penalties: Reece Hodge (4)New Zealand 22 (8)Attempts: Rieko Ioane (1), Codie Taylor Conversions: Beauden Barrett Pena: Jordie Barrett
