21-09-2024 10:16 via theguardian.com

Wallabies fall narrowly short of All Blacks amid brave Bledisloe Cup comeback

New Zealand hold off Australia for 31-28 win at Accor StadiumJames Slipper comes off bench for record-breaking 140th Test capAustralia have lost their eighth-straight Test to New Zealand and bungled another chance to snatch their first Bledisloe Cup series victory since 2002, going down 31-28 before a crowd of 68,061 at Accor Stadium in Sydney. Despite the narrow loss, the scoreline flattered the Wallabies with the All Blacks botching at least five tries.Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt had implored
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