Bledisloe Cup 2014: Score and Recap for All Blacks vs. Qantas Wallabies Game 2

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Published: August 23, 2014

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Australia were soundly beaten by New Zealand in Game 2 of the 2014 Bledisloe Cup. To be more accurate, the Qantas Wallabies received an almighty thumping from the fearsome All Blacks.

New Zealand stomped on the Australians by the mammoth score of 51-20, thanks to a breathtaking display of rugged, attacking rugby that produced six tries. The team's Twitter account rightly displayed the final score with some swagger:



The key to the rout was the tremendous pace of play set by the All Blacks. That pace was obvious from the start during a frenetic first half.

New Zealand already led 23-6  at the end of the first half, with Julian Savea scoring the first try of the match after 31 minutes. The Wallabies had taken the lead right from the kick-off through a Kurtley Beale penalty, but Aaron Cruden leveled things inside of six minutes.

Cruden kept converting his penalties and he was given a penalty try after Australia failed to deal with a New Zealand pushover after 28 minutes, and when Savea scored three minutes later, the match appeared to be over.



In fact, it was only just beginning. 10 crazy minutes gave the All Blacks three consecutive tries in quick succession, courtesy of Kieran Read and captain Richie McCaw, who redeemed himself after an early stint in the sin bin with two scores.

Israel Folau and Michael Hooper reduced the deficit with two Australian tries, and Steven Luatua put the final score on the board in the last minute.

Play was scrappy but open. The scrappy side was made clear when New Zealand skipper McCaw was sent to the sin bin for only the second time in his career, following a cynical challenge, per ESPN Scrum:



McCaw's infraction was symptomatic of some early ill-discipline from the All Blacks. However, much as in Game 1, the Wallabies couldn't take advantage of their 10 minutes against depleted numbers.
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Rugby Union

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