The All Blacks have retained the Bledisloe Cup with a 20-10 win over Australia in Christchurch in front of a crowd of 39,000The Tri-Nations is still not decided but the All Blacks have the upper hand with the next test match in two weeks time against South Africa in Soweto.
For 67 minutes after the opening flurry there was not another try as the thrust and counter-thrust continued.
The All Blacks were forced to make double the tackles as their rivals delivered relentless attacking surges. But the All Blacks line held strong against the Australian attack.
It looked ominous for the Australians and they must have wondered whether they were going to get another belting like last week in Melbourne.
They answered in positive fashion when the Wallabies claimed a turnover and from 60m out they put Kurtley Beale into the clear and the fullback out ran the chase line.
Carter eased through the defences again and from that momentum they shifted wide and Conrad Smith scored in the corner
From there it was all attrition and anxiety before the relieved All Blacks heard the fulltime whistle.
Full time score: All Blacks 20, Australia 10
The Tri-Nations point now stand at:-
All Blacks 19 points
Wallabies 4 points
Springboks 0 points
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